After operating without an executive director for more than two years, Voyager Youth Program students and supporters now have a familiar person runnin...
February 10, 2022
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Ridgway Elementary students might get out of school a week earlier than planned for summer break, to allow demolition to begin on the school building ...
February 3, 2022
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Ouray County's fair may be held earlier in the summer if county commissioners agree to a decision made by the new fair board. The board unanimously ag...
February 3, 2022
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New homes constructed in Ouray County will have a simpler way to meet wildfire mitigation rules, with the elimination of a point system previously use...
January 27, 2022
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Members of the public will have the opportunity to voice their opinions about a proposal to change the date of the Ouray County Fair this year. A meet...
January 27, 2022
Local Realtor Ninah Hunter branched off on her own to open Hunter Realty out of Ridgway earlier this month. Hunter has been in the real estate busines...
January 27, 2022
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A project intended to reduce wildfire risk and build habitat for wildlife near Ridgway is moving forward slowly, with some of the funding secured for ...
January 19, 2022
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Ouray County may save money if it moves forward with an eco-friendly plan to convert all its light bulbs to those using less energy. The commissioners...
January 19, 2022
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Maureen O'Driscoll may have retired from her job at Ouray Public Library, but that doesn't mean patrons have seen the last of her. The library directo...
January 13, 2022
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Ouray County will support Ouray Silver Mines' request to amend its operating permit to include an area around an emergency escape exit in Governor Bas...
January 13, 2022
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OURAY COUNTY'S 'THIRD PLACES'
More than a bouldering gym for the adventurous, Basecamp Ouray proves to be rock that supports, strengthens and builds community
February 19, 2025
Penny Price curled up on a couch at the foot of a climbing wall, plotting out how she’d try and get to the top. The 8-year-old’s parents and other surrounding climbers toyed with a smartphone app that...
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Firm pays $500K to Forest Service but denies liability
February 19, 2025
A San Miguel County hunting outfitter will pay the U.S. Forest Service $500,000 to resolve allegations it was liable for a 2019 wildfire east of Ridgway. The settlement agreement, announced last week ...
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Board to hire interim leader or consultant to help deputy manager run county
February 19, 2025
Ouray County commissioners either will hire an interim county manager or a consultant to help run the county when County Manager Connie Hunt leaves her position March 31. It's the first time the count...
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Officer may jump to sheriff's office as council, police to meet next week
February 19, 2025
The ranks of the Ouray Police Department, frayed by a delay in hiring a new police chief and an inability to find another police officer, appear to be on the verge of thinning further. Interim Police ...
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Ridgway aims to finish $8M reconstruction of diversion system by end of year
February 19, 2025
The town of Ridgway selected an engineer to design a portion of the town’s pricey repairs to its water system, which was destroyed by record monsoonal events last summer. The goal is to finish constru...
