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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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Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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Jury finds man not guilty in 2023 sex assault case
By Erin McIntyre, James Hanlon 
November 4, 2026
A Montrose County jury found the stepson of the former Ouray police chief not guilty of sexual assault Wednesday, at the end of his eight-day criminal trial. The jury handed down the verdict after del...
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