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Unaffiliated candidate joins race
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Unaffiliated candidate joins race
Jacob Torrey to run against Republican Perkovich, incumbent Democrat Padgett for commissioner seat The race to represent District 1 on the Ouray Count...
May 29, 2024
Ridgway Fire District acquires property
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Ridgway Fire District acquires property
Storage, training eyed for land near fairgrounds For the Ridgway Fire Protection District, the purchase of a tract of land south of the Ouray County F...
May 29, 2024
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Ridgway Secondary School roof to be replaced this summer
As the Ridgway School District prepares to make its final payment to the contractor who oversaw the $18 million renovation of Ridgway Elementary Schoo...
May 29, 2024
‘Good People’ offers humorous, poignant look at class divide
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‘Good People’ offers humorous, poignant look at class divide
Play hits stage in Ouray this weekend Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct actor Josh Robinson's last name. Kate Kissingford has a lo...
May 29, 2024
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Will Ouray join the dark side?
City considers pursuing International Dark Sky certification The city of Ouray is considering joining other communities, parks and open spaces in sout...
May 22, 2024
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Ouray eyes geothermal line replacement
City approves pipeline design in latest effort to hike pool temps Ouray city officials took the first step Monday toward replacing and reinsulating th...
May 22, 2024
MUSICAL A REMINDER OF THEATER’S IMPORTANCE
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MUSICAL A REMINDER OF THEATER’S IMPORTANCE
'The Drowsy Chaperone' takes stage in Ridgway next two weeks Kathy O’Mara understands the man in the chair. In the “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Man in Chai...
May 22, 2024
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Battle over evidence heads to high court
The state’s highest court will decide whether prosecutors will be barred from introducing key evidence against one of three suspects accused of sexual...
May 15, 2024
A new chance to win housing lottery
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A new chance to win housing lottery
Waterview Homes application period open until June 27 Hopeful home buyers who have been squeezed out of Ouray County’s soaring real estate market have...
May 15, 2024
City, feds spar over reservoir
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City, feds spar over reservoir
The city of Ouray and the U.S. Forest Service are locked in a disagreement over the federal agency’s drawdown of Crystal Reservoir and whether the cit...
May 8, 2024
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Dispute over extended background check leads to Ouray police chief’s last day
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Dispute over extended background check leads to Ouray police chief’s last day
City administrator declines to make interim chief permanent
By Mike Wiggins 
December 17, 2025
Ouray Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey is leaving his job over his objections to City Administrator Michelle Metteer’s insistence that he undergo a second, more extensive background check to determin...
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Commissioners fight over board leadership position
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Commissioners fight over board leadership position
Niece to serve as chairperson after he, Nauer reject requests from Padgett's backers to appoint her
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
December 17, 2025
For the second year in a row, Ouray County commissioners fought over who should serve as board chairperson, rejecting requests from supporters of Commissioner Lynn Padgett to appoint her to the positi...
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Space to Create owner, management address complaints, pledge fixes
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 17, 2025
Space to Create’s owner and property management company are pledging to remedy issues with Ouray County’s first affordable housing project and re-establish strong communication with residents after re...
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Council qualifies homebuyer for deed-restricted unit
December 17, 2025
The Ridgway Town Council approved qualifying a homebuyer for a deed-restricted unit in the Vista Park Commons neighborhood after discussing whether the unit was advertised fairly. The council, acting ...
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Following concerns, town delays adopting anti-idling ordinance
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 17, 2025
Ridgway town councilors decided to delay final approval of a new anti-idling ordinance after hearing public concerns and discussing other issues related to the new rules during a Dec. 10 regular meeti...
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