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Nine get first dibs at Ouray's Waterview affordable housing project

By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

July 24, 2024

In the past decade, Kaili Hansen's living situation has been precariou...

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Unaffiliated candidate withdraws

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 dropp...

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Library, fire department seek expansion

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...

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Fire destroys Ridgway home

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 at 4:30 a.m. by a guest of Kiser, actor-cinematographer Jordan Bellamy, who was in the main house when the fire started. Bellamy woke up and noticed the fire, according to information from the Sherif...

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Fellin Park stage planning nears finale

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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NEWS BRIEFS

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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County moves ahead on new rental rules

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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Ouray eyes affordable housing incentives

Council, Planning Commission work session set for July 29

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 24, 2024

Ouray city officials are considering adding incentives to the city’s land use code to encourage the development of more affordable housing. Community Development Director Kristen Clothier presented so...

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Sales tax inches up in May

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 24, 2024

Ouray began the busy summer tourism season just as it has each year in the wake of the pandemic — on very solid financial footing. The city pulled in $189,073 in sales tax revenue in May, nearly 3% mo...

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Global tech outage hits Ouray County

By Mike Wiggins

July 19, 2024

A technology outage affecting airports, banks, hospitals and governments around the globe Friday morning had its share of impacts in Ouray County and the surrounding region, though most problems seeme...

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Fire volunteers ask county for help

Commissioners supportive of Horsefly Volunteer Fire Protection, which is seeking $30K a year

By Lia Salvatierra and Deb Hurley Brobst lia@ouraynews.com

July 19, 2024

The Horsefly Volunteer Fire Protection organization is small but mighty. Its 16 firefighters have the weighty task of being first responders for lightning strikes and other hazards that could potentia...

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City administrator resigns

Clarke, who orchestrated millions in projects for Ouray, to step down within weeks

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 17, 2024

Ouray City Administrator Silas Clarke will leave his position sometime in the coming weeks, bringing an end to a tenure in which he spearheaded the investment of tens of millions of dollars in infrast...

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‘Dragon Play’ blends magic, realism at Sherbino Theater

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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New spa provides ‘healing space’

Halos Spa & Boutique opens in Ridgway

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

July 24, 2024

Over the years, Tracy Mobley has worked in high-end spas in Telluride, Florida and Hawaii, at the kind of places where clients can pay $300 an hour for a luxe experience. Mobley decided it was time to...

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July 25-Aug. 8, 2024

CALENDAR & EVENTS

By Erin

July 24, 2024

THURSDAY, JULY 25 LIVE MUSIC: Kiltro and Pahua, Ridgway Concert Series last concert of 2024, 6 p.m. in Hartwell Park. Free. FRIDAY, JULY 26 THEATER: "Dragon Play" by Jenny Connell Davis, 7 p.m. showti...

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SOUNDS OF SUMMER

By Erin McIntyre

July 18, 2024

Paul McDonald of the Nashville-based alternative rock band Paul McDonald & the Mourning Doves gestures to the crowd during a July 11 concert at Hartwell Park in Ridgway. The 17th annual Ridgway Concer...

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July 18 - Aug. 2, 2024

CALENDAR & EVENTS

By Erin

July 17, 2024

THURSDAY, JULY 18 LIBRARY TALK: Ridgway Public Library summer reading program presents Goldie the mini horse from Mighty Mini Horse Therapy, 11 a.m.-noon, 300 Charles St. LIVE MUSIC: Cordovas and Fog ...

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Heroes, villains take stage for Ouray melodrama this weekend

'Treasure of Shiver River' at Wright Opera House Friday-Monday

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

July 17, 2024

A black-hearted villain (boo!) a heroine (yay!) and a rotten scoundrel (hiss!) will take to the stage this weekend in Ouray's traditional, old-fashioned summer melodrama at the Wright Opera House. Thi...