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TEENS POWER ECONOMY
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TEENS POWER ECONOMY
[tecnavia_gallery slug='teens-power-economy-gallery' view='carousel']In his first week on the job at Ouray Brewery, a few customers handed tips to Kor...
August 11, 2021
Covid
Loans help local businesses
Almost $14 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans were approved for Ouray County businesses since last April, with more than a third going to re...
August 4, 2021
A PRIVATE SOLUTION TO A PUBLIC PROBLEM
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A PRIVATE SOLUTION TO A PUBLIC PROBLEM
Four local businesses are purchasing the Ouray Chalet Inn to use it for workforce housing, with plans to rent long-term to their own employees and oth...
August 4, 2021
Ouray to seek tax on rentals
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Ouray to seek tax on rentals
The Ouray City Council will ask voters this November to approve a 15% excise tax on short-term rentals, and have instituted a cap on the number of ren...
August 4, 2021
Counties advocate for CORE Act with Interior secretary
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Counties advocate for CORE Act with Interior secretary
Western Slope county commissioners met with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper at Top of the Pines outsi...
July 28, 2021
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Ridgway denies 10-unit housing project
Ridgway’s Planning Commission cleared the way for three deed-restricted homes in the Parkside subdivision, but denied approval for a 10-unit developme...
July 28, 2021
Covid
County to lift emergency declaration
Ouray County commissioners plan to rescind the local emergency disaster declaration next week, more than sixteen months after it was adopted as the co...
July 28, 2021
Counties push for CORE Act at meeting with Interior Secretary Haaland
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Counties push for CORE Act at meeting with Interior Secretary Haaland
Western Slope county commissioners met with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper at Top of the Pines outsi...
July 24, 2021
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City, county grapple with rental issues
Ouray County will bid out short-term rental monitoring, in an effort to crack down on rentals operating illegally without permits, while the City of O...
July 21, 2021
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County can’t keep up with rentals
As the city of Ouray works to crack down on illegal short-term rentals, Ouray County is considering ways to improve its own enforcement, potentially b...
July 15, 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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