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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
The city of Ouray will spend more than $280,000 to resurface the hottest soaking areas at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool this fall, a repair pool managers...
April 22, 2026
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City keeps status quo on Via Ferrata operations — for now
The Ouray Via Ferrata is scheduled to open May 1 under a new municipal management structure, even as city leaders and commercial guides debate whether...
April 22, 2026
Administrator sought info backing chief decision
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Administrator sought info backing chief decision
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer sought input from neighboring law enforcement agencies about how they conduct background checks — after she ...
April 15, 2026
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Does Ouray need a new pool house? Council, public split
A series of tweaks to the design of a proposed new pool house at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool has exposed a deep divide among Ouray City Council members...
April 8, 2026
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Council absorbs more criticism over police
The Ouray City Council on Monday agreed to pay Ouray County more for providing law enforcement services in the city, but not before absorbing another ...
April 8, 2026
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DA ordered again to turn over report in sexual assault case
Prosecutors have again been ordered to turn over to defense attorneys a report detailing some of the contents of a cellphone belonging to a woman who ...
April 1, 2026
Sergeant slams city leaders
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Sergeant slams city leaders
The lone remaining sworn officer in the Ouray Police Department criticized city leaders Tuesday for their management of the latest round of turmoil wi...
March 25, 2026
Views vary on electric building code, other issues
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Views vary on electric building code, other issues
Ridgway Town Council candidates split last week over whether they support the potential adoption of an all-electric building code for new development ...
March 25, 2026
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Trail group seeks city’s help
The Ouray Trail Group is asking the city of Ouray for help acquiring a piece of private property so it can rebuild a section of the Perimeter Trail an...
March 25, 2026
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Water leaders sound supply alarm
State water managers Tuesday painted a dire picture of record-low snowpack and abnormally warm temperatures this winter straining water supplies for W...
March 18, 2026
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Woman sentenced to probation in retaliation case
By Mike Wiggins 
May 8, 2026
A former Ouray woman was ordered Thursday to spend two years on probation for retaliating against a woman who accused her son of sexual assault in 2023. Kristyn Trujillo must also perform 96 hours of ...
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Drought conditions prime for insect infestation in county, experts warn
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
May 6, 2026
In some parts of Ouray County it may look like popcorn grows on trees. The milky, honey-colored pocks on the trunks of ponderosa pines and other trees signal efforts to fend off their attackers: bark ...
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Wildfire building rules trigger mix of compliance, skepticism
By By Mike Wiggins, Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
A state mandate requiring local governments to adopt stricter building rules to protect new and remodeled homes against wildfire has sparked varying reactions from elected officials in Ouray County. T...
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County policy would govern AI use
Manager: 'Folks want to feel we are doing our jobs, not delegating it to AI'
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
May 6, 2026
Ouray County commissioners want to regulate how employees use artificial intelligence when doing county work and limit cybercrime risk. Commissioners on April 29 looked at the first draft of an AI pol...
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Town to pilot zero-waste rules at concerts
Following strong pushback from businesses, nonprofits, board devises more relaxed regulations
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
The town of Ridgway's Sustainability Advisory Board will pilot “zero-waste” rules at the town’s summer concert series, while it continues to craft a broader policy to implement for all events on town ...
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