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Divide Ranch developer granted extension
The developer of the Divide Ranch & Club on Log Hill Mesa will have another five years to build out a maximum of 150 homes planned for the subdivi...
September 25, 2024
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State commits $4.9M to local flood repairs
Gov. Jared Polis has committed $4.9 million in state funding to help pay for repairs to public infrastructure in Ouray County that was damaged by mons...
September 25, 2024
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Gravel crushing proposed near homes
Ouray County commissioners are considering a proposal from the road and bridge superintendent for a gravel crushing operation across from the Whisperi...
September 18, 2024
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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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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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