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Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

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RIDGWAY NEWS BRIEFS
Ridgway hires town planner  After a more than three-year hiring search, Ridgway has hired a new in-house town planner. Angela Kemp started her job as ...
August 21, 2024
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Ridgway shifts solar park plan again
After rehashing a new plan for Ridgway’s Green Street Sustainability Park, a majority of town leaders agreed last week to key revisions, including inc...
August 21, 2024
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Ridgway under emergency disaster order
Ridgway is under an extended emergency disaster order after extreme rain over the weekend destroyed the Beaver Creek diversion system which feeds into...
August 16, 2024
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Nonprofit offers wildfire mitigation certification
As wildfire risk spreads and insurance companies scrimp on coverage in response, the Ridgway-based West Region Wildfire Council is offering a certific...
August 14, 2024
LLAMAS AT LARGE
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LLAMAS AT LARGE
It’s day 13 of hide and seek in the San Juan Mountains and so far llamas Clavio and Cisneros are winning. The two animals escaped from experienced lla...
August 7, 2024
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Fire agencies consider idea of merging
The fire departments in Ouray and Ridgway are exploring the idea of combining the county’s five emergency response entities into one.Right now the cou...
August 7, 2024
Latest ride brings deputy to Ridgway
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Latest ride brings deputy to Ridgway
When it comes to protecting the public, it’s not Ridgway Marshal's Office Deputy Brannon Hasler’s first rodeo. The newest deputy made a career out of ...
August 7, 2024
Man accused of sex assault, gun threat
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Man accused of sex assault, gun threat
A Ridgway man has been arrested on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman and threatened her with a shotgun at her home on Log Hill Mesa last week....
August 7, 2024
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County to keep current road map, will revisit in 10 years
Ouray County leaders are holding off on updating the official 2014 Ouray County Road Map, saying the process may raise more issues than it would solve...
August 7, 2024
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Ridgway actor’s home destroyed in fire
Investigators are continuing to search for the cause of a fire that destroyed the home of prominent Ouray County arts supporter and actor Terry Kiser ...
July 31, 2024
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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
Council approves $286,568 contract to resurface, replace tiles in overlook pools in September
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
The city of Ouray will spend more than $280,000 to resurface the hottest soaking areas at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool this fall, a repair pool managers say is vital to maintaining one of the city’s mos...
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County backs down on road closure
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County backs down on road closure
Rather than block access to upper Yankee Boy Basin, commissioners focus on managing, restoring
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
Ouray County has decided against closing the upper section of Yankee Boy Basin road to motorized traffic, and will work with the U.S. Forest Service and volunteer groups to keep drivers on the main ro...
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County leaders campaign for merger
Commissioner claims benefits to combined fire, EMS; Log Hill Fire District concerned about structure, cost
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week campaigned for a combined countywide fire and emergency services authority at a Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection District meeting, while the district’s board of directors a...
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City keeps status quo on Via Ferrata operations — for now
Climbing course to open soon under new municipal management, as users seek changes to guide fees, weight restrictions
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
The Ouray Via Ferrata is scheduled to open May 1 under a new municipal management structure, even as city leaders and commercial guides debate whether to tweak key details like guide fees and weight r...
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Federal officer charged with assault over confrontation at Durango ICE protest
By By Chase Woodruff Colorado Newsline 
April 22, 2026
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is facing charges of assault and criminal mischief in Colorado state court after an investigation into an October 2025 incident in Durango in which he seiz...
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