Ouray County Plaindealer

1 week ago | ouraynews.com | Lia Salvatierra |Mike Wiggins

Bear Creek Trail to close temporarilyThe Bear Creek National Recreation Trail south of Ouray will close for reconstruction projects during the week until October, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The trail will be open on the weekends. Crews will reconstruct parts of the trail between the trailhead and Yellow Jacket Mine, including stone retaining walls on the steep slopes, and fix drainage structures. This closure only affects the lower portion of the trail.

1 week ago | ouraynews.com | Lia Salvatierra |Mike Wiggins

THURSDAY MAY 8IGNITE TALKS: Doors at 6:30 p.m., event starts at 7 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Entry by donation. PUBLIC LANDS TALK: 5 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St., hosted by Great Old Broads for Wilderness. For more information contact [email protected]. FRIDAY MAY 9MURDER MYSTERY FUNDRAISER: “Murder in the Library,” fundraiser for the Ouray Library Foundation, 6:30 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray.

1 week ago | ouraynews.com | Lia Salvatierra |Mike Wiggins

What is a metro district? A metro district is a type of local government formed under state statute to fund, oversee and operate public infrastructure, which can include everything from sewer, water and fire services to road improvements and recreational amenities.

1 week ago | ouraynews.com | Lia Salvatierra |Mike Wiggins

To the Ouray community: The support we have received during this difficult time from so many people has been nothing short of amazing and very welcomed. Resident asks town to be first to fly planet's flag It’s been planted in Antarctica, held up in the Himalayas and waved by conservationist Jane Goodall at a rally in New York City. But Ridgway could be the world's first place to formally adopt and fly ...

1 week ago | ouraynews.com | Mike Wiggins

Log Hill district seeks to expand services Fairway Pines Sanitation District could convert to metro district A small Log Hill Mesa special district that treats wastewater and uses it to irrigate the Divide Ranch & Club golf course plans to convert to a metropolitan district, which could allow it to expand the types of services it offers and generate more funding to pay for those services.