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The search for Ouray’s new city administrator has narrowed to three finalists who will be in town at the end of next week for a tour, interviews and a...

November 6, 2024

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After years of hikes, some rate relief

Utility rates for the average Ouray resident will inch up by less than $2 a month next year, providing some financial relief after years of sharp incr...

November 6, 2024

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Dual rate changes on horizon

The San Miguel Power Association board of directors will vote next month on whether to approve a pair of rate changes aimed at generating more revenue...

October 30, 2024

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Padgett picks up speed on campaign donations

Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett hauled in more than twice as much money in donations as her opponent in the race for the District 1 seat on the...

October 30, 2024

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New hardware store a family affair

When the Family Dollar store closed in Ridgway earlier this spring, Ace Hardware saw an opportunity. And the Hill and Fedel families, in turn, saw an ...

October 30, 2024

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Haven’t voted yet? Here’s what you need to know

Ouray County voters began receiving ballots in the mail last week, and already nearly 1,200 people had cast their votes as of Tuesday — roughly 25% of...

October 23, 2024

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‘She knew how to make people feel loved’

The first thing he noticed was how gorgeous she was. It was impossible, of course, to miss the tall brunette in the Minturn Middle School classroom wh...

October 23, 2024

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City rejects interest waiver request

The Ouray City Council rejected a request Monday from former City Administrator Silas Clarke to waive the interest owed on a loan he received from the...

October 23, 2024

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Head-on crash kills 1, injures 1

A Ridgway man died and his wife was seriously injured after their sport-utility vehicle and a cement truck collided head-on Tuesday afternoon on U.S. ...

October 16, 2024

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SMPA proposes peak usage rate hike

Customers would pay more to use electricity during a five-hour window in the afternoon and evening, under a proposal that will be considered by the ru...

October 16, 2024

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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing

MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...

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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...

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Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...

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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 10, 2025

The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...

Letters, Opinion...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Article about Space to Create too negative

September 10, 2025

Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...

Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines