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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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Years of work on camping regs yield no changes
After years of discussion and work, Ouray County commissioners decided to postpone further regulation of non-commercial camping, citing inconsistencie...
July 17, 2019
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‘I did it for the animals’
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‘I did it for the animals’
Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...
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Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...
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County hires deputy attorney, makes other transition plans
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray County commissioners have hired a new deputy county attorney and made transition plans for three other vacant county leadership roles. For varying reasons, four top-level county roles were vacat...
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SMPA’s rate structure is regressive
By Dear Editor: 
November 12, 2025
Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...
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