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County, mine reach road plowing pact
Ouray County will extend a three-year agreement for the new owners of the Camp Bird and Revenue-Virginius silver mines to plow Camp Bird Road to acces...
September 18, 2024
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Fire District mulls consolidation approach
The Ridgway Fire Protection District is debating how to involve stakeholders in a potential county-wide fire and emergency services consolidation effo...
September 18, 2024
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BLM may peddle fees onto bike trails
New fees proposed by the Bureau of Land Management’s Uncompahgre Field Office mean visitors may have to pay to camp and recreate at select campgrounds...
September 11, 2024
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Revised vacation rental ordinance advances
Ouray County’s proposed short-term rental ordinance will remain unchanged as it moves toward a final vote on Oct. 1.During the ordinance’s first readi...
September 11, 2024
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County secures funding for new bridge
Ouray County plans on constructing a new bridge across Corbett Creek, now that federal funding has been finalized for the project.Awarded on Aug. 26, ...
September 11, 2024
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Firm hired to study fire, EMS consolidation
The Ridgway Fire Protection District took its first big step toward potentially consolidating the county’s four separate fire departments and county-w...
September 11, 2024
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EYES ON THE SKY
Every morning, Karen Risch drinks a cup of coffee, puts on a sun, rain or snow hat and heads to her yard. She checks eight different instruments to co...
September 4, 2024
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Developers required to remove road
Nearly a year after developers built unpermitted roads and driveways including a road running parallel to County Road 5, Ouray County leaders said the...
September 4, 2024
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Governor affirms disaster
Gov. Jared Polis issued a verbal executive order declaring a countywide emergency disaster in Ouray County last week, which will be followed by a writ...
August 28, 2024
Real estate scams grow in county
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Real estate scams grow in county
Ally and Brad Cunningham knew something was amiss when calls flooded in from Realtors from Ridgway to Denver inquiring about their vacant lot in Ouray...
August 28, 2024
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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff
Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...
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