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Buck up: Ouray County Rodeo returns Monday
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Buck up: Ouray County Rodeo returns Monday
Erin Stadelman is usually the one bringing up the end of the Labor Day rodeo parade, making sure errant swag gets picked up off the road and a lost ce...
August 28, 2024
Ridgway dentist hangs up his drill
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Ridgway dentist hangs up his drill
More than 17 years ago, Dr. Michael Thomas came from the Front Range to Ridgway to get out of the rat race. He and his wife, Darcy, bought a small pra...
August 28, 2024
New owners to captain Clipper Inn
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New owners to captain Clipper Inn
Page Cokinos' first impression of Ouray came on a trip with a friend back in 2018, on a trip in an Airstream trailer.They were driving to Telluride bu...
August 28, 2024
It’s play time on Log Hill
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It’s play time on Log Hill
Sometimes, it takes a village. In this case, it took one for Log Hill Village to get its own playground, which is being installed this week at the ent...
August 21, 2024
Lawsuit filed in fatal Jeep wreck
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Lawsuit filed in fatal Jeep wreck
The relatives of two women who died in an accident on Camp Bird Road in 2022 are suing the Jeep tour company and the estate of the driver who also die...
August 14, 2024
City to boost support for police
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City to boost support for police
The Ouray Police Department will hire more office staff and increase the housing stipend for current employees from $500 to $1,000 per month, and the ...
August 7, 2024
Bear activity picks up in county
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Bear activity picks up in county
An uptick in bear incidents during the past week has wildlife officials warning residents to keep their doors and windows locked, even during the dayt...
August 7, 2024
A BARN-BUSTING AF-FAIR
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A BARN-BUSTING AF-FAIR
The annual Ouray County Fair returns this weekend, and the 4-H participants have so many animals to show this year that the barn will be busting at th...
August 7, 2024
New spa provides ‘healing space’
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New spa provides ‘healing space’
Over the years, Tracy Mobley has worked in high-end spas in Telluride, Florida and Hawaii, at the kind of places where clients can pay $300 an hour fo...
July 24, 2024
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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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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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