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Colona convenience store clears hurdle to reopen

The Ouray County Planning Commission voted on Tuesday to recommend county commissioners approve a special use permit for the reopening of the store on...

July 8, 2020

Local band releases tribute album to region

A pandemic wasn’t going to stop local musicians from releasing their tribute to the mountains and the area they love. Ouray band You Knew Me When rele...

July 8, 2020

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Ouray schools juggle funding to keep pay intact

The Ouray School Board passed a budget without step increases to staff salary on Monday after lengthy deliberation during that meeting as well as a me...

July 2, 2020

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Administrator gets glowing review from commissioners

Ouray County commissioners told County Administrator Connie Hunt last week during her annual performance evaluation that she works too hard and is too...

July 2, 2020

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Parents: Return to traditional school

A majority of Ridgway parents support getting their kids back into the classroom this fall, according to the results of a parent survey conducted last...

July 2, 2020

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Ouray County adopts fire ban, citing wildfire risk

The Board of County Commissioners approved a county-wide stage one fire ban starting Thursday, preventing the use of fireworks over the July 4 weekend...

June 30, 2020

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Log Hill grow facility granted expansion

After nearly five hours of contentious public hearings, comments and deliberation, Ouray County commissioners agreed Tuesday to allow a marijuana grow...

June 25, 2020

Covid

Pool variance seeks expanded capacity

Ouray County has submitted a request to the state to allow pools to admit 200 people or 75 percent of capacity. County commissioners, acting as the Bo...

June 17, 2020

Covid

Church services to resume at 4-H Events Center

Ouray County’s 4-H Events Center will reopen for church services after being closed for months due to COVID-19 restrictions. Grace Community Church wi...

June 17, 2020

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Shipping delays slow fiber project

Phase one of the project to bring fiber optic cable from Montrose over Log Hill and into Ouray for a total of about 48 miles of new broadband is neari...

June 11, 2020

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Flood ravages homes

County deems trio of Ponderosa Village properties uninhabitable, as residents fear more debris flows imminent

By By Erin McIntyre, Chart Riggall and Mike Wiggins erin@ouraynews.com chart@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com

August 5, 2026

When the fire raged above them on the mountain, the evacuated residents of Ponderosa Village hoped for rain. They wished for anything to help the firefighters get control of the blaze so it wouldn't b...

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County floats disaster relief sales tax

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

August 5, 2026

Draft ballot language proposes half-cent tax, with revenue split between county, city, town Ouray County commissioners are in talks to put a half-penny sales tax increase question to voters this fall ...

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Log Hill won’t join fire authority

Board: No benefit to cost, operational structure

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

August 5, 2026

The Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department will not join the proposed consolidated fire and emergency medical services authority in Ouray County. Board members of the Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection Distric...

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Crews near full containment on fire

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

August 5, 2026

Firefighters who are closing in on fully containing the Gold Mountain Fire have shifted their work to undoing firelines that are no longer needed to prevent erosion. “We've moved out of the suppressio...

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‘We were in a panic’

Flooding relocates part of Dexter Creek, forces couple to seek help with pigs

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

August 5, 2026

Hank and Betsy Nicholson were watching TV at home the night of July 26 when the skies opened up and filled Dexter Creek with rainwater, mud and debris. The creek, which serves as the Nicholsons’ only ...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines