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Top stories of 2023: Ouray begins tackling cool temps at pool

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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 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

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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

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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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Ice Park pushing for more members

Rather than charging for public access, operators seek voluntary support from climbers For 30 years, the Ouray Ice Park has anchored the winter econom...

November 29, 2023

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Ouray rebrands, unveils new logos

City to pay Denver graphic design firm up to $30K for work; sales tax drops in September The city of Ouray will roll out a series of new logos in the ...

November 29, 2023

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BBQ restaurant brings the smoke to Ouray

With the help of a Texas pit master, The Smokehouse debuts at Ouray Riverside Resort When Jason and Amber Perkins purchased a commercial smoker nearly...

November 29, 2023

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Town mayor re-elected in landslide

Voters select incumbents Grambley, Scoville, newcomer Greenwood

By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

April 8, 2026

John Clark will continue serving as Ridgway mayor, defeating his only challenger in 14 years since he was first elected, newcomer Tia Mihelarakis. Clark received 321 votes to Mihelarakis’ 51 votes. Cl...

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Does Ouray need a new pool house? Council, public split

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 8, 2026

A series of tweaks to the design of a proposed new pool house at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool has exposed a deep divide among Ouray City Council members and the public over whether the city should proce...

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Council absorbs more criticism over police

Employee pleads 'give us answers' as city OKs higher reimbursement rate for law enforcement services

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 8, 2026

The Ouray City Council on Monday agreed to pay Ouray County more for providing law enforcement services in the city, but not before absorbing another round of blistering criticism from the public and ...

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County, Forest Service to discuss Yankee Boy closure next week

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 8, 2026

Ouray County commissioners will hold a work session next week with the U.S. Forest Service to discuss their plan to close the upper portion of the road into Yankee Boy Basin to reduce environmental an...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines