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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
An original take on Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’
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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
Ridgway practice offers alternative to traditional medicine
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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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Crystal Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate, but clock’s ticking
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Crystal Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate, but clock’s ticking
By Chart Riggall, chart@ouraynews.com 
October 2, 2026
Federal legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray cleared the U.S. Senate this week, sending the bill to the House of Representatives as the clock winds down for Cong...
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A Skyway show worth seeing
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A Skyway show worth seeing
September 30, 2026
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Budget slashing begins
Board considers own pay cut, trimming staff, claiming leftover road paving funds
By James Hanlon 
September 30, 2026
Department by department, piece by piece, Ouray County commissioners worked toward cutting $1.5 million from the county’s draft budget at all-day budget sessions Sept. 23 and 29. Commissioners set a 1...
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Ouray sergeant’s job? It’s unclear
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Ouray sergeant’s job? It’s unclear
What does the only remaining full-time police employee do for work? Nobody — including Matt Troxell — will say
September 30, 2026
Each weekday, the Ouray Police Department’s sole full-time employee hops in an unmarked black and white SUV for the 15-minute commute from his home in Ridgway to his job in Ouray. Sgt. Matt Troxell ba...
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More squeeze, less juice: How proposed disaster relief sales tax compares with other communities
A smaller tax base means Ouray County is asking taxpayers to pay more money to generate less revenue
By Chart Riggall 
September 30, 2026
Ouray County’s proposed sales tax hike to fund future disaster relief would take more out of residents’ and visitors’ pockets to provide a substantially less plush fiscal cushion than other Colorado l...
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