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Ouray School eyes housing for employees
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Ouray School eyes housing for employees
The Ouray School District may pursue purchasing a home for sale across the street from the school, in the hopes of using it for employee housing and s...
September 1, 2022
Planning board delays subdivision decision
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Planning board delays subdivision decision
The Ridgway Planning Commission gave developers of a controversial proposed subdivision four months to come back with a revised plan, after more than ...
September 1, 2022
Bennet questioned on issues during stop in Ridgway
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Bennet questioned on issues during stop in Ridgway
Ouray County residents questioned U.S. Senator Michael Bennet about water conservation measures, public lands protections and abortion access during a...
August 24, 2022
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County still chasing rental violators
After sending two rounds of letters asking unlicensed short-term rental owners to comply with county regulations, Ouray County is still trying to shut...
August 24, 2022
New Ouray shop touts local art
New Ouray shop touts local art
As customers browsed inside Humble Mountain, the new store at 824 Main St. in Ouray, co-owners Kim Kelly and Amy Winterrowd offered up insights into t...
August 24, 2022
Ridgway lodging tax allocation won’t change
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Ridgway lodging tax allocation won’t change
Ridgway won’t ask voters this year to approve changes to how the town’s lodging tax revenue is spent, after the town council decided last week to tabl...
August 18, 2022
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Funding sought to buy apartments
The Ouray City Council asked for more information before deciding whether to fund a request for $100,000 from the Home Trust of Ouray County to purcha...
August 18, 2022
City-run gift shop draws ire
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City-run gift shop draws ire
The recent opening of a gift shop inside the Ouray Visitor Center is drawing backlash from at least one local business owner who claims the city is di...
August 18, 2022
Ridgway halts new development
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Ridgway halts new development
Ridgway will stop accepting applications for new developments as they work to revise the town’s planning and zoning code. The town council voted unani...
August 18, 2022
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Planning board OKs Ouray townhomes
The Ouray Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved four variances for a five-townhome project near Fellin Park. Crandall Bates and his son,...
August 11, 2022
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Ridgway girls run down state title
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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ELECTION 2025
Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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