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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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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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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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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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Cimarron Gathering Place opens with fanfare
By James Hanlon 
November 6, 2026
After months of planning, elder community members now have a place to gather during the week. The Cimarron Gathering Place is an age-friendly community center held most Tuesdays and Thursdays at the O...
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Cleared for takeoff
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Cleared for takeoff
Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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