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Property values skyrocket
Ouray County appraisal values jumped by 16 percent since the last revaluation in 2019, the result of climbing sales prices. Total residential assessed...
May 12, 2021
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
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JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
[tecnavia_gallery slug='just-what-the-doctor-ordered-gallery' view='carousel']Goldie was quiet in the back row of the Ford Expedition, making almost n...
May 6, 2021
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Mask order holds
Ouray County commissioners decided Tuesday to extend the county’s local mask requirement for the next month, citing a need to keep the rules in place ...
May 6, 2021
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Vaccine demand slows
Demand for vaccines in Ouray County has slowed, pushing the health department to consider scaling back vaccination days and relocating the clinic from...
April 28, 2021
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Virus forces Ouray learning online
Ouray School has moved all high school students to online learning and instructed more than half to quarantine after three students tested positive fo...
April 28, 2021
Ridgway’s developing situation
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Ridgway’s developing situation
More than 100 new housing units are in the pipeline in Ridgway, as long-discussed projects start to take shape that could rapidly increase the town’s ...
April 26, 2021
Ridgway’s developing situation
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Ridgway’s developing situation
More than 100 new housing units are in the pipeline in Ridgway, as long-discussed projects start to take shape that could rapidly increase the town’s ...
April 21, 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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