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Liz Teitz

Medical closet needs more space
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Medical closet needs more space
The crutches are closest to the door, leaning against one wall. Some look nearly new; others have pilled and frayed padding, peeling away from years o...
July 15, 2021
News
Board OKs new Ridgway development
Ridgway’s Planning Commission voted on Tuesday to recommend the Town Council approve a preliminary plat application for a new development along the Un...
July 15, 2021
Covid
Vaccinations urged as variants spread
While Colorado met President Joe Biden’s goal of administering at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to 70 percent of adults by July 4, most counties hav...
July 7, 2021
Colorado drops school mask requirement
Covid
Colorado drops school mask requirement
Colorado will no longer require masks in schools, under a new Public Health Order from the Department of Public Health Environment announced Thursday....
July 1, 2021
News
HOA sues Elk Meadows homeowners
Elk Meadows’ homeowners association has filed suit against two property owners in the subdivision after Ouray County received complaints about illegal...
July 1, 2021
Habitat homes start taking shape
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Habitat homes start taking shape
When Aidan Schreiner arrived in Ridgway, he saw a site with the outlines of one-story buildings, and was a self-described novice when it came to const...
July 1, 2021
News
Ouray OKs RV permits
The Ouray City Council voted Tuesday to allow local employees to live in recreational vehicles on private property for the summer and fall, in an atte...
July 1, 2021
News
Illegal rental owners blocked from new permits
Owners of short-term rentals operating illegally without a license in Ouray won’t be allowed to apply for one, after the City Council voted to tempora...
July 1, 2021
News
City to allow RVs for workforce housing
The Ouray City Council made plans Monday to allow recreational vehicles to be used for workforce housing on private property, starting as soon as an e...
June 23, 2021
Covid
Ouray School eyeing return to normal
Ouray School is making plans for a nearly normal return to school in the fall, with most COVID-related restrictions lifted under a proposed plan relea...
June 16, 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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