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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Our...
April 15, 2026
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Zero-waste policy draws public fire
Ridgway town councilors tabled a draft “zero-waste” policy for events on town property after public backlash about how the rules would impact business...
April 15, 2026
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Pilot composting program coming to Ridgway
Ridgway residents will soon be able to participate in Bruin Waste Management’s first residential composting service, though the program has faced some...
April 15, 2026
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County, Forest Service to discuss Yankee Boy closure next week
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 roa...
April 8, 2026
Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
The town of Ridgway is suing the owners of MTN Lodge over their plans to use the hotel as workforce housing for the next several years, aiming to susp...
April 1, 2026
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Proposed merger could make fire chief highest paid official
The current proposal to combine fire and emergency medical services entities in Ouray County could eventually make the new fire chief the highest-paid...
April 1, 2026
Ridgway council candidates discuss issues at forum
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Ridgway council candidates discuss issues at forum
Seasoned insights squared off with fresh perspective during an election forum last week as both of Ridgway’s mayoral candidates answered questions cen...
March 25, 2026
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County orders property owners to remove gates
Ouray County is warning owners of properties north of Red Mountain Pass they must immediately remove two unauthorized gates blocking public access roa...
March 25, 2026
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County may change rules for high-elevation wastewater systems
Ouray County property owners may be allowed to install composting and incinerating toilets without a septic system in certain areas of the county.Duri...
March 25, 2026
Businesses weather weak winter
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Businesses weather weak winter
Warm temperatures and limited snowfall weakened sectors of Ouray's winter economy this year, triggering the shortest climbing season in the history of...
March 25, 2026
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Drought conditions prime for insect infestation in county, experts warn
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
May 6, 2026
In some parts of Ouray County it may look like popcorn grows on trees. The milky, honey-colored pocks on the trunks of ponderosa pines and other trees signal efforts to fend off their attackers: bark ...
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Wildfire building rules trigger mix of compliance, skepticism
By By Mike Wiggins, Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
A state mandate requiring local governments to adopt stricter building rules to protect new and remodeled homes against wildfire has sparked varying reactions from elected officials in Ouray County. T...
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County policy would govern AI use
Manager: 'Folks want to feel we are doing our j obs, not delegating it to AI'
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
May 6, 2026
Ouray County commissioners want to regulate how employees use artificial intelligence when doing county work and limit cybercrime risk. Commissioners on April 29 looked at the first draft of an AI pol...
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Town to pilot zero-waste rules at concerts
Following strong pushback from businesses, nonprofits, board devises more relaxed regulations
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
The town of Ridgway's Sustainability Advisory Board will pilot “zero-waste” rules at the town’s summer concert series, while it continues to craft a broader policy to implement for all events on town ...
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Governor Basin cleanup project faces delays
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
A collaborative restoration project to clean up mine waste in Governor Basin dating back to 2018 remains on hold, while project partners continue to work out final agreements and how the project will ...
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