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Ridgway paves way for housing
Construction could begin as early as this week on Ridgway's newest affordable housing project, after the town council unanimously approved it Aug. 3 w...
August 11, 2022
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Ridgway council to consider lodging tax change, development moratorium
Editor’s Note: This story was not published in the Aug. 4 Plaindealer because the agenda for the Aug. 10 Town Council meeting was published on Aug. 8....
August 8, 2022
City mulls land buy for housing
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City mulls land buy for housing
The Ouray City Council is split on whether to pursue purchasing a tract of land for affordable housing, but agreed to initiate the appraisal process t...
August 4, 2022
Resident eyes old clubhouse for refugee housing
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Resident eyes old clubhouse for refugee housing
A hammock sways in the breeze outside the old Fairway Pines clubhouse, an old stair climber sits on a covered porch and at night, hanging lights illum...
August 4, 2022
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County to spend COVID money on master plan
Ouray County plans to spend up to $60,000 of federal COVID-19 relief funds on a master plan process, and an undetermined amount of money on future fac...
July 28, 2022
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Voyager ponders child care expansion
Voyager Youth Program is considering expanding to serve younger children, and moving activities for teenagers away from the Teen Center in Ridgway. Th...
July 28, 2022
Mountain Medical to merge
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Mountain Medical to merge
Mountain Medical Center, LLC will merge later this summer with Montrose-based Cedar Point Health, which will continue providing services at the Sherma...
July 21, 2022
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County cracks down on unlicensed rentals
In Ouray County’s first attempt at enforcing its 2018 ordinance limiting the number of short-term rentals, a company hired by the county has identifie...
July 13, 2022
Park stays with the dogs
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Park stays with the dogs
The Ouray Dog Park will not house construction workers for the city’s water and wastewater treatment plants. The City Council determined Monday that “...
June 30, 2022
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Planning board rejects mining request
The Ouray County Planning Commission denied a request to allow mineral extraction and processing in the Valley Zone, which would have opened up about ...
June 23, 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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