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By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
Ouray Halloween 2023
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    Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
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    Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
    Two years after launch, OurWay ridership has doubled. It’s unclear if grant money and matching local funds will help it keep running
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    February 25, 2026
    Georgia Evans greeted the bus driver with jugs of milk and water in her hands and boarded the 11-seater OurWay shuttle, headed home from work in Ridgway to Montrose. She noticed it was a different bus...
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    Backcountry road closure eyed
    County to shut off portion of Yankee Boy Basin to vehicles this summer due to environmental damage
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    February 25, 2026
    Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday directed staff to pursue closing an upper section of Yankee Boy Basin this summer to motorized traffic, in response to a resident’s request to reduce environmenta...
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    Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
    News
    Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
    Doherty claims job keeps him out of town; council to decide whether to change cap on remote participation
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    February 25, 2026
    A newly appointed Ouray city councilor who has attended just half of the city council’s meetings in person so far this year has asked the council to relax an attendance policy and allow him to govern ...
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    Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
    News
    Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
    After spending more than $100K on branding, design and fabrication, council halts wayfinding initiative that could have cost up to $800K
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    February 25, 2026
    Large maroon wayfinding signs installed on Main Street in Ouray last summer, triggering protests from residents and business owners detesting their appearance and size, will soon be gone like they wer...
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    Wet snow, later sunsets mark spring’s approach
    Columns, Opinion...
    Wet snow, later sunsets mark spring’s approach
    By Karen Risch 
    February 25, 2026
    Thanks to warming sun, wet snow showers, spells of shirtsleeve weather, earlier sunrises and later sunsets, meteorological spring (March 1) is upon us. It’s been an a-ha moment these last two weeks as...
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    Looking Back
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    Looking Back
    February 25, 2026
    Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago February 24, 1966 In a decision handed down Feb. 10, District Judge Fred Calhoon rule...
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    County attorney gets high marks in evaluation
    Niece, Nauer give Caselli 99 out of 100 points; no record of evaluation from Padgett, who missed meeting
    By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
    February 25, 2026
    Editor's note: This article has been edited to make clear that Ouray County had four members of the administration team and one employee leave their positions in 2025. County Manager Connie Hunt resig...
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    For first time in four years, Ridgway to hold election
    Two vying for mayor, five competing for three council seats
    By lia@ouraynews.com 
    February 25, 2026
    Editor's note: The subheading on this article has been corrected to reflect that there are five candidates for three council seats. By Lia Salvatierra The town of Ridgway will hold an election for may...
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    Ridgway sewer rates may rise this year
    Town engineer: Millions of dollars in state-mandated improvements needed
    By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
    February 25, 2026
    Ridgway residents may end up paying more on their sewer bills next year, but the timing of the proposed increase and the amount is still up in the air. If town leaders decide to raise rates, it will b...
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    City reroutes funds to pay for pedestrian crosswalk project
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    February 25, 2026
    Ouray city councilors voted last week to redirect funds originally designated for wayfinding signs to build two crosswalks on either side of town, which is costing more than expected. During a Feb. 17...
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    City to consider creating local license for tobacco retailers
    February 25, 2026
    Ouray city councilors will hold a work session to discuss a proposal to create a local license for tobacco retailers, on top of a state license, with a goal of reducing underage access to nicotine pro...
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