Dear Editor, Ouray County faces an important choice in this year’s election, and I’m not talking about the race for county commissioner Our Republican...
September 30, 2020
Dear Editor, As the City of Ouray is preparing to hire a new city administrator, I was thinking how influential that person can be and what a positive...
September 30, 2020
Dear Editor, As the population of Ouray County is expanding and growing, the need for a modern medical facility is more important than ever Keeping he...
September 30, 2020
Dear Editor, Even in the best of times, there are those within our community who cannot meet their nutritional needs fully without community support. ...
September 30, 2020
Dear Editor, The differences between Diane Mitsch-Bush and Lauren Boebert could not be greater or the stakes higher. Boebert is in way over her head, ...
September 30, 2020
Dear Editor, I am fortunate to be embedded in a cohort of three San Juan Mountain communities in Silverton, Ridgway and Ouray who have come together w...
September 30, 2020
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City administrator candidates’ meet-and-greet set for Friday Residents will have a chance to meet the three finalists for the Ouray city administrator...
September 24, 2020
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GUNNISON July was the largest revenue generating month in the history of Gunnison Valley’s lodging industry, another sign that the pandemic and the lo...
September 24, 2020
50 YEARS AGO September 24,1970 - Editorial: The Ouray City Council has voted to open the municipal swimming pool on a trial basis during the fall mont...
September 24, 2020
Ouray School runners Vinny Schierenberg (left) and Hayden Hart compete at the Ramble at the Reservoir cross country meet on Friday. Schierenberg and H...
September 24, 2020
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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...
News
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...
