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Liz Teitz

Nearly a third of homes vacant
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Nearly a third of homes vacant
Thirty percent of Ouray County’s housing stock is considered vacant, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, with more than 1,000 housing u...
September 22, 2021
Mask rules change at Ouray School
Covid
Mask rules change at Ouray School
Ouray School has revised its mask policy, allowing high school students to remove them while in classrooms due to higher vaccination rates. As of Frid...
September 22, 2021
‘Lucky enough to pull it off’
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‘Lucky enough to pull it off’
Editor's note: This is the second profile in an occasional series highlighting those in Ouray County who are struggling to find housing, living in unu...
September 22, 2021
‘I’m back where I was when I was 5 years old’
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‘I’m back where I was when I was 5 years old’
As a kid growing up in Ouray, living in his parents’ trailer on Oak Street, David Huddleston never imagined that at 36, he’d still be living there. Bu...
September 15, 2021
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Rental projects pitched in Ouray
Two new housing developments in Ouray are moving forward with plans for more than a dozen new units on the city’s north side, both with stated goals o...
September 1, 2021
THE HILL THEY WANT TO LIVE ON
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THE HILL THEY WANT TO LIVE ON
When Jack Rairden first bought land in Ouray County, cars were few and far between on that part of County Road 1. The quiet, wide open spaces were exa...
August 25, 2021
Resident influx a boon for fire department
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Resident influx a boon for fire department
Drew Berger walked around the house, glancing into windows before miming shutting off electricity and gas, calling into his radio after each step. A f...
August 25, 2021
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County reports fifth COVID-positive death
Ouray County has reported 17 new COVID-19 cases in the first 17 days of August, with more cases so far this month and in July than any month since Feb...
August 18, 2021
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Foundation pitches new housing project
Ridgway Town Council and Planning Commission members voiced support for a 12-unit affordable housing development proposed by the Telluride Foundation,...
August 18, 2021
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County to revise wildfire mitigation rules
Ouray County commissioners will add revisions to wildfire mitigation regulations to their to-do list, and discussed changing how the land use office h...
August 11, 2021
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Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray
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Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
November 4, 2025
U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd has introduced legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray, identical to a Senate bill introduced in September, after w...
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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title
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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
November 1, 2025
The Ridgway High School girls’ cross country team is bringing a state title back to the San Juans. The six-person team won the Class 2A state title Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, capping a te...
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Food assistance benefits dry up
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Food assistance benefits dry up
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
An estimated $51,000 in federal food benefits will no longer be available to 170 Ouray County households starting Friday. The monthlong federal government shutdown without Congressional appropriations...
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Mine shaft wasn’t identified as hazard
State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...
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Pushback against wolves grows
Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...
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