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County resurrects camping ordinance
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
Tipi dweller weighs in on regulations
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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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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
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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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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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