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By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 25, 2024
Law enforcement is investigating a fire that destroyed the home of prominent Ouray County arts supporter and actor Terry Kiser early Thursday morning. The fire on Lynx Road, near Ridgway, was reported...
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Nine get first dibs at Ouray's Waterview affordable housing project
July 24, 2024
In the past decade, Kaili Hansen's living situation has been precarious to say the least. The Ouray Brewery cook lived in a house on Second Street for a while, and then moved into another apartment in...
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Torrey: Doubtful I can pull ample votes from Dems, GOP
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Unaffiliated Ouray County commissioner candidate Jacob Torrey is dropping out of the District 1 race, leaving voters to choose between Democrat incumbent Commissioner Lynn Padgett and Republican chall...
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Ouray plans to do projects simultaneously to save time, money
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Ouray's library and fire department are hoping to expand, and the city is looking for ways to make both projects happen in the most efficient way. The planning process for expanding the library has be...
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Homeowner allowed temporary leave of absence after listing home for rent without permission
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
The owner of one of the Wetterhorn affordable houses will be allowed to rent out her place, after the agency charged with enforcing the deed restrictions found she had posted the home for rent online ...
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By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Ouray County Public Health will undergo two big changes starting Aug 1: a new office in Ridgway and a new director, Kristin Kelley. The county has been seeking a director since February, and had the o...
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Columns
By Karen Risch 
July 24, 2024
During this summer, like last year’s, it’s not just Earth’s cities and countrysides that are swelteringly hot. The oceans, which cover 70% of the planet, are too. Science writer and essayist David Wal...
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By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
As Ouray city officials get ready to debut a plan to build a permanent stage in Fellin Park, they are weighing two sites: where the temporary stage usually goes, in front of the asphalt track in the p...
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County Road 1 repairs start July 29
July 24, 2024
County Road 1 repairs start July 29 Motorists who drive County Road 1 between Log Hill Mesa and Colona should expect delays for the next several weeks as the Ouray County Road and Bridge Department co...
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Commissioners will soon hold first reading of ordinance, creating three types of STR permits
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 24, 2024
Ouray County property owners waiting to get short-term rental permits may have to wait a little longer. Ouray County commissioners, at the request of the county’s land use staff, plan to grandfather i...
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By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Productions about love and relationships are as old as theater itself. But add the mythical element of dragons, a dash of magic and a storyline that jumps between two moments in space and time, and yo...
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