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Decision on CR 5 parallel trail postponed
After three hours of discussing a settlement over litigation involving County Road 5 on Wednesday, Ouray County commissioners continued the meeting un...
August 27, 2020
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County to consider settling road lawsuit
Ouray County commissioners will consider a plan next week to build a 3-mile winter trail system along the top section of County Road 5 in an effort to...
August 20, 2020
New Ridgway principal prepared for storm
New Ridgway principal prepared for storm
Ridgway Secondary School's new principal is prepared to weather whatever storm may lie ahead with the reopening of school in the wake of the COVID-19 ...
August 20, 2020
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Plans for Corbett Creek in the works
Ouray County commissioners and staff spent four hours on Tuesday in a virtual meeting with the Army Corps of Engineers to discuss possible solutions t...
August 12, 2020
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EPA: Atlas Mill project a temporary fix
An on-scene coordinator with the Environmental Protection Agency has voiced concerns about how effective efforts at the old Atlas Mill site will be in...
August 5, 2020
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Marijuana facility complaints continue
Ouray County commissioners fielded more complaints Tuesday about an oft-criticized marijuana grow facility on Log Hill Mesa, while also hearing concer...
July 29, 2020
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County board may submit ballot question
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday submitted a letter of intent to place a ballot question on the November zozo ballot, although at this point it’s...
July 15, 2020
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City: No to more remote governance
Ouray council rejects member's request to attend more meetings from afar
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
The Ouray City Council on Monday unanimously rejected a councilor’s request for greater leeway to participate in council meetings remotely, agreeing it’s vital for elected officials to face constituen...
A dilemma 25 years in the making
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4-H EVENT CENTER
A dilemma 25 years in the making
Commissioners determined to improve fiscal health of facility plagued by management, use questions since its donation
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
The dilemma of how to manage, finance and use the Ouray County 4-H Event Center is coming full circle, reflecting conversations that happened more than 25 years ago when the facility was donated to th...
Pool house design draws varied reactions
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Pool house design draws varied reactions
Residents alternately praise, pan contemporary appearance, debate proposed community space
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
Ouray County residents peppered architects and Ouray parks and recreation officials with questions and feedback about a proposed new pool house at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, revealing a broad spectru...
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