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Developer, city barter over regs for housing

Sides dive into details on Waterview projectOuray city councilors and developers of what would be the first large-scale affordable housing project in ...

August 30, 2023

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City postpones more debate on alcohol at pool

Leaders waiting on cost of supplemental heating system The Ouray City Council will hold off on discussing the possibility of selling alcohol at the Ho...

August 23, 2023

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Housing project draws backers, critics

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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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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August 19, 2026

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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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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines