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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 âhard to countâ

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

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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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Residentsâ 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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Ridgway town council asks county for 15% of proposed disaster recovery sales tax

By James Hanlon

August 17, 2026

The Ridgway Town Council asked Ouray County to consider a slightly higher distribution of funds from a proposed disaster recovery sales tax fund, while requesting more clarification on a possible cons...

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Bear killed after entering Ridgway home, killing chickens

By erin@ouraynews.com

August 17, 2026

State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home on Saturday after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildli...

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‘Pinched on every front’

Historic drought, wildfires, high feed prices strain local ranchers

By Chart Riggall

August 12, 2026

One breezy afternoon in mid-July, Mike Potter's phone started making all kinds of noise. “It goes, beep, beep, beep, beep!” shouted the Ridgway rancher, brandishing his flip phone from the pocket of h...

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Flood work could begin within week

By Chart Riggall

August 12, 2026

Ouray County officials said Tuesday that flood mitigation work below the Gold Mountain Fire’s burn scar could begin as soon as next week, while warning that storms in the coming days could trigger fur...

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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison

Fairgrounds empty as focus shifts to Elk Fire

By James Hanlon

August 12, 2026

The incident command post for the Gold Mountain Fire relocated to the Gunnison County Fairgrounds Saturday as Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 took over for Team 1 and combined effort...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines