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OFF TO A RUNNING START
OFF TO A RUNNING START
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By News Staff, on August 24, 2022
OFF TO A RUNNING START

  • OFF TO A RUNNING START

Left: Brighton Reinert runs his 5k at the Boggy Draw Invitational cross country race in Dolores on Aug. 20. Reinert finished 19th with a time of 24:01, and the Ouray boys team placed third overall. The middle school girls competed with 26 runners in their 3k race the same day and placed first overall.

Above: Lis Ray competes in the girls varsity cross county race up at the County Line trails on Grand Mesa on Aug. 19. Ray finished the 5k in 23rd place with a time of 36:01. T...

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Dancer Ruby Noel, pictured at the center, reacts with the rest of the snowfl ake ballerinas during a scene. The dance program included more than 100 young dancers from across the region.
Ridgway carried Padgett to victory
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Ridgway carried Padgett to victory
County voters' favor for Democratic candidates stronger than ever
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
December 18, 2024
Just like four years ago, Democrat Lynn Padgett has Ridgway-area voters primarily to thank for lifting her to victory and securing a second four-year term as a Ouray County commissioner. Padgett won 5...
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County mulls bolstering weapons ban
Commissioners weigh options with new state law that prohibits firearms in "sensitive spaces"
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 18, 2024
Ouray County leaders are considering more stringent rules prompted by a new state law which prohibits firearms in “sensitive spaces” like local government buildings where the county commissioners have...
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City boosts housing help for administrator
Contract for Michelle Metteer grants $1,000 monthly rent stipend for a year or $250,000 loan to buy
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
December 18, 2024
To bring aboard a new city administrator in 2020, Ouray city officials knew they would have to include some perks that, at the time, were unique to the city. A six-figure salary, a taxpayer-paid cellp...
For park, 30th birthday is ice-ing on the cake
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For park, 30th birthday is ice-ing on the cake
Ouray Ice Park opens this weekend, marks anniversary season with new competition, livestreaming
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 18, 2024
The Ouray Ice Park is entering its third decade strong, hosting a number of new features and a new competition for the 2024-25 season, the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation Ice Clim...
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