Dear Editor: I am writing in support of Alicia Skoko for Ridgway School Board. Alicia and her family have been a part of the Ridgway community for 5-p...
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: There’s nothing I feel as passionate about as the life changing role the teachers in this community play in our lives — specifically the ...
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: I have been reading negative comments about the coming election. It is my choice to be positive about it. Some individuals have made dero...
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: The county's agenda policy change looks bad, and is bad, for the thin-skinned BOCC. For more than a decade, I’ve stayed out of local poli...
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: In his recent speech before the UN General Assembly, President Biden listed the pandemic and the climate crisis as the top two issues con...
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: Two years ago a group of three candidates were elected as mayor and councilors with a common agenda — to take over the City of Ouray. Sin...
October 7, 2021
Covid
By Rae Ellen Bichell San Juan County, Colorado, can boast that 99.9% of its eligible population has received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccine, pu...
October 1, 2021
News
A Durango-based company called Farm to Table Composting presented a proposal to the town board of trustees for bringing their services to Silverton. T...
September 30, 2021
News
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 and every Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7 at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. ...
September 30, 2021
News
After weeks of meetings, public hearings and staff review, the Gunnison County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to amend the land use resolu...
September 30, 2021
Main, News...
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...
Feature
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...
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Recommended changes include concise BOCC comments, adopting consent agenda
November 13, 2024
Ouray County leaders will refine meeting processes for efficiency to benefit the public and county staff following a request from the county clerk and recorder. These meetings should be a friendly pro...
