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THE SUPPORTING CAST
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THE SUPPORTING CAST
[tecnavia_gallery slug='the-supporting-cast-gallery' view='carousel']Editor's note: This is the latest in an occasional feature we publish about commu...
June 14, 2023
Locals open door to housing for locals
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Locals open door to housing for locals
Less than a year after breaking ground on 705 N. Laura St., Terese and Josh Seal have nearly completed construction on a house – one they expect to se...
June 7, 2023
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State delays Ouray-Montrose bus service
A daily transit service with trips between Montrose and Ouray won’t start until later this month, due to delays in a state contract. The Ouray County ...
May 31, 2023
A NEW PLACE TO PLAY
A NEW PLACE TO PLAY
[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-new-place-to-play-gallery' view='carousel']Heather Smith knows what many kids hear as their families walk up and down Main S...
May 24, 2023
BUILDING OUTSIDE THE BOX
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BUILDING OUTSIDE THE BOX
As the numbered balls tumble through the spinner at Ridgway Town Hall next month, it’ll be anyone’s guess whose number will be called in the lottery f...
May 24, 2023
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Silver mine buyer backs out
One month after announcing plans to acquire the Revenue- Virginius Mine, Silver X Mining has terminated its purchase agreement, citing concerns about ...
May 24, 2023
A loss that stings
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A loss that stings
[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-loss-that-stings-gallery' view='carousel']At the end of last summer, Fred Boyle’s beehives were, quite literally, buzzing. “...
May 17, 2023
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Creditors oppose mine sale
Creditors who say they’re owed nearly $10 million from the owners of the Revenue- Virginius Mine have asked a Ouray County judge not to approve a prop...
May 17, 2023
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Home Trust secures Ouray apartments
The Home Trust of Ouray County is now the owner of a six-unit apartment building in Ouray, marking the first official affordable housing preservation ...
May 10, 2023
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Water restrictions exception, not rule
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
Crews working to plug old water well
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Crews working to plug old water well
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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