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Vote to spend more on signs postponed
A frustrated Ouray City Council tabled a decision Monday night whether to give a Minneapolis company another $3,600 to make a prototype base for the $...
March 19, 2025
Ouray hires interim police chief
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Ouray hires interim police chief
Four months ago, Michelle Metteer and Daric Harvey were vying to lead Ouray’s city government. Now they are working together to stabilize and restore ...
March 12, 2025
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City alters police overtime policy
The city took its first step Monday night toward helping Ouray police officers who have complained they’re overworked and underpaid, approving a polic...
March 5, 2025
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Ouray joins effort to preserve housing
The city of Ouray will give $100,000 to the Home Trust of Ouray County to help it purchase a triplex and maintain it as affordable housing.City counci...
March 5, 2025
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Council pledges to help police
Ouray city councilors vowed Tuesday night to pursue measures to boost police officer pay and hire more sworn help as quickly as possible, even while a...
February 26, 2025
New ownership brewing at Colorado Boy
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New ownership brewing at Colorado Boy
There’s one word Matthew Beyer keeps coming back to when he talks about Colorado Boy. Community. The brew pub that has anchored downtown Ridgway for 1...
February 26, 2025
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Tax revenue strong for Ouray in 2024
It wasn’t record-breaking, but the city of Ouray closed out another year of strong sales tax collections in 2024. The city pulled in just shy of $3.06...
February 26, 2025
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Outfitter settles wildfire claims
A San Miguel County hunting outfitter will pay the U.S. Forest Service $500,000 to resolve allegations it was liable for a 2019 wildfire east of Ridgw...
February 19, 2025
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City, county near pact on police services
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City, county near pact on police services
Boards to vote this month on sheriff 's $1.1M annual proposal to police Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 7, 2026
Ouray County and the city of Ouray are hammering out the details of an agreement that would enlist the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office to provide full law enforcement services to the city for potentiall...
Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate
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Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate
By Chart Riggall 
October 7, 2026
Federal legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray cleared the U.S. Senate last week, sending the bill to the House of Representatives as the clock winds down for Cong...
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SMPA plans Four Corners solar project
Utility: Array, battery storage could meet up to 40% of consumer power needs
By Chart Riggall 
October 7, 2026
San Miguel Power Association has joined three other southwest Colorado electricity providers in throwing their weight behind a sprawling solar facility near Cortez that could meet up to 40% of their c...
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Council not on board with transit funding next year
Ouray won't budget for in-town shuttle, Montrose bus
By James Hanlon 
October 7, 2026
The Ouray City Council dropped funding from the proposed 2027 budget for the city’s free in-town shuttle and contributions to the OurWay bus that runs between Montrose and Ouray. The in-town Ouray shu...
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