A new member of the Ouray School Board was sworn in on Monday night. Jane Schiffer was the only qualified applicant to apply to fill a vacancy left after the departure of board member Sam Sills last month.

Schiffer has two children in Ouray School and has been active in school-related organizations such as Parents and Teachers Together and the district’s policy committee.

During her interview with the board last Thursday, Schiffer said her family relocated to the area from Houston almost two yea...