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County, local districts seek water rights to hedge against drought
The Board of County Commissioners, Ouray County Water Users Association and Tri-County Water Conservancy District have filed an application with the s...
January 15, 2020
Push button, get affirmation
Push button, get affirmation
Feeling blue? Need a little positive assurance that “you are enough”? A new crossing signal at the convergence of sidewalks at Hartwell Park can provi...
January 8, 2020
County pushes for avalanche safety
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County pushes for avalanche safety
Ouray County commissioners and other county officials will take additional steps to ensure the public is safe and informed about avalanche mitigation ...
January 1, 2020
Ice Park on display at airport
Ice Park on display at airport
Locals traveling for the holidays may have noticed a piece of home when preparing to board planes at Denver International Airport. The Ouray Ice Park ...
January 1, 2020
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Cow Creek Fire marked by communication kinks
  County officials debriefed during a work session last week about the response to the Cow Creek Fire in October, to discuss what went well and what c...
December 23, 2019
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Commissioners finalize governance for 2020
  Commissioners and staff wrapped up their last regular meeting of the year on Dec. 17 by renewing contracts, agreements and memorandums of understand...
December 23, 2019
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Demographics study predicts flat enrollment
  Ridgway School District’s population will remain flat for the foreseeable future, as long as affordable housing remains out of reach for young famil...
December 18, 2019
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Wildfire mitigation regs hearings continue
  A second public hearing on a Ouray County land-use code amendment regarding wildfire regulations was continued again last month, but county commissi...
December 4, 2019
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New board sworn in, officers elected
  After bidding farewell Ouray School Board President Kentee Pasek, who leaves the board after eight years of service, newly elected Ouray School Boar...
December 4, 2019
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Teens ‘carry on’ to recycling plastic
  Ridgway’s group of teenage environmental activists, Carry On! Ridgway Reuses, are on to their next project. The group, founded by now eighth-graders...
November 26, 2019
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
Proposed constitutional amendment asks who should dictate wildlife policy
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
Colorado’s vote next month on whether to amend the state Constitution by codifying the right to hunt and fish has intensified debate among hunters, conservationists and legal experts over exactly who ...
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City hit with another police suit
Ex-admin assistant claims Ouray lost personal info, violated policies
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
The city of Ouray faces another lawsuit from an ex-employee of the police department. In a complaint filed last week in district court, former Ouray Police Department administrative assistant Lucy Ree...
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County OKs police deal
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
Ouray County commissioners approved a revised contract Tuesday that would make the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office the full-time provider of police services in the city of Ouray — but at a higher cost t...
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In light of budget cuts, Padgett takes 10% salary reduction
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett will take a voluntary 10% salary reduction next year in a show of solidarity with other departments that took cuts for the 2027 budget. Padgett said budget reduc...
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School district to sell workforce unit
Pay raise bumps Ridgway staff out of affordable housing income bracket
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
The Ridgway School Board plans to sell the school district’s last affordable housing unit and rejected a land donation that could have been used to build more housing at a board meeting Oct. 8. No sta...
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