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Voters elect incumbent, two new school board members

[tecnavia_gallery slug='voters-elect-incumbent-two-new-school-board-members-gallery' view='carousel']Ridgway School District voters have added two fre...

November 4, 2021

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Ridgway school funding measures receive green light

Voters approved two measures for Ridgway School District on Tuesday, providing funding for school renovations and raising taxes for the district to re...

November 4, 2021

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All board candidates back school measures

Support for Ridgway School District's ballot measures is something all the candidates for school board seats have in common. During two forums this mo...

October 28, 2021

Halloween theater back from the dead

Halloween events are happening this year in a more normal style with in-person theater performances in both Ridgway and Ouray. This year's offerings i...

October 28, 2021

Ridgway chamber welcomes new director

Residents who know Ashley Perkins’ friendly face from her time as a customer service agent at the Ridgway branch of Alpine Bank can now look for her i...

October 28, 2021

New brand, new owners for coworking space

Ridgway's coworking space has new owners, and they're hoping to foster a sense of community, connection and entrepreneurship in the newly branded Alt ...

October 28, 2021

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Log Hill grow license renewed with expansion

After a four-hour hearing Tuesday, Ouray County commissioners unanimously approved the one-year renewal of a marijuana cultivation license for a contr...

October 21, 2021

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Library tries to get ahead of possible cuts

The Ouray Library District is asking voters to head off potential losses to its revenue, should a statewide ballot issue pass. Ballot Issue 6A asks vo...

October 13, 2021

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County appoints planning commissioner

The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Andrea Sokolowski to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission left by forme...

October 7, 2021

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Planning Commission ready to tackle master plan

The county's Planning Commission will focus on updating the master plan, originally written in the 1980s and not updated since 1999. Commissioners and...

September 30, 2021

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Water restrictions exception, not rule

Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...

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Trump declares disaster for fire

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...

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Crews working to plug old water well

Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...

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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines