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Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

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City: No to more remote governance
The Ouray City Council on Monday unanimously rejected a councilor’s request for greater leeway to participate in council meetings remotely, agreeing i...
March 4, 2026
Pool house design draws varied reactions
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Pool house design draws varied reactions
Ouray County residents peppered architects and Ouray parks and recreation officials with questions and feedback about a proposed new pool house at the...
March 4, 2026
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Crosswalk project bids over budget
Ouray city officials are weighing next steps after a trio of bids to build a pair of pedestrian crosswalks and other improvements at either end of tow...
February 11, 2026
City leader pulls police from patrol duty
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administ...
February 4, 2026
Judge delays assault trials
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Judge delays assault trials
The trials for two men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 have been postponed, even as the woman and the judge ...
January 21, 2026
Public: Rebuild Ouray PD
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Public: Rebuild Ouray PD
Ouray residents sent a clear message this week: They want to maintain an independent police department instead of permanently relying on the Ouray Cou...
January 14, 2026
Schiffer, Doherty picked for council
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Schiffer, Doherty picked for council
Ouray Planning Commissioner Kevin Schiffer and former city building inspector Dave Doherty were selected Monday to fill the two vacancies on the Ouray...
January 7, 2026
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Sheriff steps in again to help police
The city of Ouray is once again leaning on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office to fill gaps in police officer patrol shifts, after City Administrator Mi...
January 7, 2026
After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval
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After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval
After more than a year of turmoil that consumed 2024 and bled over into the first quarter of 2025, the Ouray Police Department underwent a complete te...
December 31, 2025
Mobile home park preservation highlights housing progress
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Mobile home park preservation highlights housing progress
As the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025, things looked bleak for the residents of Swiss Village Mobile Home Park in Ouray.They had rallied to form a...
December 31, 2025
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Ouray housing project scores federal funding
Nearly $1.5M coming to Waterview, but type of homes in second phase unclear
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 11, 2026
The Waterview Homes affordable housing project will receive $1.46 million in federal funding to begin a second phase of development, but it's unclear what that next phase will look like. The Ouray Cit...
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County venue to hire manager
Commissioners agree to pick leader for 4-H Center, fairgrounds, could reopen space in late spring
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 11, 2026
Ouray County commissioners will hire a salaried manager for the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds, rather than an incentive-based position as previously discussed. During a meeting Tuesday, commissione...
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Survey to gauge health care needs, barriers
Assessment, listening sessions to help create community paramedic program
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 11, 2026
Community members can help reshape how health care works in Ouray County by completing a new survey focused on what’s working and what could be done better. This spring, residents can participate in l...
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County Road 5 to open in early April
March 11, 2026
County Road 5 will open to the public earlier than usual this spring to allow a contractor access to the town of Ridgway’s Beaver Creek diversion system. Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday agreed t...
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