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Ouray County's land use department doesn't have time to embark on a new master plan, Planning Director Mark Castrodale told commissioners last week. A...

April 21, 2022

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County OKs new wedding venue

After a lengthy public hearing April 13, commissioners approved a temporary use permit for a wedding venue at the Red Mountain Alpine Lodge located on...

April 21, 2022

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School renovation plans to be finalized

Ridgway Elementary is making preparations for major renovations over the summer and into next year. Several members of the architectural, design and c...

April 21, 2022

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Pavilion renovations to start this spring at Top of the Pines

Stalled plans to remodel the pavilion at Top of the Pines, an open space preserve off of County Road 5 near Ridgway, are back in motion after a signif...

April 21, 2022

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Stoppage rankles applicant

Ouray County has extended its moratorium on marijuana licenses again, a year after first halting its acceptance of new applications. The commissioners...

April 21, 2022

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Citizens pitch tax hike for sheriff

A citizen-driven initiative to ask voters to raise property taxes for the Ouray County Sheriff's Office has been proposed to county commissioners. Log...

April 13, 2022

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County: Site should be renamed Hayden Gulch

Ouray County commissioners are prepared to recommend changing the name of Squaw Gulch to Hayden Gulch as part of a national effort to rename hundreds ...

April 7, 2022

New owner, new location for Ridgway yoga studio

[tecnavia_gallery slug='new-owner-new-location-for-ridgway-yoga-studio-gallery' view='carousel']Ridgway Yoga Shala has a new owner at a new location. ...

March 28, 2022

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Halt on marijuana grows to be extended

Ouray County commissioners plan to extend a moratorium on new marijuana cultivation licenses in the county for another six months after their fourth w...

March 23, 2022

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Staff issues crop up in exec review

The usually straightforward process of giving Ouray County Administrator Connie Hunt her yearly performance evaluation proved lengthy on March 16 afte...

March 23, 2022

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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