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Mining firm moving HQ to Ouray
  Ouray is the new world headquarters for the Canadian company that purchased Ouray Silver Mines. Aurcana Corp., which purchased the mines nearly a ye...
November 26, 2019
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Board OKs Colona land-use changes
  Colona landowner Craig Jackman has overcome his first hurdle in obtaining land-use code changes for development in the community. The Ouray County P...
November 26, 2019
Meet the Ridgway Marshal’s Office staff
Meet the Ridgway Marshal’s Office staff
[tecnavia_gallery slug='meet-the-ridgway-marshals-office-staff-gallery' view='carousel']  Editor's note: Ridgway recently officially appointed new Mar...
November 26, 2019
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Parent echoes need for culture shift
  The need for a culture shift at Ouray School expressed recently by teachers and a former school board member last month continued to be a topic at M...
November 20, 2019
Board denies request to move fair date
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Board denies request to move fair date
  Despite a request from the Ouray County Fair Board to move the event earlier in the year, commissioners have decided to leave the fair where it alwa...
November 20, 2019
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Board bids farewell to departing members
  Ridgway School Board President Greg Lawler presented departing board members Heather Yeowell and Renee Marr with plaques and flowers at a work sessi...
November 13, 2019
Locals laud CORE vote
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Locals laud CORE vote
  Locals who have worked for the better part of a decade applauded the latest hurdle cleared for attaining wilderness protection for Mt. Sneffels and ...
November 6, 2019
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Road work planned across the county
  Roads across the county were a major focus of a Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. A culvert replacement on County Road 23 will requi...
November 6, 2019
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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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