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Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

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Surplus road funds to stay with Log Hill
A chunk of money left over from a resident-led effort to pave roads on Log Hill Mesa will remain dedicated to road improvements in the area.Ouray Coun...
April 30, 2025
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County rejects $11,000 legal bill
Ouray County taxpayers won’t foot Commissioner Lynn Padgett’s nearly $11,000 legal bill after commissioners Jake Niece and Michelle Nauer voted agains...
April 23, 2025
Duplex answers a housing Hail Mary
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Duplex answers a housing Hail Mary
For too long, the Patton family had too many discussions about changing school districts or moving away from Ouray County entirely. Now, at their new ...
April 23, 2025
Microgrid creates ‘energy island’ in Ridgway
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Microgrid creates ‘energy island’ in Ridgway
When a nearly countywide power outage darkened homes and businesses for an evening last week, the downstairs window at Ridgway’s Space to Create remai...
April 23, 2025
Montrose gift, toy shop expands to Ridgway
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Montrose gift, toy shop expands to Ridgway
Sonja Horn was looking for a way to retire from running her gift shop in Montrose when she got a call asking if she’d be interested in opening a secon...
April 23, 2025
Custom cowboy couture saddles up to Ouray
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Custom cowboy couture saddles up to Ouray
Tourists and locals alike can add a feather in their cap at The Mercantile Ouray, a new build-your-own hat bar and Western wear shop opening on Main S...
April 23, 2025
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Uncertainty over federal cuts remains
Federal funding slashes and freezes may mean emptier food pantry shelves, fewer library resources and cuts to public health, emergency management and ...
April 16, 2025
Public health sounds alarm on measles
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Public health sounds alarm on measles
As measles cases continue to crop up in Colorado, Ouray County Public Health Director Kristin Kelley is encouraging residents to vaccinate against the...
April 16, 2025
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Mixed reviews, votes for proposed guest ranch
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to correctly attribute comments about property taxation made by Gold Mountain Ranch Operations Manager Ke...
April 16, 2025
Detained Ouray mother in limbo
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Detained Ouray mother in limbo
AURORA, Colo. — Before this, she had never been away from her daughter for more than a week. Aurora Yadira Mireles Terrazas has spent the past two mon...
April 9, 2025
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Ridgway schools dial up phone ban
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Ridgway schools dial up phone ban
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
Ouray also aims to update tech policy for kids, staff Hallways and classrooms at Ridgway Secondary School will more closely resemble decades past this fall — without a cellphone in sight. During a Jun...
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Town clamps down on water usage
As supplies dry up, Ridgway stops watering parks, urges residents to conserve
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
Ridgway town leaders are cracking down on water use, fearing limited supplies won't last the summer if they don't convince residents to curb their watering habits now. The town announced Wednesday mor...
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Sheriff sees more calls, shorter responses in 2024
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office reported a 25% boost in most calls for service and shorter response times in 2024 compared to 2023. During an annual report to county commissioners Tuesday, the depar...
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Red Mountain Pass fire likely human-caused
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Red Mountain Pass fire likely human-caused
By By Erin McIntyre and Lia Salvatierra erin@ouraynews.com lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
A wildfire that burned five acres on Red Mountain Pass and closed U.S. Highway 550 for nearly 24 hours earlier this week is suspected to be human-caused. The fire burning above the highway near the av...
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‘Overwhelming demand’ at Hurd town hall
June 25, 2025
Callers to U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd's telephone town hall on Tuesday night encountered a message that they couldn't access the virtual meeting, due to "overwhelming demand." The Plaindealer and others atte...
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