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SMPA approves rate increases
The San Miguel Power Association board of directors on Tuesday approved dual rate increases in 2026 for the second year in a row, as the rural electri...
November 19, 2025
Judge delays sex assault trial again
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh...
November 12, 2025
Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
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Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the cit...
November 12, 2025
Underwood elected mayor
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Underwood elected mayor
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism an...
November 5, 2025
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Ouray utility bills to rise by 6%
Ouray residents and business owners will see their utility bills rise by 6% next year, as the city seeks additional revenue to meet the requirements o...
November 5, 2025
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Council nixes alcohol at hot springs
The Ouray City Council rejected a proposal Monday to sell alcohol at three special events at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool next year, concluding the cost...
October 29, 2025
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Mayoral hopefuls make pitches to voters
Ouray's mayoral candidates agreed last week the biggest challenge facing the city is a breakdown in communication and understanding between the city c...
October 29, 2025
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College student from Ridgway missing near Buena Vista
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College student from Ridgway missing near Buena Vista
By Mike 
October 27, 2026
A firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department and another man are missing near Buena Vista after they went hiking last weekend and didn’t return. Kaden Matsuda, 19, of Ridgway, and Jackson...
‘This is the challenge that I needed in my life’
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‘This is the challenge that I needed in my life’
Ouray Ice Park's new executive director trims staff, seeks more buy-in from recreational climbers amid financial crunch
By Chart Riggall 
October 21, 2026
In the waning weeks of the 2019 ice climbing season, a 27-year-old Tres Barbatelli stood at the bottom of the Uncompahgre Gorge wondering what he’d just done. Minutes before, he’d rappelled down into ...
Police department dissolved
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Police department dissolved
Council turns over services to sheriff; remaining employee laid off
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 21, 2026
The city of Ouray terminated the sole employee of its police department and turned over its police services to the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, officially dissolving a stand-alone law enf...
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Paramedic fired after three months’ leave
Commissioners pause refilling second EMS vacancy
By James Hanlon 
October 21, 2026
A paramedic for Ouray County Emergency Medical Services, who has been on administrative leave since the Gold Mountain Fire, was fired last week after a meeting with county administration went awry. Jo...
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County wraps up draft budget without layoffs
Initial plan leaves five positions vacant, reduces some departmental hours
By James Hanlon 
October 21, 2026
Ouray County’s draft budget for next year proposes five staff reductions from general fund departments – all of which are currently vacant positions. The positions are from administration, the assesso...
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