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The top vacation spot? Look out your back door
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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
Panel OKs Ouray affordable rentals
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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
DA appeals sanctions in assault case
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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
RISING TO THE OCCASION
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RISING TO THE OCCASION
With Ladybird bakery, Heather Crane creates an outlet for her passion for baked goods Heather Crane holds fond memories of her first job in high schoo...
March 27, 2024
In ‘Proof,’ on stage this weekend, genius, madness go hand in hand
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In ‘Proof,’ on stage this weekend, genius, madness go hand in hand
The line between genius and madness sometimes becomes blurred. That fact is illuminated in David Auburn’s “Proof,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that ...
March 27, 2024
Judge sanctions DA in rape case
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Judge sanctions DA in rape case
Prosecutors take too long to submit evidence to defense, can't introduce it at hearing Editor’s note: This story contains details about an alleged sex...
March 20, 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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