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Ridgway Fire District budget features wage hikes, new equipment purchases

After multiple meetings, the Ridgway Fire Protection District has adopted its 2024 budget, including staff wage increases, new equipment purchases and...

December 13, 2023

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More than books: Library mulls lending other items

The Ridgway Public Library could soon offer more than books, music and videos after the district’s Board of Trustees on Dec. 8 discussed creating a “l...

December 13, 2023

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Bill angers vacation home owners

Legislation proposes to tax some short-term rentals as commercial propertiesOuray County short-term rental owners could be required to pay thousands m...

December 13, 2023

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State prepares to reintroduce wolves

Ouray County could see apex predators in first year, depending on release location More than three years after Coloradans narrowly voted to reintroduc...

December 6, 2023

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Business leaders discuss Ouray’s future

Roundtable: Prepare for changing tourism industryOuray business leaders gathered at an Ouray Economic Development Committee roundtable last week to de...

December 6, 2023

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County OKs pact with mine owners to maintain roads

A split Ouray County Commission on Tuesday agreed to enter a winter road maintenance agreement with Thorin Resources, paving the way for the mining co...

December 6, 2023

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Honoring the ‘heart and soul’ of Ridgway basketball

Court named after legendary hoops coach Steve Hill As Steve Hill sat surrounded by friends and family on Ridgway Secondary School’s bleachers Saturday...

December 6, 2023

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Canine respiratory illness hits county

State recommends owners update vaccines, limit commingling Luke’s symptoms began innocuously in early October with a runny nose and cough, two weeks a...

November 29, 2023

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Rent increase leads consignment shop to close

When Lynne Stovicek opened Lucky Find Consignments after working at The Market grocery store in Ridgway, she felt a sense of fear. It was December 201...

November 29, 2023

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Public bus ready to roll soon

Long-awaited shuttle service from Montrose to Ouray to start in Feb. Nearly six months after it was originally supposed to launch, All Points Transit’...

November 22, 2023

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Public: Rebuild Ouray PD

Residents seek retention of independent agency after departure of interim chief

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

January 14, 2026

Ouray residents sent a clear message this week: They want to maintain an independent police department instead of permanently relying on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement. Faced wi...

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Tax questions linger as lodge proceeds with housing plans

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 14, 2026

MTN Lodge in Ridgway is moving forward with plans to convert the hotel to workforce housing for four years starting in February, though the town has yet to cement an agreement with the owners about pa...

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County OKs permit for guest ranch

Stipulations require Gold Mountain to account for bighorn sheep

By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

January 14, 2026

Gold Mountain Ranch will be allowed to operate a guest ranch in Ouray County, and county commissioners hope the special-use permit they approved in December will allay community concerns about wildlif...

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EV charging station approved for 4-H Center

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 14, 2026

A high-speed electric vehicle charging station is coming to the Ouray County 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds parking lot as early as July. During a regular meeting Tuesday, county commissioners unani...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines