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Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

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Ouray council backs rental license nonrenewal
A Ridgway couple who failed to rent their home for at least 30 days in the last year won't be allowed to keep their short-term rental license.Ouray ci...
April 23, 2025
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City wades into mobile home deed restrictions
Ouray city councilors are beginning to sort through a package of deed restrictions intended to maintain Swiss Village Mobile Home Park as affordable h...
April 16, 2025
Ouray man suspected of vandalizing restaurant
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Ouray man suspected of vandalizing restaurant
A Ouray man was arrested last weekend after he allegedly broke out a window at the Outlaw Restaurant.William Kropuenske, 33, was booked into the Montr...
April 16, 2025
Ouray’s new top cop promises integrity, accountability and transparency
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Ouray’s new top cop promises integrity, accountability and transparency
For more than a year, Ouray’s search for a police officer proved fruitless, yielding only the same copy-and-paste monthly update to the City Council —...
April 9, 2025
City buys property for police, housing
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City buys property for police, housing
The Ouray City Council signed off Monday night on the purchase of a two-story building across the street from City Hall, with the intent of converting...
April 9, 2025
Design options unveiled for hot springs bathhouse
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Design options unveiled for hot springs bathhouse
An architect unveiled Monday night three potential concepts for the design of the exterior of a new bathhouse at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, giving th...
April 9, 2025
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School improvements slated for summer
The areas where Ridgway School District students gather to socialize, eat, study and host musical and theatrical performances will receive roughly $1 ...
April 2, 2025
Library seeks support for expansion
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Library seeks support for expansion
When Jerry Hellman wants to read a book, he buys one — he’d rather read it on his own time than have to rush to return it to the Ouray Public Library....
March 26, 2025
City pays $120K to settle lawsuit
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City pays $120K to settle lawsuit
The city of Ouray and its insurer paid former Police Chief Jeff Wood $120,000 to settle the wrongful termination and defamation lawsuit he filed again...
March 20, 2025
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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
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Sex assault trial may be moved, delayed
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Sex assault trial may be moved, delayed
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 14, 2025
The trial of one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in the former police chief's home could be postponed and moved out of Ouray County. Cindy Hyatt, one of the attorneys fo...
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Skimpy snowpack slipping away
Liquid content of snow in Gunnison River Basin among lowest since 1981
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 14, 2025
The warning lights have been blinking for months. The city of Ouray postponed its annual Cabin Fever Day in mid-February for lack of snow on Lee’s Ski Hill, then moved the event to Fellin Park on Marc...
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County launches search for new manager
Commissioners to pay consultant more than $30K, aim for finalist interviews in September
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer Deb Hurley-Brobst is a longtime, award-winning journalist. She can be reached at deb.hurley.brobst@gmail.com. 
May 14, 2025
The search has begun to find a new manager after the Ouray County commissioners hired Peckham & McKenney to consult on the hiring process. The county will pay the company $30,500 plus about $2,500 for...
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Police: Axe-wielding woman destroyed bear statue
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Police: Axe-wielding woman destroyed bear statue
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 14, 2025
A Grand Junction woman was arrested over the weekend after she allegedly walked into Ouray Grocery, grabbed an axe inside the store and approached employees before leaving and using the axe to destroy...
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Power line work to delay Red Mountain traffic this summer
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 14, 2025
Motorists navigating Red Mountain Pass should expect intermittent delays for the next several months as San Miguel Power Association enters the next phase of a multiyear project to rebuild its power l...
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