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Ouray County commissioners unanimously adopted a new short-term rental ordinance Tuesday despite an outpouring of concern from some current permit hol...

October 2, 2024

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Planning commissioners debate Ridgway’s land-use needs

The Ridgway Planning Commission is envisioning what the town should look like in the future.The commission is looking at the economic implications of ...

September 4, 2024

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Ridgway may loosen regs for accessory units

Regulations for accessory dwelling units in Ridgway may become looser after the Planning Commission recommended changes to the town’s ordinance.If the...

September 4, 2024

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New vacation rental rules ready for review

Ouray County’s revised short-term rental ordinance is ready for official review. County commissioners on Tuesday OK’d putting the ordinance on a meeti...

August 21, 2024

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Top of the Pines management rules refined

Ouray County commissioners are poised to renew their Top of the Pines Management Agreement with the nonprofit that oversees the 175-acre park southwes...

August 21, 2024

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County moves ahead on new rental rules

Ouray County property owners waiting to get short-term rental permits may have to wait a little longer.Ouray County commissioners, at the request of t...

July 24, 2024

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Proposed tax for child care won’t be on ballot this fall

Ouray County voters will not be asked this fall to create a lodging tax with proceeds helping to fund early child care. The parents’ group spearheadin...

July 17, 2024

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Service calls, assistance for victims up in county

The Ouray County sheriff ’s yearly report to the commissioners yielded several tidbits of information about the department’s operations, including a r...

July 17, 2024

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County doubles down on order to stop blasting

The project in Ouray where blasting has been occurring for more than two months is in hot water with Ouray County again. The county on Monday issued i...

July 10, 2024

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Big changes in store for county vacation rental rules

Revised rules for short-term rentals will be coming to Ouray County soon, and there are some big changes. Ouray County commissioners on June 26 spent ...

July 3, 2024

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A TIME FOR TEARS, CHEERS

May 28, 2025

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Mobile home park deal nearly done

Swiss Village residents secure big state grant, set to close June 12

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

May 28, 2025

For residents of Ouray’s Swiss Village Mobile Home Park, pulling together everything that’s needed to buy the land underneath their homes is like assembling a giant jigsaw puzzle. After spending nearl...

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Renewed water lease especially critical this year

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

May 28, 2025

A renewed water lease with the Bureau of Reclamation may prove more critical for Ouray County water users this year as drought conditions intensify. The agreement signed on May 13 is the third renewal...

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Local leaders urge retention of tax credits

Ridgway solar energy company owner worried; commissioner criticizes congressman's vote

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

May 28, 2025

Josh Shipley knows his customers — and their motivations. The vast majority of people who enlist the owner of Alternative Power Enterprises to install solar panels say they’re doing so because it’s en...

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Soccer aims to build on successful season

By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer

May 28, 2025

A longtime goal for the Ridgway High School girls’ soccer program was to make it to the second round of the state playoffs, travel to the Front Range to take on one of the top seeds and put up a compe...

Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines