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Rockfall closes road
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Rockfall closes road
County Road 361 southwest of Ouray is indefinitely closed after several large boulders tumbled onto the road last week, leading county officials to is...
March 5, 2025
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Master plan adoption marked by conflict
After a two-year revision process, Ouray County commissioners adopted the county’s updated master plan, but not without a fight. During a hearing to a...
February 26, 2025
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Deputy manager tapped as temporary leader
Deputy County Manager Kara Rhoades will serve as Ouray County’s interim manager, drawing support from Connie Hunt after she leaves her job. The former...
February 26, 2025
A taste of the rainforest comes to Ouray
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A taste of the rainforest comes to Ouray
Just two years ago, Marmots Acai owner Christine Rector didn’t know what a marmot was and her husband and co-owner, Mark, had never tried acai. The pu...
February 26, 2025
OURAY’S LIVING ROOM
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OURAY’S LIVING ROOM
Penny Price curled up on a couch at the foot of a climbing wall, plotting out how she’d try and get to the top. The 8-year-old’s parents and other sur...
February 19, 2025
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Engineer tapped for water repairs
The town of Ridgway selected an engineer to design a portion of the town’s pricey repairs to its water system, which was destroyed by record monsoonal...
February 19, 2025
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Town retains chamber services — for now
Ridgway town councilors have decided to keep the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce as the town’s contracted provider for tourism marketing this year, b...
February 19, 2025
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Ridgway agrees to film festival changes
The Sherbino Theater may take over the Ridgway Film Festival to help manage the prospering event and build its long-term finances.During a Feb. 12 cou...
February 19, 2025
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A PLUCKY VENTURE
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A PLUCKY VENTURE
As bird flu drives up egg prices, the Lancasters find growing their flock is, in fact, all it's cracked up to be
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Roosted on the stoop of their honor-code farm stand, Julie and Timothy Lancaster described how they accidentally became one of Ouray County’s largest commercially licensed egg farms. It all began with...
Ouray hires interim police chief
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Ouray hires interim police chief
Previous city administrator finalist Daric Harvey to lead department
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Four months ago, Michelle Metteer and Daric Harvey were vying to lead Ouray’s city government. Now they are working together to stabilize and restore public trust in the Ouray Police Department. Mette...
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