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Shooting range draws fire from neighbors
Residents located near a private shooting range in Ouray County have complained to elected officials, asking them to do something about the noise. Res...
January 13, 2022
Private via ferrata awaits approval
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Private via ferrata awaits approval
A commercial via ferrata on private land near Ouray received initial approval from the Ouray Area Joint Planning Board last month. But the applicants ...
January 6, 2022
Stories of the year No. 10: School bond passes in Ridgway
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Stories of the year No. 10: School bond passes in Ridgway
Voters overwhelmingly supported proposals to renovate the Ridgway School District's oldest building and to increase taxes in support of retaining staf...
December 24, 2021
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Stories of the year No. 9: Marijuana grow moratorium continues into new year
Ouray County is ending 2021 with a moratorium on new marijuana cultivation facilities, enacted nearly seven months ago when commissioners cited a need...
December 24, 2021
Ouray’s Mountain Fever reopens outlet shop
Ouray’s Mountain Fever reopens outlet shop
While Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts in Ouray opened its first outlet store about six years ago, owners Bruce and Tamara Gulde have never had it o...
December 24, 2021
New gallery gives art a second chance
New gallery gives art a second chance
The Paws for Art Gallery & More has been a traveling show of sorts for three years, popping up at various locations in Ridgway and Telluride. It ...
December 24, 2021
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Letters oppose domestic sheep grazing plan
Ouray County commissioners are urging federal officials to rethink a proposed grazing plan for domestic sheep that could affect wild sheep populations...
December 23, 2021
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County discusses goals, role of publicist
Nine months after hiring the county's first full-time public information officer, commissioners met with her to discuss the roles and responsibilities...
December 23, 2021
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Public right-of-way on CR17 protected
Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli and Commissioner Lynn Padgett successfully lobbied the State Board of Land Commissioners to formally recognize desig...
December 16, 2021
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Business owner fills Ouray School Board vacancy
The Ouray School Board has selected local business owner and Ouray graduate Tom Fedel to fill an open seat. The board met in a special meeting Dec. 9 ...
December 16, 2021
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July 2, 2025
Carrie Ann Mund, left, dances with Tawnya Schiebel during the Mariachi de San Jose band’s performance in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on June 29. The band performed as part of the fifth annual Fete de la M...
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Leaders object to public lands sale
Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2025
Recent federal proposals to sell or develop Ouray County’s public lands would harm the county’s economy, identity and culture of ranching and public recreation, according to county officials and other...
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Sex assault trial moved to Montrose
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2025
A judge has ordered the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2023 to be moved from Ouray to Montrose. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson approved the tri...
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Celebrating the Fourth in Ouray? Load up on sunscreen, patience, courtesy
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Celebrating the Fourth in Ouray? Load up on sunscreen, patience, courtesy
Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2025
The sights and sounds of the Fourth of July in Ouray are ubiquitous. The powerful spray of fire hoses. The shrieks of kids racing through Fellin Park. Cheers and honking horns on Main Street. This yea...
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New weapons policy would ban public, allow employees to conceal carry
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2025
County leaders are debating a new policy that would ban the public from carrying any weapons within Ouray County buildings but allow county employees with valid permits to conceal carry weapons in mos...
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