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After years of debate and a stalemate last year when the Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Commission tried to develop an ordinance regul...

March 26, 2020

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Tipi dweller weighs in on regulations

A man who lives off-grid on an old mining claim in Ouray County has joined negotiations over the recently resurrected, much-debated long-term camping ...

March 26, 2020

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Nonprofit opposes water rights application

Ouray County’s application to divert water from Cow Creek and store it in Ridgway Reservoir is being opposed by the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership....

March 19, 2020

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County board to shift to virtual meetings

Ouray County commissioners met Tuesday with their chairs spaced 6 feet apart, in what is likely to be their last in-person meeting for some time. Comm...

March 19, 2020

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Schools close for weeks, pivot with ever-changing situation

Citing concerns about preventing community spread of coronavirus, Ridgway and Ouray Schools initially closed until April 6, but then the closure was e...

March 19, 2020

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County: Firm overstepped on project

Ouray County is concerned that a company hired to install fiber internet may have overstepped the limitations of the project it was hired to do. Deepl...

March 11, 2020

Ridgway vet tech dedicated to helping animals here, abroad

To say Dawn Oliver is passionate about helping animals would be an understatement. Not only has she worked as a certified veterinary assistant at Ridg...

March 11, 2020

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Construction prompts water-quality complaint

Construction at the former home of famed actor and environmentalist Dennis Weaver has sparked complaints to state water-quality officials and the U.S....

February 19, 2020

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Survey respondents OK with buildings

Students, parents and community members of Ridgway School District are overall pretty happy with school infrastructure and believe both buildings meet...

February 6, 2020

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Grow facility given extension

A local marijuana grow facility has received another extension to address complaints from neighbors, the latest in a series of issues holding over fro...

February 6, 2020

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July 2, 2025

Carrie Ann Mund, left, dances with Tawnya Schiebel during the Mariachi de San Jose band’s performance in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on June 29. The band performed as part of the fifth annual Fete de la M...

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Leaders object to public lands sale

Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

Recent federal proposals to sell or develop Ouray County’s public lands would harm the county’s economy, identity and culture of ranching and public recreation, according to county officials and other...

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Sex assault trial moved to Montrose

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

A judge has ordered the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2023 to be moved from Ouray to Montrose. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson approved the tri...

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Celebrating the Fourth in Ouray? Load up on sunscreen, patience, courtesy

Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

The sights and sounds of the Fourth of July in Ouray are ubiquitous. The powerful spray of fire hoses. The shrieks of kids racing through Fellin Park. Cheers and honking horns on Main Street. This yea...

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New weapons policy would ban public, allow employees to conceal carry

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

County leaders are debating a new policy that would ban the public from carrying any weapons within Ouray County buildings but allow county employees with valid permits to conceal carry weapons in mos...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines