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After prolonged lull, COVID cases rising

Ouray County has reported more than 40 new COVID-19 cases in the last month, in addition to cases detected with at-home tests which may be unreported ...

June 23, 2022

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For teachers, housing affordability is flunking

[tecnavia_gallery slug='for-teachers-housing-affordability-is-flunking-gallery' view='carousel']When Superintendent Susan Lacy first came to the Ridgw...

June 13, 2022

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THE ‘BACKBONE’ OF THE SCHOOL

Bernie Pearce has a stopwatch around his neck, a clipboard in hand, and he’s worrying about restaurant reservations. It’s Monday afternoon, and the tr...

June 13, 2022

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Students ace first responder training

Ouray Superintendent Tod Lokey lay on the floor of a classroom, pretending he’d been in a medical emergency. In one scenario, he played a patient who’...

June 9, 2022

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Ridgway mixed-use project needs revision

The Ridgway Planning Commission told developers of a mixed-use development with more than 60 units to come back with a different plan, citing concerns...

June 2, 2022

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TURNING THE TASSELS

[tecnavia_gallery slug='turning-the-tassels-gallery' view='carousel']As Ridgway’s class of 2022 walked off the stage at graduation, some paused to str...

June 2, 2022

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TURNING THE TASSELS

[tecnavia_gallery slug='turning-the-tassels-gallery-20230406-0904-001239' view='carousel']In the middle of their graduation ceremony, the 13 Ouray Sch...

June 2, 2022

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A repeat performance

[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-repeat-performance-gallery' view='carousel']There were the countless laps around Fellin Park, occasionally dodging dog-walke...

May 26, 2022

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Ridgway board to consider 3 large developments

The Ridgway Planning Commission will consider applications for a 40-acre subdivision, a mixed-use project with 52 residential units and a restaurant w...

May 26, 2022

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New Habitat director focused on community involvement

With one project close to completion and two more in the pipeline, the new executive director of Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans has a simple go...

May 26, 2022

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A barrel of fun on Labor Day

September 9, 2026

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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...

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Trump declares disaster for fire

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...

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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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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines