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Liz Teitz

Rejected in Ridgway, foundation proposes affordable housing neighborhood in Ouray
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Rejected in Ridgway, foundation proposes affordable housing neighborhood in Ouray
The Telluride Foundation has proposed building 60 units of deed-restricted, affordable housing on a nineacre parcel of land in Ouray north of the old ...
June 10, 2021
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Ouray focuses on housing crisis
A temporary campground for seasonal employees, building city-owned workforce rentals and temporarily pausing or capping short-term rental licenses cou...
June 10, 2021
Covid
County shifts virus command structure
After more than a year of ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, Ouray County commissioners approved a change to the Unified Command structure ...
June 2, 2021
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Housing financial hurdle cleared
After a lengthy delay spent trying to fill a more than $1 million funding gap, Ridgway’s Space to Create project has reached a key financial deadline,...
June 2, 2021
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Minors cited for underage drinking
Ouray County law enforcement agencies cited 15 teenagers for underage drinking on Log Hill Mesa and in Ouray last weekend. Ten citations were issued t...
June 2, 2021
GRATEFUL GATHERINGS
Covid
GRATEFUL GATHERINGS
[tecnavia_gallery slug='grateful-gatherings-gallery' view='carousel']There were no pods or bubbles, no smiling faces crammed into Zoom tiles on screen...
June 2, 2021
Covid
County drops mask order
Ouray County commissioners voted Tuesday to rescind the local mask mandate this week, aligning the county’s rules with statewide public health orders ...
May 26, 2021
MINING FOR HOUSING
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MINING FOR HOUSING
The job at Ouray Silver Mines seemed like a perfect fit for Brenda LeBrun: a chance to experience a new, beautiful place and to learn new skills worki...
May 26, 2021
Covid
Mask rule holds — for now
Ouray County commissioners delayed a decision on whether to rescind their local mask mandate until next week, despite the public health director’s rec...
May 19, 2021
Covid
Vaccine clinics for kids eyed
Children as young as 12 can begin receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado starting this week, and Ouray County school districts are hoping to ...
May 12, 2021
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Cleared for takeoff
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Cleared for takeoff
Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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Jury finds man not guilty in 2023 sex assault case
By Erin McIntyre, James Hanlon 
November 4, 2026
A Montrose County jury found the stepson of the former Ouray police chief not guilty of sexual assault Wednesday, at the end of his eight-day criminal trial. The jury handed down the verdict after del...
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