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Envision Ridgway’s Green Street Park with its current community garden and apiary plus trails, picnic areas and other family-friendly amenities — and ...

June 19, 2024

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Ambitious project aims to reduce wildfire risk

Dozens of acres of dead, diseased trees ringing Ouray slated for removal next year Nearly 93 acres of land containing dead, diseased and dying trees e...

June 12, 2024

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Board supports child care tax ask

County 2% lodging tax may go before voters in November Ouray County voters may find a question on the November ballot about creating a lodging tax wit...

June 12, 2024

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County reaches compromise on flag flying at 4-H Center

Pride, church flags both allowed; commissioners say they're open to displays for public events, not private functionsOuray County commissioners have f...

June 5, 2024

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Changes coming to county departments

County hires new human services director, starts interviews with public health director candidatesThings are changing in two Ouray County departments....

June 5, 2024

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County hires second attorney

Marita B. Robinson of Ridgway has become Ouray County's first deputy county attorney.Robinson, who has lived in Ridgway for five years, most recently ...

May 29, 2024

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Top of the Pines, county proceed with prairie dog control plan

Eradication at recreation area to take place this fall A plan to eradicate prairie dogs at Top of the Pines will wait until fall. Ouray County commiss...

May 22, 2024

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County appoints trio to Planning Commission

Randy Parker and Patsy Miller will serve on the Ouray County Planning Commission for another three years along with new member Jennifer Cram.Ouray Cou...

May 22, 2024

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County delays staff salary study

Ouray County will not hire a consultant to perform a pay and staffing review for county employees this year because commissioners said it was too soon...

May 22, 2024

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County probing gate above Ouray

Owner of property where blasting occurring says it's on private land; county disagreesThe owner of property on Queen Street above Ouray that has been ...

May 22, 2024

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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