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Board denies variance for housing
The Ouray Planning Commission last week denied a variance request from a Florida couple seeking to build a house and an accessory dwelling unit, which...
May 19, 2022
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Lena Street paving could start next month
Work on paving North Lena Street in front of newly built condominiums is expected to start in June under an agreement between the town of Ridgway and ...
May 19, 2022
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Child care lacking in county, survey says
Insufficient child care in Ouray County is forcing families to travel outside the county for care, cut back working hours and stretch their budgets, r...
May 12, 2022
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Ridgway gets grant for housing
The town of Ridgway will receive a $750,000 grant from the state to fund infrastructure work for a proposed affordable housing project, which the Plan...
May 12, 2022
Childcare, apartments eyed in Ridgway
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Childcare, apartments eyed in Ridgway
The Home Trust of Ouray County will receive a $360,000 loan from the state to purchase a vacant lot in Ridgway, where the organization plans to build ...
May 5, 2022
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County OKs Log Hill townhome development
Ouray County commissioners approved a final development plan for 14 duplexes on Log Hill Tuesday, after adding a condition clarifying short-term renta...
April 27, 2022
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County attorney asks for help
Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli is asking for more help with the county’s legal affairs, citing a heavy workload and a need for assistance with pote...
April 27, 2022
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Lodging tax change could fund housing
Ouray County governments could turn to lodging tax as a new revenue source for housing, under a new state law freeing up those funds for more uses. Ho...
April 21, 2022
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City collects fines from illegal rentals
The city of Ouray has collected more than $16,000 in fines and back taxes from three illegal short-term rental operators, and is working to collect pa...
April 13, 2022
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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...
Crews working to plug old water well
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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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