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New equipment helps disabled ‘share the stoke’
New equipment helps disabled ‘share the stoke’
David Sussman isn't the type to sit on the sidelines. Just because he uses a wheelchair doesn't mean he doesn't want to participate as much as anyone ...
October 6, 2022
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Grow facility gets odor mitigation to-do list
Log Hill Mesa marijuana grow facility MS Support will need to hire at least two outside consultants and comply with a checklist of Ouray County stipul...
October 6, 2022
Ridgway library illegally hired new director
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Ridgway library illegally hired new director
The Ridgway Public Library Board of Trustees violated state law when it hired new library Director Amy Baer last month, as it failed to notify the pub...
October 6, 2022
UPSCALE GOODS FOR GUYS
UPSCALE GOODS FOR GUYS
[tecnavia_gallery slug='upscale-goods-for-guys-gallery' view='carousel']The first men’s section at Michelle Poirier’s Blue Pear store in Ouray was a s...
September 28, 2022
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County officials seek seven new employees
As Ouray County officials begin crafting a budget for 2023, department heads are looking for seven new full-time positions, which would cost more than...
September 28, 2022
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County seeks solution for public records requests as fall election approaches
In more than 30 years of being Ouray County's top elections official, Michelle Nauer didn't receive any elections-related public records requests from...
September 28, 2022
Plein air painter opens new Ouray gallery
Plein air painter opens new Ouray gallery
A back injury nearly 40 years ago forced rancher Mike Simpson to consider a career change. Doctors asked him what else he could do, and he gave them a...
September 28, 2022
‘Pro-normal’ candidate Frisch challenges Boebert
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‘Pro-normal’ candidate Frisch challenges Boebert
Driving the “Beat Boebert Buggy” around Colorado, Adam Frisch said he has received about 45 thumbs ups and 20 middle fingers. The congressional candid...
September 21, 2022
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County departments make wish lists for fed funding
Ouray County has about $880,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to spend, and earlier this month each county department had the opportunity to tell ...
September 21, 2022
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Fiber internet coming to hundreds more
High-speed fiber internet is coming to around 700 homes in the North Log Hill, Idlewild and Elk Meadows neighborhoods of Ouray County. Clearnetworx, t...
September 15, 2022
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MURAL IN BLOOM
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MURAL IN BLOOM
By Erin McIntyre 
June 12, 2025
Artist Yulia Avgustinovich works on the mural she was commissioned to paint on the southeast side of the Space to Create building in Ridgway on Monday. Avgustinovich, who has been a professional mural...
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Prison ordered in sex assault
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Prison ordered in sex assault
Judge: Crime shows 'true character' of Ridgway man alternately commended, castigated
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
A judge has sentenced a Ridgway man to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 28-year-old woman in 2023 after he claimed he was drunk and thought she was his wife. Brian Scranton, 49, hugged ...
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Road, retaining wall fixes nearing $300K
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
The cost of repairing County Road 361 and a retaining wall following a large rockfall is nearing $300,000, a sum Ouray County is paying in full. When commissioners declared the event an emergency in F...
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Trail closures could trigger domino effect
With Blue Lakes, part of Imogene Pass off limits,other areas could see more wear and tear
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
Closures of beloved hiking and off-highway vehicle trails in and around Ouray County this summer could congest and pressure other areas. The popular Blue Lakes trailhead is closed through August due t...
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New power contract amplifies local control
San Miguel Power can generate up to 20% of own energy under Tri-State deal through 2050
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
San Miguel Power Association will continue to purchase power from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association for the next 25 years under a revised contract that gives it the ability to generate...
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