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Limited pomp amid difficult circumstance
By Erin Mcintyre And Carolina Brown 
May 14, 2020
There won’t be any mortarboards tossed into the air after turning tassels. There won’t be group photos with friends, standing close with arms around each other. There won't be flowers handed out or be...
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Board contemplates tapping reserves
By Carolina Brown 
May 14, 2020
The Ridgway School Board is conside ring using reserve funds instead of making cuts to an already tight budget. Superintendent Susan Lacy told the board during a May 7 special session that the distric...
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County hosts home rule presentation
By Erin McIntyre 
May 14, 2020
Five months after the idea of exploring "home rule" came up at a commissioners meeting, Ouray County scheduled a presentation about home rule counties at a special work session Wednesday night. "Home ...
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County to seek rental variance
By Erin McIntyre 
May 14, 2020
Ouray County is requesting a variance from part of the governor’s “safer at home” public health order, asking for permission to allow short-term rentals to resume operations when the county’s lodging ...
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County records first positive blood test
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County records first positive blood test
By Mike Wiggins 
May 14, 2020
When the headaches, diarrhea and fatigue set in, Andrea Iuppenlatz thought she might have altitude sickness. She and her husband, Mark, had returned to their home in Ouray on March 21 after spending s...
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Festivities on 4th may fizzle
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Festivities on 4th may fizzle
By Mike Wiggins 
May 14, 2020
The city of Ouray is expected to cancel all traditional Fourth of July festivities this year, citing concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the likelihood that a prohibition on mass gathe...
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Medical Center ground zero for testing
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Medical Center ground zero for testing
By Samantha Tisdel Wright 
May 14, 2020
When Mountain Medical Center in Ridgway got its start 20 years ago as an experiment in rural taxpayer-subsidized medicine, nobody imagined it would one day become ground zero for local testing in a w...
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NEWS BRIEFS: Concerts canceled, Ridgway State Park campground opens, scholarships awarded, Ouray County is in drought
By News Staff 
May 14, 2020
Park concerts canceled The ninth annual Mountain Air Music Series will not begin in June as previously scheduled, due to concerns related to COVID-19. The free concerts, traditionally held at Fellin P...
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Medical professionals deal with protocols, challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Medical professionals deal with protocols, challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Samantha Tisdel Wright 
May 14, 2020
Every day before Avery MacKenzie leaves for work, she steels herself for the emotional challenges of her upcoming shift. This usually involves a lot of coffee. Once she is sufficiently caffeinated, s...
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County to discuss “home rule” in informational workshop
By News Staff 
May 12, 2020
Four months after the idea of exploring “home rule” came up at a commissioners meeting, Ouray County will have a presentation about home rule counties at a special work session Wednesday night at 5:30...
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City wrestles with tourist messaging
By Mike Wiggins 
May 7, 2020
Restless tourists wondering when they’ll be able to pack up the car and head to Ouray won’t find an answer on the website dedicated solely to marketing the self-proclaimed "Outdoor Recreation Capital ...
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County to seek variance from state
By Erin McIntyre 
May 7, 2020
Ouray County will seek a variance to resolve a new issue created by the state’s “safer at home” order which conflicts with the county’s plan to allow lodging bookings to resume on May 16. The state di...
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Mass gatherings ban likely for months
By Mike Wiggins 
May 7, 2020
Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery says he expects a prohibition on mass gatherings to linger through the summer, even as other public health orders begin to dissolve. That revelation ...
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THANKS, TEACHERS
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THANKS, TEACHERS
By News Staff 
May 7, 2020
     
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Ouray Schools superintendent finalists scheduled for interviews Friday
By Carolina Brown 
May 7, 2020
The Ouray School Board will attempt to have as traditional an interview process as possible with the three finalists for superintendent. The finalists will be interviewed in person at 9 a.m, 11 a.m. a...
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Marketplace opens online for sanitizer, masks
By Erin McIntyre 
May 7, 2020
A statewide group called Energize Colorado is working to help small businesses, nonprofits and healthcare institutions acquire personal protective equipment to help them reopen and get back to work. T...
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Donations flood ‘good neighbor’ fund
By Carolina Brown 
May 7, 2020
A charitable fund established to help Ouray County residents in need during the economic downturn has received nearly $300,000 in donations so far. The Ouray County Response Fund, set up as part of th...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 7, 2020
SILVERTON The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad now hopes to begin operations on May 26, according to Jim Harper, president of the American Heritage Railway Hotels. “Originally we placed our s...
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County to plow alpine roads, board recommends lodging, quarantine order expire
By Carolina Brown 
May 7, 2020
Ouray County will proceed with its normal schedule of plowing high-country roads, after lengthy discussions about delaying the maintenance to discourage visitors from flocking to the area and potentia...
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Personal services cautiously reopen
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Personal services cautiously reopen
By Kailyn Lamb 
May 7, 2020
On May 1, when state officials announced that personal service businesses in Colorado could reopen their doors, the news was met with mixed feelings, even from those in the business. For Kendra Manley...
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A christening for Cimarron Athletic Field
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A christening for Cimarron Athletic Field
March 18, 2026
The Cimarron Athletic Field at Ridgway Secondary School hosted its inaugural meet with the Ridgway Invite on March 14. Ridgway senior Sophia Forrest won the girls' 100-meter dash with a time of 13.19....
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Clark proud of town's progress, aware of challenges
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
Even after 14 years serving as Ridgway's mayor, John Clark still thinks there's work to be done. He's served seven terms. Every two years, when his seat comes up for election, folks ask him if he want...
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Mihelarakis advocates for creatives in first bid for office
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RIDGWAY MAYOR CANDIDATES
Mihelarakis advocates for creatives in first bid for office
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
Tia Mihelarakis believes the Ridgway Town Council deserves a leader with new perspectives — specifically those of creatives, renters and the younger generation. Mihelarakis, 34, is challenging Mayor J...
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Water leaders sound supply alarm
Record-low snowpack in San Juans, balmy temps portend meager runoff
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
State water managers Tuesday painted a dire picture of record-low snowpack and abnormally warm temperatures this winter straining water supplies for Western Slope municipalities and agricultural produ...
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Ribbing focuses bid on sustainability
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Ribbing focuses bid on sustainability
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
If you ask Sheridan Ribbing why she's running for town council, the answer is pretty simple. It's because Councilor Terry Schuyler decided not to run, and she's passionate about making sure a champion...
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