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Assistant attorney, post to assist administrator could be added in 2024 Editor's note: This story has been corrected to clarify that a proposal to pla...

August 9, 2023

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A STATEWIDE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

NEIGHBORS AND HELPERS Deputy Clerk Jonathan Arebalos, county's 'election defender,' earns recognition for his passion Something funny happens whenever...

August 9, 2023

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New section brings Perimeter Trail full circle

Addition features bridge, effectively completes loop In 2006, Ouray Trail Group Vice President Bob Risch had an idea: What if someone hiked around Our...

August 9, 2023

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Ouray, Ridgway eye more rec amenities

Master plans in works for multiple Ouray parks, Ridgway's Athletic Park In an effort to transform municipal park space across Ouray County, the town o...

August 9, 2023

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Technology aimed at reducing avalanche risk

State installing remote-controlled equipment in effort to reduce slide potential on Red MountainFor decades, avalanche mitigation in Ouray County has ...

August 9, 2023

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Proposal to apply biosolids draws concern

As construction of the City of Ouray’s new mechanical wastewater treatment plant progresses, contractors have wrestled with what they’ll do with the l...

August 2, 2023

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Store blends hippie culture with old-school charm

Find vinyl records, clothes, books, trinkets at Ouray's Grateful Goods Its unassuming store front greets customers in the heart of downtown Ouray with...

July 26, 2023

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With an eye on art, Adobe Inn reopens

The Adobe Inn welcomed the community for the first time in nearly four years last week, during an unofficial open house Friday evening with a soundtra...

July 26, 2023

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School board approves home purchase

With some units in Ridgway’s Wetterhorn Homes affordable housing development left unclaimed, the Ridgway school board on July 20 unanimously approved ...

July 26, 2023

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The curious past of Ouray’s midday siren

BURNING QUESTIONS It pierces the silence every Monday through Friday at noon for roughly 20 seconds. No, it's not a local cursing at tourists crossin...

July 26, 2023

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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing

MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...

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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...

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Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...

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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Article about Space to Create too negative

September 10, 2025

Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...

Daniel Schmidt daniel@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines