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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
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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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Ridgway town council asks county for 15% of proposed disaster recovery sales tax
By James Hanlon 
August 17, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council asked Ouray County to consider a slightly higher distribution of funds from a proposed disaster recovery sales tax fund, while requesting more clarification on a possible cons...
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Bear killed after entering Ridgway home, killing chickens
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Bear killed after entering Ridgway home, killing chickens
By erin@ouraynews.com 
August 17, 2026
State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home on Saturday after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildli...
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‘Pinched on every front’
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‘Pinched on every front’
Historic drought, wildfires, high feed prices strain local ranchers
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
One breezy afternoon in mid-July, Mike Potter's phone started making all kinds of noise. “It goes, beep, beep, beep, beep!” shouted the Ridgway rancher, brandishing his flip phone from the pocket of h...
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Flood work could begin within week
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Flood work could begin within week
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
Ouray County officials said Tuesday that flood mitigation work below the Gold Mountain Fire’s burn scar could begin as soon as next week, while warning that storms in the coming days could trigger fur...
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
Fairgrounds empty as focus shifts to Elk Fire
By James Hanlon 
August 12, 2026
The incident command post for the Gold Mountain Fire relocated to the Gunnison County Fairgrounds Saturday as Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 took over for Team 1 and combined effort...
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