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Liz Teitz

Ridgway mayor ready for the next decade
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Ridgway mayor ready for the next decade
From the side door of his home on Moffat Street, John Clark hands a laptop to a customer and begins explaining his work. He replaced the battery, he s...
April 13, 2022
COVID booster shot eligibility expands
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COVID booster shot eligibility expands
A state mobile vaccine bus will be in Ouray on April 16, returning to provide COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots to newly eligible groups. Second boo...
April 7, 2022
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Old firehouse project moves forward
Construction on a mixed-use development surrounding Ridgway’s old firehouse could begin early this summer, and the first steps to move the historic ja...
April 7, 2022
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County OKs funding for housing nonprofit
Ouray County will give $10,000 of federal funding to the Home Trust of Ouray County for operations as the nonprofit works to grow its capacity, becomi...
April 7, 2022
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Brewery owner latest to convert lodging into housing
Erin Eddy hasn’t hidden his frustration with Ouray’s shortage of affordable housing. Last summer, he took to social media and posted a sign outside th...
March 28, 2022
ALWAYS ON THE MOVE
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ALWAYS ON THE MOVE
Editor's note: This is the fourth profile in an occasional series highlighting those in Ouray County who are struggling to find housing, living in unu...
March 28, 2022
Affordable housing is councilor’s biggest concern
Affordable housing is councilor’s biggest concern
When he decided to run for Ridgway Town Council two years ago, Kevin Grambley wanted to contribute to the town the way he’s seen others do before him....
March 28, 2022
Councilor focused on sustainability in re-election bid
Councilor focused on sustainability in re-election bid
Terry Schuyler thinks about upcoming developments in Ridgway, and imagines what they could look like. He envisions dozens of cars idling on a cold mor...
March 28, 2022
Candidate seeks to enhance housing, arts
In her short time living in Ridgway, Nicole Johnson fell in love with the town. After one season in Breckenridge turned into eight years there, she ca...
March 28, 2022
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City to revise accessory dwelling unit rules
The Ouray City Council and Planning Commission plan to revise their accessory dwelling unit regulations, removing two requirements in the hopes of enc...
March 28, 2022
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Ridgway girls run down state title
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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ELECTION 2025
Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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