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Support builds for school athletic field
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Support builds for school athletic field
Ridgway board backs project, which already has financial pledges The Ridgway School Board threw its support behind a proposed multimillion- dollar ath...
January 10, 2024
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Sewer, water top Ouray’s $38M budget
Plants should be done by June, but pool _ixes, housing, new public restroom also in focus The city of Ouray will push across the finish line this year...
January 10, 2024
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Storms sock San Juans, with more on the way
Southwestern Colorado's paltry snowpack received a big boost from a pair of storms that rolled across the San Juan Mountains over the weekend into Mon...
January 10, 2024
Top stories of 2023: Ouray begins tackling cool temps at pool
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Top stories of 2023: Ouray begins tackling cool temps at pool
TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: HOT SPRINGS PROBLEMS PERSIST The city of Ouray took incremental steps in 2023 toward fixing flagging water flows and temperat...
December 27, 2023
Top stories of 2023: Stakeholders make major gains on housing
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Top stories of 2023: Stakeholders make major gains on housing
TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRESS After finishing the first affordable housing project in Ouray County in 2022 with the Space to Cr...
December 27, 2023
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After September drop, sales tax up in October in Ouray
After slipping a bit in September, sales tax revenue rebounded in October in Ouray, keeping the city on track for another year of record receipts. Rev...
December 27, 2023
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Ridgway school board picks Unfug to fill vacancy
Ex-school teacher to ful_ill remaining two years of Alicia Skoko's term The Ridgway School Board Tuesday night picked Doug Unfug to fill a vacancy on ...
December 13, 2023
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Ouray to offer utility bill credit for affordable rentals
The city of Ouray will soon roll out a new initiative rewarding landlords who provide affordable long-term rental housing with a credit on their water...
December 13, 2023
Administrator secures big bonus, raise
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Administrator secures big bonus, raise
Ouray council gives Clarke high marks on performance reviewOuray City Administrator Silas Clarke will receive a 6% pay raise along with a $13,000 one-...
December 6, 2023
County GOP calls for tax relief
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County GOP calls for tax relief
Party leaders urge taxing districts to reduce mill levies in face of pending spike Ouray County Republican Party leaders are urging local property tax...
December 6, 2023
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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
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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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