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EMS moves overnight quarters with help from chamber grant

Ouray County Emergency Medical Services is moving its sleeping quarters for on-call staff in Ouray into the former Public Health office location, with...

April 1, 2026

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County attorney gets high marks in evaluation

Editor's note: This article has been edited to make clear that Ouray County had four members of the administration team and one employee leave their p...

February 25, 2026

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Ridgway sewer rates may rise this year

Ridgway residents may end up paying more on their sewer bills next year, but the timing of the proposed increase and the amount is still up in the air...

February 25, 2026

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Town approves measures to boost housing affordability

The Ridgway Town Council approved three measures at its meeting on Feb. 11 to boost affordable housing in the town.Ridgway applying for ADU grantRidgw...

February 18, 2026

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County navigating federal assistance program changes

Ouray County officials are working to figure out what it will mean for clients needing food and other assistance when the Colorado Department of Human...

February 11, 2026

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Board votes to change school calendar next fall

Families in the Ouray School District will see several changes to the school calendar for the next two years, including the addition of a mid-winter b...

January 28, 2026

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District delays adopting master plan

The Ouray School District is one step closer to having an approved facilities master plan to use as a conceptual blueprint guiding future building pro...

January 28, 2026

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County OKs permit for guest ranch

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 De...

January 14, 2026

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Ouray School Board considers calendar options

The Ouray School District is looking at calendar options for the next two years, and officials are considering feedback from a survey of parents, staf...

December 10, 2025

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‘There’s not a day where I don’t do something impactful’

Editor’s note: There’s a proposal to start a community paramedicine program here in Ouray County, and we wanted to know more about how these kinds of ...

November 19, 2025

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Easter egg hunters hop to it

April 8, 2026

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Town mayor re-elected in landslide

Voters select incumbents Grambley, Scoville, newcomer Greenwood

By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

April 8, 2026

John Clark will continue serving as Ridgway mayor, defeating his only challenger in 14 years since he was first elected, newcomer Tia Mihelarakis. Clark received 321 votes to Mihelarakis’ 51 votes. Cl...

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Does Ouray need a new pool house? Council, public split

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 8, 2026

A series of tweaks to the design of a proposed new pool house at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool has exposed a deep divide among Ouray City Council members and the public over whether the city should proce...

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Council absorbs more criticism over police

Employee pleads 'give us answers' as city OKs higher reimbursement rate for law enforcement services

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 8, 2026

The Ouray City Council on Monday agreed to pay Ouray County more for providing law enforcement services in the city, but not before absorbing another round of blistering criticism from the public and ...

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County, Forest Service to discuss Yankee Boy closure next week

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 8, 2026

Ouray County commissioners will hold a work session next week with the U.S. Forest Service to discuss their plan to close the upper portion of the road into Yankee Boy Basin to reduce environmental an...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines