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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
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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
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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
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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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City to keep police department
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City to keep police department
Ouray to retain on-call model, offer raises to officers, while sheriff leads hiring, training efforts
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
The city of Ouray will retain and rebuild its own independent police department but rely on Ouray County Sheriff Justin Perry to lead the hiring and training of its officers until a new police chief c...
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Ouray County EMS to raise fees
Charges for treatment, transport to increase for first time since 2018
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
Ouray County commissioners plan to raise fees for treatment and ambulance transports from Ouray County Emergency Medical Services starting in June. Commissioners reviewed proposed fee increases prepar...
Mass evacuation exercise tests county’s preparedness
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Mass evacuation exercise tests county’s preparedness
Half-day event features volunteers feigning injuries, refusing to leave and generally creating chaos — in the name of training for a real emergency
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
At 9:28 a.m., Amy Clewell and her two pretend siblings gathered in her driveway in Elk Meadows, debating whether it was time to call for help. They watched a stream of law enforcement vehicles and fir...
Citizens organized against councilor
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Citizens organized against councilor
At least 14 people sent letters to council urging vote against Gulde appointment
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
Former Ouray City Councilor Tamara Gulde ran into an organized effort to keep her from returning to public office earlier this year after she lost the November race for mayor, then sought to fill a va...
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