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James Hanlon

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Disaster relief sales tax headed for ballot
Ouray County commissioners approved a ballot question Tuesday to ask voters for a county-wide 0.5% disaster recovery sales tax at the Nov. 3 election....
August 26, 2026
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Advocates for fire authority pivot
Organizers pitch placing county EMS under Ridgway Fire Ouray County plans to pivot efforts to consolidate a proposed fire and emergency response autho...
August 26, 2026
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Fire, EMS consolidation proponents consider next steps
Advocates for a county-wide consolidated fire and emergency response authority still believe there is a path forward, even though the proposal suffere...
August 25, 2026
County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
Editor's note: On Aug. 25, Seventh Judicial District County Court Judge Ryan Hess approved a motion to dismiss the case involving Ty Barger and the ca...
August 19, 2026
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Ridgway student proposes ‘free box’ for donations
A presentation about an idea for a “free box” by a Ridgway National Honor Society student at the Ridgway Town Council meeting Aug. 12 led to lengthy d...
August 19, 2026
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Ridgway town council asks county for 15% of proposed disaster recovery sales tax
The Ridgway Town Council asked Ouray County to consider a slightly higher distribution of funds from a proposed disaster recovery sales tax fund, whil...
August 17, 2026
Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
The incident command post for the Gold Mountain Fire relocated to the Gunnison County Fairgrounds Saturday as Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Manageme...
August 12, 2026
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County OKs fire recovery manager job
Ouray County commissioners approved the creation of a recovery manager position Tuesday to help coordinate recovery efforts from the Gold Mountain Fir...
August 12, 2026
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Log Hill won’t join fire authority
The Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department will not join the proposed consolidated fire and emergency medical services authority in Ouray County. Board me...
August 5, 2026
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Crews near full containment on fire
Firefighters who are closing in on fully containing the Gold Mountain Fire have shifted their work to undoing firelines that are no longer needed to p...
August 5, 2026
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
Proposed constitutional amendment asks who should dictate wildlife policy
By Chart Riggall 
October 14, 2026
Colorado’s vote next month on whether to amend the state Constitution by codifying the right to hunt and fish has intensified debate among hunters, conservationists and legal experts over exactly who ...
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City hit with another police suit
Ex-admin assistant claims Ouray lost personal info, violated policies
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
The city of Ouray faces another lawsuit from an ex-employee of the police department. In a complaint filed last week in district court, former Ouray Police Department administrative assistant Lucy Ree...
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County OKs police deal
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 14, 2026
Ouray County commissioners approved a revised contract Tuesday that would make the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office the full-time provider of police services in the city of Ouray — but at a higher cost t...
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In light of budget cuts, Padgett takes 10% salary reduction
By James Hanlon 
October 14, 2026
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett will take a voluntary 10% salary reduction next year in a show of solidarity with other departments that took cuts for the 2027 budget. Padgett said budget reduc...
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School district to sell workforce unit
Pay raise bumps Ridgway staff out of affordable housing income bracket
By James Hanlon 
October 14, 2026
The Ridgway School Board plans to sell the school district’s last affordable housing unit and rejected a land donation that could have been used to build more housing at a board meeting Oct. 8. No sta...
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