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Pandemic forces shift of holiday plans
For five years, Carolyn Snowbarger watched as her Thanksgiving dinner grew, adding more chairs around the table. Last year, 37 people gathered at her ...
November 19, 2020
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Ridgway rides out quarantine
Shawnn Row waited by his computer Tuesday morning, a Zoom window open and ready for students to pop in with questions. Instead of walking up to his de...
November 19, 2020
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Governments rush to spend relief funds
Ouray County officials are working to spend more than $400,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, including purchasing body cameras, technology and ...
November 12, 2020
With virus, more questions than answers
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With virus, more questions than answers
The day before I flew to Colorado in May, I spent a long evening at my grandma’s house, wearing a mask and talking from across the room, trying to fig...
September 30, 2020
Market through the roof
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Market through the roof
[tecnavia_gallery slug='market-through-the-roof-gallery' view='carousel']For years, Dana and Andy Rodes talked about retiring in Colorado. A Colorado ...
September 28, 2020
Rally calls for civility, features exchanges
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Rally calls for civility, features exchanges
A group of about 30 people gathered Saturday at Ridgway’s Hartwell Park for a “Freedom Rally,” many waving American flags and signs supporting Preside...
September 24, 2020
Housing project inches ahead
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Housing project inches ahead
Ridgway’s long-awaited Space to Create apartment building, the first affordable housing project in the county, is expected to break ground this spring...
September 24, 2020
RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS
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RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS
A few months before the coronavirus pandemic halted international travel, Anthony Disser was flying frequently to China and Saudi Arabia, consulting f...
September 17, 2020
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Structures draw complaints, probe
An assortment of tiny homes and other non-conforming structures in Elk Meadows has drawn the attention of Ouray County after complaints from neighbors...
September 17, 2020
This is how he rolls
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This is how he rolls
[tecnavia_gallery slug='this-is-how-he-rolls-gallery' view='carousel']Superintendent Tod Lokey brought a short yellow school bus to a stop on Whisperi...
September 3, 2020
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Mobile home park sale talks stall
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Unable to agree on purchase price, Swiss Village residents seek help from city
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 20, 2024
The residents of Swiss Village Mobile Home Park in Ouray have reached a stalemate in their effort to buy the land underneath their homes, potentially casting doubt on the future of the park. Swiss Vil...
Finalists make pitch for top job
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Finalists make pitch for top job
Ouray council could offer administrator post to one of three candidates on Nov. 27
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 20, 2024
The elevator pitches are done. The jam-covered brie, crackers, fruit and brownies left over from the community reception were eaten up. The 8 a.m. interviews are finished. All that’s left is a decisio...
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