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Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect the Ridgway Marshal's Office has hired a half-time deputy. ___________________ The city of Our...

April 23, 2025

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Man accused of drunken driving, spitting on deputy

A Ridgway man suspected of hitting a liquor store building with his vehicle, driving drunk and leaving the scene also faces possible felony charges fo...

April 23, 2025

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Ouray council backs rental license nonrenewal

A Ridgway couple who failed to rent their home for at least 30 days in the last year won't be allowed to keep their short-term rental license.Ouray ci...

April 23, 2025

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City wades into mobile home deed restrictions

Ouray city councilors are beginning to sort through a package of deed restrictions intended to maintain Swiss Village Mobile Home Park as affordable h...

April 16, 2025

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Ouray man suspected of vandalizing restaurant

A Ouray man was arrested last weekend after he allegedly broke out a window at the Outlaw Restaurant.William Kropuenske, 33, was booked into the Montr...

April 16, 2025

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Ouray’s new top cop promises integrity, accountability and transparency

For more than a year, Ouray’s search for a police officer proved fruitless, yielding only the same copy-and-paste monthly update to the City Council —...

April 9, 2025

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City buys property for police, housing

The Ouray City Council signed off Monday night on the purchase of a two-story building across the street from City Hall, with the intent of converting...

April 9, 2025

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Design options unveiled for hot springs bathhouse

An architect unveiled Monday night three potential concepts for the design of the exterior of a new bathhouse at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, giving th...

April 9, 2025

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School improvements slated for summer

The areas where Ridgway School District students gather to socialize, eat, study and host musical and theatrical performances will receive roughly $1 ...

April 2, 2025

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Library seeks support for expansion

When Jerry Hellman wants to read a book, he buys one — he’d rather read it on his own time than have to rush to return it to the Ouray Public Library....

March 26, 2025

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April 23, 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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Woman released from ICE facility, drugs involved in fatal vehicle crashes, town signs water lease, town seeks info about statue vandalism, Blue Lakes trail to close

April 23, 2025

Ouray woman released from ICE facility A Ouray woman who had been detained since February in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Aurora has been released on bond. After two months, 31-y...

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Duplex answers a housing Hail Mary

Home Trust's first new-construction project ensures two families can stay in Ridgway

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 23, 2025

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 home on North Laura Street, they can ditch those h...

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Microgrid creates ‘energy island’ in Ridgway

New system atop Space to Create building ensures lights stay on in power outage

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 23, 2025

When a nearly countywide power outage darkened homes and businesses for an evening last week, the downstairs window at Ridgway’s Space to Create remained glowing with light. That’s because a solar mic...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines