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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
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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
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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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City to keep police department
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City to keep police department
Ouray to retain on-call model, offer raises to officers, while sheriff leads hiring, training efforts
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
The city of Ouray will retain and rebuild its own independent police department but rely on Ouray County Sheriff Justin Perry to lead the hiring and training of its officers until a new police chief c...
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Ouray County EMS to raise fees
Charges for treatment, transport to increase for first time since 2018
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
Ouray County commissioners plan to raise fees for treatment and ambulance transports from Ouray County Emergency Medical Services starting in June. Commissioners reviewed proposed fee increases prepar...
Mass evacuation exercise tests county’s preparedness
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Mass evacuation exercise tests county’s preparedness
Half-day event features volunteers feigning injuries, refusing to leave and generally creating chaos — in the name of training for a real emergency
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
At 9:28 a.m., Amy Clewell and her two pretend siblings gathered in her driveway in Elk Meadows, debating whether it was time to call for help. They watched a stream of law enforcement vehicles and fir...
Citizens organized against councilor
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Citizens organized against councilor
At least 14 people sent letters to council urging vote against Gulde appointment
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
Former Ouray City Councilor Tamara Gulde ran into an organized effort to keep her from returning to public office earlier this year after she lost the November race for mayor, then sought to fill a va...
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