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Locals who have worked for the better part of a decade applauded the latest hurdle cleared for attaining wilderness protection for Mt. Sneffels and ...

November 6, 2019

Film Fest offers variety at Sherbino

The fifth-annual Ridgway Independent Film Festival is bringing 26 short films to the screen at the Sherbino Theater this week, and audiences will ha...

November 6, 2019

Wisdom Underground yoga offers classes under chocolate shop

The space under Mouse’s Chocolates has transformed into a yoga studio, which is adding more classes this fall. The Wisdom Underground studio, locate...

November 1, 2019

Local artists share talent at Mountain Dog Arts

When the Purple Peacock closed over the summer, Jen Norvell, Aliyah Field and Meadow Coldon lost the gallery and studio they used to make pottery and ...

November 1, 2019

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Cedar Hill Cemetery asks to de-Bruce

Voters who live in and around the City of Ouray will decide on a ballot measure concerning the Cedar Hill Cemetery District next week, which would a...

October 30, 2019

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Proposed wildfire regulations head to county commission

The County Planning Commission approved the culmination of the work they have put in over the 18 months on updates to Section 16 of the Land Use Cod...

October 30, 2019

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Storage facility expansion remains in limbo

A storage unit expansion remains in limbo as commissioners pass the ball back to the joint planning committee, who recommended the Board of County C...

October 30, 2019

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Speed bumps get the boot

Commissioners gave Road Foreman Chad Rilling permission to remove speed bumps installed earlier this year on sections of County Road 24 on Tuesday a...

October 30, 2019

Space to Create artwork unveiled

Around 50 people gathered Sunday afternoon to watch the unveiling of artist Jimmy Descant’s “The Ridgway Ride with Space to Create” assemblage art, ...

October 30, 2019

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Halloween haunts in Ouray and Ridgway

Exciting events are scheduled around the county this Halloween season. In Ouray, celebrations will supplement the annual trick-or-treating down Main...

October 23, 2019

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Report: Padgett likely treated workers poorly

Commissioner apologizes; county plans to adopt code of conduct

By By Deb Hurley Brobst and Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 15, 2025

Ouray County commissioners will develop a conduct policy for both elected county leaders and staff in the wake of a final report on an investigation of Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger’s compl...

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An adventurer of ‘considerable abilities’

Whether he was testing his own athletic limits or mentoring others, avalanche victim Don Moden Jr. was passionate about the outdoors

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

January 15, 2025

It was a workout day for Don Moden Jr. For the 57-year-old Ridgway athlete and adventurer, that could take many forms — a gravel bike ride along County Road 24, a run on one of the countless ribbons o...

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Niece handed board leadership over Padgett

Commissioners break tradition of taking turns, drawing objections from public

By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

January 15, 2025

A routine change in leadership roles on the Board of County Commissioners attracted attention this week when Commissioner Lynn Padgett was not chosen as chairperson, a position that instead went to Co...

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Ridgway deputy receives lifesaving award

Brannon Hasler pulled Ridgway resident from burning car after wreck

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

January 15, 2025

Sue Stern doesn't remember much about the day her life was saved. She and her husband, Burt, were on their way back home after a trip to Montrose. They had taken their dog, Spencer, to a grooming appo...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines