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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
News
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
News
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
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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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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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