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What’s in your water? Not extra fluoride
Recent talk around ending the public health practice of treating water with extra fluoride won’t change what comes out of the taps in Ouray County, as...
January 29, 2025
Ouray metal shop hits new heights
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Ouray metal shop hits new heights
Jeff Skoloda’s towering metal warehouse mirrors its inner workings: a fabrication shop large enough to fit specially designed 100-foot-long metalwork ...
January 29, 2025
CRAFTING A COMMUNITY IN OURAY
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CRAFTING A COMMUNITY IN OURAY
Ninazuma Pottery owner Becca Doll-Tyler opened Ouray Clay & Co. for local ceramicists and artists to create a community while working on their cra...
January 29, 2025
The man behind the tower
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The man behind the tower
It peers out from the Uncompahgre Gorge like a swan with a body of rock and ice, daring climbers to reach its head. Rooted at the foot of the gorge, a...
January 22, 2025
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ICE FEST TURNS 30
Ouray Ice Park’s 30th Ice Festival doubles as a four-day long birthday party that is equal parts celebration and reflection of three decades as a keys...
January 22, 2025
Avalanche training grounds open to public
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Avalanche training grounds open to public
Backcountry skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers can practice the safety skill of locating beacons buried beneath snowpack at Ouray Mountain Rescue Tea...
January 15, 2025
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS
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BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS
In the shadows of the Uncompaghre Gorge, Sonya Wilson carefully swung her ice axe and kicked her crampons up a frosty pitch. Hooked into belayers watc...
January 8, 2025
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Blasting project resumes above Ouray
Blasting for a private homeowner’s garage project resumed Tuesday in the side of a mountain above Ouray, with operations paused for the upcoming Ouray...
January 8, 2025
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County rejects $11,000 legal bill
Commissioners cite lack of justification for reimbursement; Padgett alleges process flawed
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 23, 2025
Ouray County taxpayers won’t foot Commissioner Lynn Padgett’s nearly $11,000 legal bill after commissioners Jake Niece and Michelle Nauer voted against her reimbursement request on Tuesday. Padgett an...
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Ouray police exodus continues
Sergeant's retirement, sergeant's medical leave temporarily makes chief lone full-timer
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 23, 2025
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect the Ridgway Marshal's Office has hired a half-time deputy. ___________________ The city of Ouray hired Daric Harvey to stabilize and reform the ...
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