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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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Fire destroys Ridgway home

Law enforcement is investigating a fire that destroyed the home of prominent Ouray County arts supporter and actor Terry Kiser early Thursday morning....

July 25, 2024

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Library, fire department seek expansion

Ouray's library and fire department are hoping to expand, and the city is looking for ways to make both projects happen in the most efficient way. The...

July 24, 2024

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Ridgway grants Wetterhorn exemption

The owner of one of the Wetterhorn affordable houses will be allowed to rent out her place, after the agency charged with enforcing the deed restricti...

July 24, 2024

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New location, new director for county health department

Ouray County Public Health will undergo two big changes starting Aug 1: a new office in Ridgway and a new director, Kristin Kelley.The county has been...

July 24, 2024

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Fellin Park stage planning nears finale

As Ouray city officials get ready to debut a plan to build a permanent stage in Fellin Park, they are weighing two sites: where the temporary stage us...

July 24, 2024

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Ridgway to redraft plan for Green Street Park

Ridgway is going back to the drawing board for its proposed design of the Green Street Sustainability Park.After hearing contentious public opinion at...

July 17, 2024

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Ridgway identifies services sought from housing administrator

Ridgway is moving forward on a plan to use a shared housing administrator with the city of Ouray and Ouray County, after discussing key services for t...

July 17, 2024

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County releases draft master plan

The public got its first look at the draft update for the Ouray County Master Plan on Tuesday, which looks a lot like its parent document dating back ...

July 10, 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...

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Trump declares disaster for fire

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...

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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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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines