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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November 15, 2024
The three candidates for the Ouray city administrator job made their pitches Thursday and today for why they should be hired to fill the city’s top job. Daric Harvey, Michelle Metteer and Michael Rees...
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Ouray County is wrangling with dual affordable housing and child care crises. Waterview aims to make a dent in both
November 14, 2024
In a first for Ouray County — and maybe the country — the Waterview affordable housing development will attempt to solve two problems under one roof. The first of those problems is providing an afford...
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Public can meet trio vying for top Ouray job tonight
November 13, 2024
The three finalists for Ouray city administrator run the gamut in terms of their work experience. One is a career law enforcement officer. Another is a current administrator in a Colorado mountain tow...
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Architect, residents begin thinking about design of new hot springs building
November 13, 2024
A larger, brighter entryway. An overhauled locker room that doesn’t place the showers next to the toilets. More gym space. Those were just a few of the opinions Ouray County residents offered Monday w...
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Running through Sunday, annual event screens 76 films, offers block party, workshops, panel discussions
November 13, 2024
Arielle Bielak thinks of the Ridgway Independent Film Festival as a child. In its infancy, it was a novel, inward-facing event, screening a handful of films for a small audience for a night or two. Th...
