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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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September 9, 2026

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Water restrictions exception, not rule

Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...

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Trump declares disaster for fire

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...

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Crews working to plug old water well

Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...

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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines