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County juggles road work, cost overruns
Ouray County Road and Bridge staff will finish improvements to County Road 1 next week, while a number of other projects have been tabled until later ...
July 13, 2022
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Daytime full closures end on Highway 50
Improvements to U.S. Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison originally slated for November completion will take until 2023, but the full daytime roa...
July 7, 2022
The real water fight winners
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The real water fight winners
The Ouray firefighters were convincing when they asked Abby Romero and Justin Clark to come out and help spray the crowd during Monday’s water fights,...
July 7, 2022
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Team to tackle Governor Basin restoration
A multi-organizational effort to restore two old mine sites at Governor Basin and protect the surrounding environment is underway, with the Environmen...
June 30, 2022
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County OKs transfer of marijuana license
Ownership of Log Hill Mesa-based marijuana cultivation facility MS Support is changing hands, and Ouray County commissioners approved a transfer for t...
June 30, 2022
Time to belly up to The Gray in Ouray
Time to belly up to The Gray in Ouray
Sarah Gray is going for the “perfect mix” of local hangout and tourist hotspot with her new bar The Gray, which opened over Memorial Day weekend on th...
June 30, 2022
New owners take helm at Black Bear Manor
New owners take helm at Black Bear Manor
[tecnavia_gallery slug='new-owners-take-helm-at-black-bear-manor-gallery' view='carousel']Black Bear Manor, a Ouray bed and breakfast built in the 197...
June 30, 2022
STORIES WORTH SAVING
STORIES WORTH SAVING
In 1896 ads for sewing machines and cities to stop at on the road to the West Coast dotted the pages of The Populist newspaper, a Ridgway publication ...
June 30, 2022
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City: No to more remote governance
Ouray council rejects member's request to attend more meetings from afar
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
The Ouray City Council on Monday unanimously rejected a councilor’s request for greater leeway to participate in council meetings remotely, agreeing it’s vital for elected officials to face constituen...
A dilemma 25 years in the making
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4-H EVENT CENTER
A dilemma 25 years in the making
Commissioners determined to improve fiscal health of facility plagued by management, use questions since its donation
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
The dilemma of how to manage, finance and use the Ouray County 4-H Event Center is coming full circle, reflecting conversations that happened more than 25 years ago when the facility was donated to th...
Pool house design draws varied reactions
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Pool house design draws varied reactions
Residents alternately praise, pan contemporary appearance, debate proposed community space
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 4, 2026
Ouray County residents peppered architects and Ouray parks and recreation officials with questions and feedback about a proposed new pool house at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, revealing a broad spectru...
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