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Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

Pushback grows over road plowing
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Pushback grows over road plowing
Outrage over wintertime wheeled access on public county roads is resurging as Ouray County residents scorn new requests from private landowners to plo...
April 2, 2025
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County mulls stipend for planning commission
Ouray County commissioners are debating whether to offer planning commissioners a stipend after about a month of struggling to recruit replacements fo...
April 2, 2025
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7th District to receive additional judge
The 7th Judicial District, which includes Ouray County, will receive a sixth district court judge next year, after Gov. Jared Polis signed a Senate sp...
April 2, 2025
Padgett: County should pay legal bill
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Padgett: County should pay legal bill
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett is asking the county to pay nearly $11,000 for the attorney she hired after the county road and bridge superint...
March 26, 2025
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Conduct policy talks marked by conflict
Ouray County commissioners spent six hours debating two new policies – specifying how they should treat each other and the public – in meetings last w...
March 26, 2025
County: Forest Service violated federal law
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County: Forest Service violated federal law
Ouray County leaders sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service arguing the agency violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it partially drai...
March 26, 2025
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County rejects tax refund request
Ouray County commissioners refused a Ridgway property owner's request for a tax refund and asked him to leave the room for disorderly conduct during a...
March 26, 2025
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Museums ask town for help with expansion, easement problems
Leaders of the Ouray County Ranch History Museum and the Ridgway Railroad Museum have asked the Ridgway Town Council for help moving along expansion p...
March 26, 2025
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Safety solutions sought for backcountry road
Ouray County leaders agreed to invest in better signs and revisit talks about a new parking area to make County Road 361 safer for users including rec...
March 26, 2025
A THRIFT SHOP WALKS INTO A BAR
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A THRIFT SHOP WALKS INTO A BAR
When people walk inside Cahoots Tavern they sometimes double check with owner Crystal Tadlock to make sure they haven’t accidentally broken into someo...
March 26, 2025
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UPDATE: Body of Ridgway man found in Chaffee County
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UPDATE: Body of Ridgway man found in Chaffee County
By Mike 
October 28, 2026
The bodies of a college student from Ridgway and another man were found Wednesday afternoon in Chaffee County, five days after they left for a weekend hiking trip and got caught in a snowstorm. Kaden ...
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A well-deserved honor
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A well-deserved honor
By Erin McIntyre 
October 28, 2026
The Telluride Foundation is honoring Williams with its 2026 Volunteer of the Year award. Williams, who moved to Ouray in 1975, is a longtime volunteer and former Ouray city councilor. Her experience i...
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Cow Creek project fight heads to key hearing
By Chart Riggall 
October 28, 2026
A Colorado judge will consider next week whether regional water managers have enough ground to stand on to pursue a plan to divert water from Cow Creek into Ridgway Reservoir, as a long-running battle...
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SMPA proposes fifth consecutive rate hike
Trio of increases would raise access charge 27%
By Chart Riggall 
October 28, 2026
San Miguel Power Association has proposed to hike its base monthly access charge for the vast majority of its customers from $33 to $42, marking the fifth straight year the power provider has sought a...
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Agency warns of ongoing flood threats in burn scar
By Chart Riggall 
October 28, 2026
A U.S. Forest Service survey of the Gold Mountain Fire says flooding and debris flows will likely continue to be dangers within the most severely scorched areas of the burn scar. A report released thi...
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