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A NEW CHAPTER FOR OURAY LIBRARY
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A NEW CHAPTER FOR OURAY LIBRARY
[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-new-chapter-for-ouray-library-gallery' view='carousel']Every other week, first responders and policy makers from around Oura...
March 18, 2021
Covid
One shot vaccine arrives
Ouray County Public Health Agency has received and started administering 600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to eligible resident...
March 11, 2021
County settles public records lawsuit
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County settles public records lawsuit
Ouray County will pay $7,500 to settle a case involving a public records request from the Plaindealer, after filing suit against the newspaper’s co-pu...
March 11, 2021
Covid
Vaccine priority phases change again
    Colorado announced more changes to its vaccination prioritization phases last week, cutting down the number of people who will become eligible whe...
March 4, 2021
No shutdown ‘a small miracle’
Covid
No shutdown ‘a small miracle’
[tecnavia_gallery slug='no-shutdown-a%c2%80%c2%98a-small-miraclea%c2%80%c2%99-gallery' view='carousel']Craig Spearman sat in his garage, bundled up in...
March 4, 2021
Covid
Move to fewer restrictions delayed
Ouray County’s move to a lower level of pandemic restrictions has been delayed by a spike in positive cases and a decrease in testing, pushing the rat...
February 24, 2021
News
Town OKs key Space to Create agreements
The Ridgway Town Council voted on Feb. io to approve key agreements for the Space to Create development, in what Town Manager Preston Neill called a “...
February 24, 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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