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Rural county jail inspections lax
Ouray fixes noncompliance, but others are afoul of law When Ouray County Commissioners Michelle Nauer and Jake Niece toured the Montrose County Jail o...
July 26, 2023
No progress in Log Hill clubhouse cleanup
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No progress in Log Hill clubhouse cleanup
With owners of structure destroyed by fire unresponsive, county may clear property itselfFor eight months, the burnt husk of the former Fairway Pines ...
July 19, 2023
Contractor ordered to halt digging
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Contractor ordered to halt digging
Residents of Panoramic Heights, county worried about potential exposure to toxic metals The video on John Pulbratek’s iPhone showed a cloud of dust fl...
July 19, 2023
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Water restrictions exception, not rule
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
Crews working to plug old water well
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Crews working to plug old water well
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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