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Ouray utility rates to climb 9% in 2024
The average Ouray resident will pay 9% more for water, sewer, trash and recycling services next year under a rate plan approved by the Ouray City Coun...
November 15, 2023
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Ridgway students outperform peers on state standardized tests
Ridgway School District students outperformed their peers on every grade level and in every subject tested on state standardized tests last spring.The...
November 15, 2023
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In Ouray council races, voters pick incumbent, challenger
Ouray voters chose to keep City Councilor Peggy Lindsey but pushed out City Councilor John Wood in favor of Michael Underwood, ensuring the council wi...
November 8, 2023
‘Darkly funny, soulful’ Ridgway film fest returns
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‘Darkly funny, soulful’ Ridgway film fest returns
Ninth-annual event expands to four days, features 26 short films Arielle Bielak wants you to trust her. The director of the Ridgway Independent Film F...
November 8, 2023
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Ouray sales tax climbs again in August
The last full month of summer proved to be another big revenue generator for the city of Ouray.Receipts from August sales activity totaled $419,806, a...
October 25, 2023
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SMPA to start power line rebuild in June
The next phase of an ambitious, multi-year plan to rebuild 16 miles worth of power lines on Red Mountain Pass will begin next summer.The San Miguel Po...
October 25, 2023
Airport reaches new heights
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Airport reaches new heights
Propelled by record passenger numbers, Montrose Regional unveils $38M expansion From a practical standpoint, there’s a lot to like about the $38 milli...
October 25, 2023
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Ouray to offer virtual tours of popular sites
Visitors who want to know how steep the Perimeter Trail is or how bumpy it gets on the road leading to Yankee Boy Basin will soon be able to get a ver...
October 25, 2023
Council candidates differ on issues at Ouray forum
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Council candidates differ on issues at Ouray forum
While School Board candidates generally agreed, council hopefuls Wood, Underwood contrast on public transit, other topicsOuray City Councilor John Woo...
October 25, 2023
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SMPA board approves rate hike
Co-op dealing with rising power costs, will seek time-of-use rate systemThe San Miguel Power Association board of directors on Tuesday approved a $2-a...
October 25, 2023
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Pilot’s death ruled an accident
Report: Divers had to wait to recover body from helicopter due to risk from electric current
By Chart Riggall 
August 25, 2026
The death of a pilot whose firefighting helicopter crashed into Silver Jack Reservoir last month has been ruled an accident by a Grand Junction medical examiner, according to an autopsy report obtaine...
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Fire, EMS consolidation proponents consider next steps
By James Hanlon 
August 25, 2026
Advocates for a county-wide consolidated fire and emergency response authority still believe there is a path forward, even though the proposal suffered another setback last week when the Ouray City Co...
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Best feathers forward
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Best feathers forward
August 19, 2026
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Bear activity ramping up
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Bear activity ramping up
Second bruin killed in a week after several conflicts, entering home
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home last weekend after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildl...
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Police admin assistant resigns, blasts city
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
The Ouray Police Department's administrative assistant has resigned, leaving the office with one remaining employee assigned to desk duty. The resignation comes just after the city's response to a civ...
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