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Residents voice assortment of opinions on 65-unit Waterview developmentOuray residents on Monday alternately tried to pick apart and urged support for...

August 23, 2023

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Ouray sales tax drops in May

Revenue from retail spending in Ouray slipped in May compared to the year before, although total revenue year-to-date remains on par with last year’s ...

August 16, 2023

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Returning the Beaumont to its ‘glory days’

One of Ouray's crown jewels has been closed to the public for years. The new owners of the 1886 hotel intend to change that. Three days into a cross-c...

August 9, 2023

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Ouray rejects funding for rental project

Council cites con_lict-of-interest concern, may reconsider laterThe Ouray City Council on Monday rejected a request to give $100,000 to help build an ...

August 9, 2023

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An original take on Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’

Ian Lassiter is intimately familiar with Shakespeare’s plays, performing a variety of roles in several tragedies in his 15 years as a professional act...

August 2, 2023

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Source of foodborne illness outbreak remains unknown

Health officials unable to pinpoint food that has sickened more than 100 who ate at Ridgway'sTaco del GNAR Three months after the first diner reported...

August 2, 2023

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Man accused of threatening family with gun

A Ouray County man was arrested Tuesday night after authorities say he threatened family members with a gun during an alcohol-fueled argument and fire...

August 2, 2023

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Ridgway practice offers alternative to traditional medicine

David Malin doesn’t want his patients telling him what ails them.What he really wants is to first listen to the body. When someone pays a visit to Mal...

July 26, 2023

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Ouray to ban most fireworks

Most fireworks would be banned and those fireworks that are allowed must be set off only on private property away from combustible materials under an ...

July 26, 2023

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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing

MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...

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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...

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Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...

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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...

Letters, Opinion...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Article about Space to Create too negative

September 10, 2025

Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...

Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines