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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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Water restrictions exception, not rule
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
Crews working to plug old water well
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Crews working to plug old water well
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines

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