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Legal battle over County Road 5 ends
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Legal battle over County Road 5 ends
State Supreme Court declines to hear appeal, upholding limited wintertime access The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal over winter...
August 30, 2023
Saddle up to Ridgway’s newest hotel
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Saddle up to Ridgway’s newest hotel
Hotel Palomino blends ranching heritage with modern amenities Siblings Merlyn Ellis and Zack Young are no stranger to the hospitality industry. Their ...
August 30, 2023
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Council OKs Wetterhorn exception request
Telluride lodge employee allowed to purchase one of three remaining affordable units in RidgwayBreaking with precedent, the Ridgway Town Council on Mo...
August 30, 2023
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Owners of burned clubhouse issued notice of violation
County pursues cleanup of Log Hill facility destroyed by fireFed up with inaction by property owners, Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday approved a...
August 30, 2023
Sheriff’s posse prepares to ride
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Sheriff’s posse prepares to ride
Volunteers recruited to help cover gaps in coverageFacing coverage challenges and a growing number of service calls, the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office...
August 30, 2023
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Ridgway fire district hires paid staff
Last year's voted-approved property tax increase to fund _ive full-time employees With hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional yearly funding s...
August 23, 2023
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School board elections may be canceled
With Sept. 1 application deadline looming, more seats available in Ridgway, Ouray than current candidatesThe Ridgway and Ouray school boards may not h...
August 23, 2023
City councilor, county clash on road access
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City councilor, county clash on road access
Ouray City Councilor John Wood and Ouray County officials are locked in a dispute over access to the upper portion of County Road 14 after Wood instal...
August 23, 2023
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Ridgway OKs overtime pay plan for deputies
Change intended to comply with federal labor laws The town of Ridgway plans to hire a new deputy marshal and reclassify existing deputies to become el...
August 16, 2023
County shutters cannabis facility
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County shutters cannabis facility
After hours of testimony, board denies license for MS Support cultivation After years of conflict, Ouray County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously...
August 16, 2023
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
Proposed constitutional amendment asks who should dictate wildlife policy
By Chart Riggall 
October 14, 2026
Colorado’s vote next month on whether to amend the state Constitution by codifying the right to hunt and fish has intensified debate among hunters, conservationists and legal experts over exactly who ...
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City hit with another police suit
Ex-admin assistant claims Ouray lost personal info, violated policies
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
The city of Ouray faces another lawsuit from an ex-employee of the police department. In a complaint filed last week in district court, former Ouray Police Department administrative assistant Lucy Ree...
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County OKs police deal
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
Ouray County commissioners approved a revised contract Tuesday that would make the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office the full-time provider of police services in the city of Ouray — but at a higher cost t...
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In light of budget cuts, Padgett takes 10% salary reduction
By James Hanlon 
October 14, 2026
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett will take a voluntary 10% salary reduction next year in a show of solidarity with other departments that took cuts for the 2027 budget. Padgett said budget reduc...
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School district to sell workforce unit
Pay raise bumps Ridgway staff out of affordable housing income bracket
By James Hanlon 
October 14, 2026
The Ridgway School Board plans to sell the school district’s last affordable housing unit and rejected a land donation that could have been used to build more housing at a board meeting Oct. 8. No sta...
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