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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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Audience receptive to proposed regulations
OURAY COUNTY Ouray County residents who attended a town hall meeting on proposed wildfire mitigation rules were receptive to those regulations. The me...
August 15, 2019
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Census: Rural areas ‘hard to count’
  Ouray County’s rural population will be harder to count in next year’s Census than areas with home mail delivery, U.S. Census Bureau representatives...
August 15, 2019
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Ouray to share public health director with San Miguel County
Ouray County’s new health department director will split her time with San Miguel County, in an agreement where the two governments will share costs t...
July 31, 2019
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Commissioners seek beefed-up forest patrol
  Ouray County commissioners want the U.S. Forest Service to station more rangers to patrol the high country and prevent damage caused by visitors, am...
July 31, 2019
New undersheriff eager to serve community
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New undersheriff eager to serve community
  With over 35 years of law enforcement behind him – and nearly 20 of those years in Ouray - Ted Wolfe is willing to serve his community as long as he...
July 31, 2019
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Planning Commission hosts film screenings
OURAY COUNTY The Ouray County Planning Commission is showing the documentary film “The Era of Megafires” at three locations across the county in the c...
July 24, 2019
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Storage units expansion denial could set precedent
  A storage unit business that expanded without approval shouldn’t receive a special use permit, according to a joint planning organization from Ridgw...
July 24, 2019
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Residents’ complaints persist about speeding
  The Board of County Commissioners heard more complaints about speeding on County Road 24 from residents at their meeting on Tuesday. This time the f...
July 24, 2019
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Speed bumps planned for some county roads
A speed tracker captured speeds of up to 55 miles per hour on pothole- and washboard-riddled County Road 24 and its subsections, prompting Ouray Count...
July 17, 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...
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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...
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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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Rural teens, caregivers sought to participate in suicide risk study
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
Editor's note: This story talks about topics related to suicide. If you or anyone else needs resources, please call or text 988 or visit 988colorado.com. For Dr. Maya Haasz, it didn’t feel right to us...
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