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County may tap over $800K from reserves
Ouray County may tap into its reserves for about $840,000 to cover expenses in 2023, including increased health and liability insurance expenses and n...
November 17, 2022
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County inks deal for legal assistance
Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli will get outside help in 2023 following a busy year of legal work, as commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve a co...
November 17, 2022
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County eyes trio of new positions
Ouray County could have a new sheriff’s deputy, a new Information Technology technician, and a parttime deputy emergency manager by the end of 2023, a...
November 9, 2022
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City adds offices, considers fitness center improvements
Ouray city officials are considering big improvements to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool's fitness center, and while offices for pool staff are currently b...
November 9, 2022
Republican Catlin holds off Kuns’ challenge
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Republican Catlin holds off Kuns’ challenge
Montrose Republican and incumbent Colorado House District 58 Rep. Marc Catlin is headed back to the statehouse, beating Montrose Democrat Kevin Kuns b...
November 9, 2022
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New workspace planned for victim advocate
Elaine Wood, the victim advocate based in the Ridgway Marshal's Office who serves the town, City of Ouray and Ouray County, is retiring at the end of ...
November 9, 2022
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Housing, state help topics of discussion at agency dinner
Officials from the City of Ouray, Town of Ridgway and Ouray County zeroed in on housing as a major issue that needs to be addressed during a tri-agenc...
November 2, 2022
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New contract could provide more backcountry rec access
Ouray County officials are working on a new maintenance agreement with Ouray Silver Mines, which typically maintains county roads leading to its prope...
November 2, 2022
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Ridgway library looks at hiring contract, training
Ridgway Public Library trustees decided Oct. 21 to undertake board training on Sunshine laws, adopt a new policy regarding records requests and ink an...
November 2, 2022
Catlin, Kuns face off at forum
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Catlin, Kuns face off at forum
Incumbent House District 58 representative Marc Catlin and challenger Kevin Kuns squared off at a town-hall style forum in Montrose Oct. 28, addressin...
November 2, 2022
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City attorney resigns
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
September 5, 2025
Ouray City Attorney Carol Viner is retiring from her position with the city after nearly a decade. During a Sept. 2 city council meeting, Mayor Ethan Funk said the city will rely on Glenwood Springs-b...
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City seeks options to reduce wildfire danger, without federal funds
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City seeks options to reduce wildfire danger, without federal funds
Ouray launches committee to find local solutions
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
September 5, 2025
Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...
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September 3, 2025
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Senator gets earful from local leaders
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Senator gets earful from local leaders
In face of funding turmoil, Hickenlooper urges officials to find creative solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 3, 2025
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper encouraged local nonprofit leaders and public officials to persevere, find ways to do more with less money and look for opportunities to change systems during a visit to Ou...
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Reality varies from initial vision
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SPACE TO CREATE: THREE YEARS LATER
Reality varies from initial vision
Is Ouray County's first affordable housing project a success? It depends on who you ask.
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 3, 2025
Three years after Space to Create opened in Ridgway, Ouray County’s affordable housing guinea pig is a bit of a mixed bag for residents and the public. The 30-unit apartment building on Clinton Street...
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