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Liz Teitz

At Camel Valley Ranch it’s always … HUMP DAY
At Camel Valley Ranch it’s always … HUMP DAY
[tecnavia_gallery slug='at-camel-valley-ranch-its-always-hump-day-gallery-20230512-0803-589011' view='carousel']She stands by the side of the road som...
May 3, 2023
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Ridgway set to adopt new zoning codes
The Ridgway Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend Town Council adopt new changes to its planning and zoning regulations, after a months-l...
May 3, 2023
News
Mine CEO: Hoping to restart activity at Revenue-Virginius ‘as soon as we can’
Ouray County commissioners met Tuesday with the head of Silver X Mining, the company set to purchase the Revenue-Virginius Mine, to discuss a future a...
May 3, 2023
FROM THE GROUND UP
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FROM THE GROUND UP
[tecnavia_gallery slug='from-the-ground-up-gallery-20230503-2306-068945' view='carousel']Chris Andrews didn’t think of himself as an entrepreneur, and...
April 26, 2023
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County considers adding new admin hire
Ouray County Administrator Connie Hunt presented two options to county commissioners last week to increase administrative staffing, following an evalu...
April 26, 2023
Property values go through the roof
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Property values go through the roof
Ouray County property owners should expect their tax bills to increase next year, due to the surge in sale prices and a real estate boom that saw one ...
April 26, 2023
Covid, News
With federal emergency nearly over, what’s next for Public Health?
For the last three years, COVID-19 has dictated and dominated most, and at times all, of the day-to-day business at the Ouray County Public Health dep...
April 26, 2023
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Ridgway leaning toward lodging tax hike
The Ridgway Town Council appeared closer to reaching a decision on raising the town’s lodging tax to generate money for affordable housing this week, ...
April 19, 2023
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Buyer lined up for silver mine
A Canadian company plans to purchase the Revenue-Virginius Mine, which has been in a court-appointed receivership since last July after previous owner...
April 19, 2023
PLAYING THE HOUSING LOTTERY
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PLAYING THE HOUSING LOTTERY
The lottery for Wetterhorn Homes, the 14-home deed-restricted neighborhood scheduled for construction in Ridgway this summer, will be held June 15 at ...
April 19, 2023
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Crystal Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate, but clock’s ticking
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Crystal Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate, but clock’s ticking
By Chart Riggall, chart@ouraynews.com 
October 2, 2026
Federal legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray cleared the U.S. Senate this week, sending the bill to the House of Representatives as the clock winds down for Cong...
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A Skyway show worth seeing
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A Skyway show worth seeing
September 30, 2026
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Budget slashing begins
Board considers own pay cut, trimming staff, claiming leftover road paving funds
By James Hanlon 
September 30, 2026
Department by department, piece by piece, Ouray County commissioners worked toward cutting $1.5 million from the county’s draft budget at all-day budget sessions Sept. 23 and 29. Commissioners set a 1...
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Ouray sergeant’s job? It’s unclear
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Ouray sergeant’s job? It’s unclear
What does the only remaining full-time police employee do for work? Nobody — including Matt Troxell — will say
September 30, 2026
Each weekday, the Ouray Police Department’s sole full-time employee hops in an unmarked black and white SUV for the 15-minute commute from his home in Ridgway to his job in Ouray. Sgt. Matt Troxell ba...
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More squeeze, less juice: How proposed disaster relief sales tax compares with other communities
A smaller tax base means Ouray County is asking taxpayers to pay more money to generate less revenue
By Chart Riggall 
September 30, 2026
Ouray County’s proposed sales tax hike to fund future disaster relief would take more out of residents’ and visitors’ pockets to provide a substantially less plush fiscal cushion than other Colorado l...
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