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Town selects Space to Create muralist
The east corner of Ridgway’s Space to Create building will bloom into color next spring with a mural of local flora and fauna from Maryland-based mura...
October 16, 2024
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Wetterhorn home sale allowed out of county
A Wetterhorn homeowner will be allowed to sell her deed-restricted home to a qualified buyer outside of the boundaries of the Ridgway School District,...
October 16, 2024
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Wildlife safety work nears finish line
Months of 15- to 20-minute delays on U.S Highway 550 will be over by the start of 2025 as the construction of a wildlife underpass and fencing by the ...
October 9, 2024
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Wildlife safety project nears finish line
Months of 15- to 20-minute delays on U.S Highway 550 will be over by the start of 2025 as the construction of a wildlife underpass and fencing by the ...
October 9, 2024
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County considers final courthouse fixes
After more than three years of trying to diagnose and remedy mechanical and electrical problems with $8.8 million worth of renovations to the Ouray Co...
October 2, 2024
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District attorney seeks more funding
The Seventh Judicial District Attorney’s Office is requesting about $22,000 more from Ouray County in 2025 to pay for better pay and benefits, two mor...
October 2, 2024
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County proposes $3.15M hike in 2025 budget
A first look at Ouray County’s preliminary 2025 budget shows a projected $3.15 million spending increase from the 2024 approved budget, nearly double ...
October 2, 2024
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Water restrictions exception, not rule
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
Crews working to plug old water well
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Crews working to plug old water well
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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