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Ridgway schools are now cellphone free.The Ridgway School District, like many school districts in the state, including Ouray, is restricting students ...

August 6, 2025

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City pulls back on plans for Fellin Park stage

Ouray city councilors are much happier with revised plans for a permanent stage in Fellin Park. Now the challenge is finding money to pay for it.Counc...

June 18, 2025

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SMPA delays Ouray work until August

San Miguel Power Association is postponing work to replace power poles and more in the city of Ouray until late August because of delays in getting su...

June 18, 2025

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Police investigating fireworks shot at homes

Police are searching for suspects who shot a barrage of fireworks onto homes on Sunday night, sparking fires in the southern part of Ouray. The explos...

June 17, 2025

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Mine donor: Happy to preserve land for others

Stan Frymann has donated “about the most beautiful place you could find” to Ouray County.Frymann donated the six-acre Tip Top Mine, and eventually the...

May 28, 2025

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County launches search for new manager

The search has begun to find a new manager after the Ouray County commissioners hired Peckham & McKenney to consult on the hiring process. The cou...

May 14, 2025

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County plots next manager hiring steps

Ouray County commissioners hope to hire a county manager in the next six months by using a similar process the city of Ouray used to hire its city adm...

April 16, 2025

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Options sought to manage possible gym project

Ouray School Board members don’t like an idea to hire another principal, instead asking for other options to help Superintendent Tod Lokey get the wor...

March 12, 2025

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Developer pitches Ridgway mixed-use project

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the Ouray County Regional Service Authority no longer pays for the software used by the m...

March 5, 2025

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Commissioners shift focus to new manager

Ouray County commissioners either will hire an interim county manager or a consultant to help run the county when County Manager Connie Hunt leaves he...

February 19, 2025

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Problems persist at sewer plant

City says it has fixed issue that triggered odors, but other troubles linger at $17M facility

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

August 13, 2025

When Ouray's new wastewater treatment plant is working, no one seems to notice. The electrical panels, motors, pumps and other equipment inside the nondescript, earth-toned building at the northern en...

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County weighs lodging tax measure

Voters could be asked in November to approve 6% tax to fund public safety, housing, child care

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

August 13, 2025

Ouray County commissioners are considering a ballot measure this fall to levy a new lodging tax in the unincorporated county to help pay for public safety, housing and child care initiatives and progr...

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‘We just really love to share this music’

Ulysses Quartet returns for chamber music festival next week

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

August 13, 2025

It's not clear who enjoys the San Juan Chamber Music Festival more every year — the musicians or their audiences. The Ouray County Performing Arts Guild's signature event is bringing back the Ulysses ...

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Stage 2 fire restrictions adopted

Tinder-dry conditions prompt stricter rules, no campfires allowed

August 13, 2025

All three local governments in Ouray County ramped up to stage 2 fire restrictions this week, as multiple wildfires burn across the Western Slope and the San Juans continue to wither under a hot, dry ...

Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines