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Citizens circulate letter urging Ouray Police Department leader Jeff Wood to step down A group of citizens is calling for the resignation of Ouray Pol...

April 17, 2024

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SMPA contract termination fee: $52M

Wholesale power provider to appeal regulators’ methodology, leaving co-op in limbo San Miguel Power Association would have to pay its wholesale power ...

April 10, 2024

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Suspect seeks to transfer case back to juvenile court

Hearing set for September The attorneys for an 18-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a girl in Ouray County last summer are seeking to have h...

April 10, 2024

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The top vacation spot? Look out your back door

Men's Journal ranks Ouray best destination in U.S. in 2024 The best vacation spot in the U.S.? It’s closer than you might think. A lot closer. That’s ...

April 10, 2024

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Panel OKs Ouray affordable rentals

Planning Commission recommends approval of sketch plan for 13 townhomesA proposed 13-unit affordable townhome complex won approval Tuesday from the Ou...

April 10, 2024

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Wanted: Child care providers

Nonprofit initiative still searching for home-based daycare supplier for Ouray development As developers prepare to resume construction on Ouray’s fir...

April 3, 2024

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Commissioner candidate field nearly set

No GOP opponent emerges to challenge Niece The field of candidates running for two seats on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners this fall i...

April 3, 2024

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Ridgway superintendent scores high on evaluation

Ridgway School District Superintendent Susan Lacy received high marks on her annual performance evaluation last week, with board members praising her ...

April 3, 2024

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DA appeals sanctions in assault case

Prosecutors seek delay, overturn of exclusion of evidence from hearing Prosecutors have appealed a judge’s decision to exclude evidence from a hearing...

March 27, 2024

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After record-breaking year, tax revenue dips in January in Ouray

After another record-setting year for tax revenue, spending in Ouray dipped in January.Revenue generated by the city’s 4% sales tax in the first month...

March 27, 2024

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July 2, 2025

Carrie Ann Mund, left, dances with Tawnya Schiebel during the Mariachi de San Jose band’s performance in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on June 29. The band performed as part of the fifth annual Fete de la M...

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Leaders object to public lands sale

Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

Recent federal proposals to sell or develop Ouray County’s public lands would harm the county’s economy, identity and culture of ranching and public recreation, according to county officials and other...

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Sex assault trial moved to Montrose

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

A judge has ordered the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2023 to be moved from Ouray to Montrose. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson approved the tri...

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Celebrating the Fourth in Ouray? Load up on sunscreen, patience, courtesy

Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

The sights and sounds of the Fourth of July in Ouray are ubiquitous. The powerful spray of fire hoses. The shrieks of kids racing through Fellin Park. Cheers and honking horns on Main Street. This yea...

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New weapons policy would ban public, allow employees to conceal carry

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

County leaders are debating a new policy that would ban the public from carrying any weapons within Ouray County buildings but allow county employees with valid permits to conceal carry weapons in mos...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines