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Town hopes to fast-track manager hiring
  Ridgway has an aggressive schedule for the hiring process of a new town manager. Plans are to have the candidate selected by Nov. 12 and the role fi...
September 25, 2019
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Speed bumps approved for county roads
A request from the road and bridge superintendent and the sheriff for installation of speed bumps on county roads was approved on Tuesday by Ouray Cou...
September 18, 2019
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Road funding measure goes to the ballot
  Ouray County voters will have a roads-funding question to consider on the ballot in November, which includes a sunset provision ending one part of t...
September 11, 2019
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Group frustrated with undersheriff case
  Members of a local sex-assault prevention group confronted Ouray County officials on Tuesday, citing concerns with the recent indictment of the form...
September 11, 2019
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Colona zoning change recommended
  The Ouray County Planning Commission is recommending a change in zoning for the old Colona store building and a nearby house, at the request of the ...
September 5, 2019
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Board fills vacancy ahead of election
  The Ridgway School Board nominated and swore in a new member to fill the vacancy created with the departure of member Cindy Lystad, who now serves a...
August 29, 2019
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Storage biz to make case for expansion
  The owners of a storage unit business between Ridgway and Ouray will get another chance to make their case for expansion to county commissioners. Re...
August 15, 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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