Letters, Opinion
March 11, 2026
Burn pit would be useful for wildfire mitigation
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Nearly $1.5M coming to Waterview, but type of homes in second phase unclear
March 11, 2026
The Waterview Homes affordable housing project will receive $1.46 million in federal funding to begin a second phase of development, but it's unclear what that next phase will look like. The Ouray Cit...
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Commissioners agree to pick leader for 4-H Center, fairgrounds, could reopen space in late spring
March 11, 2026
Ouray County commissioners will hire a salaried manager for the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds, rather than an incentive-based position as previously discussed. During a meeting Tuesday, commissione...
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Assessment, listening sessions to help create community paramedic program
March 11, 2026
Community members can help reshape how health care works in Ouray County by completing a new survey focused on what’s working and what could be done better. This spring, residents can participate in l...
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March 11, 2026
County Road 5 will open to the public earlier than usual this spring to allow a contractor access to the town of Ridgway’s Beaver Creek diversion system. Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday agreed t...
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March 11, 2026
Ouray County commissioners have pledged to provide letters of support to the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership as it looks for funding to rehabilitate drought and mining impacts at the headwaters of t...
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March 11, 2026
Ouray County’s Road and Bridge Department will hire a seasonal dozer operator to work in April and May to help clear high-country roads of snow. The new person will be trained by Rich Williams, the co...
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March 11, 2026
An otherwise dismal snow year in Colorado has one clear upside: At least the snow that has fallen on the state isn’t dusty. Each year, storms pick up dust from across the Southwest and drop it on Colo...
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Ouray council rejects member's request to attend more meetings from afar
March 4, 2026
The Ouray City Council on Monday unanimously rejected a councilor’s request for greater leeway to participate in council meetings remotely, agreeing it’s vital for elected officials to face constituen...
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4-H EVENT CENTER
Commissioners determined to improve fiscal health of facility plagued by management, use questions since its donation
March 4, 2026
The dilemma of how to manage, finance and use the Ouray County 4-H Event Center is coming full circle, reflecting conversations that happened more than 25 years ago when the facility was donated to th...
