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Local impact of affordable housing funds still unclear
Millions of dollars for affordable housing efforts will become available to Colorado counties and municipalities later this year, a result of Proposit...
April 13, 2023
Ridgway pizzeria rolls up, heads for Delta
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Ridgway pizzeria rolls up, heads for Delta
John Lynch can easily rattle off the orders of his regulars at Panny’s Pizza: Ouray Police Chief John Wood, for example, orders 10 wings with a side o...
April 13, 2023
Ridgway board rejects disputed subdivision
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Ridgway board rejects disputed subdivision
[tecnavia_gallery slug='ridgway-board-rejects-disputed-subdivision-gallery-20230412-1327-390789' view='carousel']The Ridgway Planning Commission voted...
April 5, 2023
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Local mayors object to housing bill
Local mayors are pushing back against proposed legislation that would make major changes to land use rules in Colorado, though Ridgway and Ouray appea...
April 5, 2023
Pool heater sparked clubhouse fire
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Pool heater sparked clubhouse fire
The fire that destroyed the former Fairway Pines clubhouse in November started in a pool heater in a maintenance room, investigators determined. Accor...
March 30, 2023
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Builder offers town $500K for housing
The Ridgway Planning Commission will consider a controversial proposed subdivision for the third time next week, but with new conditions: the develope...
March 30, 2023
MAKING THE MUNDANE MAGICAL
MAKING THE MUNDANE MAGICAL
When she was deciding on a name for her new store in Ridgway, Tia Mihelarakis wanted something inviting that captured her love of fantasy, but left he...
March 30, 2023
Report: Clubhouse fire caused by pool heater
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Report: Clubhouse fire caused by pool heater
The fire that destroyed the former Fairway Pines clubhouse on Log Hill Mesa in November started in the maintenance room, according to Ouray County She...
March 28, 2023
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Courthouse HVAC problems escalate
Ouray County is planning to spend more than $60,000 on a forensic engineer to diagnose problems with the heating and cooling system in the courthouse,...
March 22, 2023
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Ridgway extends building moratorium
The town of Ridgway will continue its moratorium on most new development applications for another four months to allow time to complete revisions to i...
March 15, 2023
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
Volunteers saved an 11-year-old girl from the bottom of a cliff thanks largely to the skills of Mike Gibbs, who's made a career out of training rescuers
By By Nancy Lofholm Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
It took Mike Gibbs all of five seconds on that morning in early August to figure out it was time to execute one of the world’s most complicated rope rescues. A car had tumbled 320 feet off the edge of...
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Bills to give reservoir to Ouray debut in Congress
Administrator: City can afford repair expenses, which are still unknown
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
U.S. House and Senate bills to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray made it to subcommittee hearings in Washington, D.C. last week. Both bills are ...
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County spurns prairie dog control request
Commissioners say they're unwilling, unable to adopt restrictions; resident withdraws lawsuit threat
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week snuffed a resident’s request to require property owners to control prairie dogs, citing a legal inability and unwillingness to do so. At the start of a Feb. 11 work sess...
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Ridgway awards visitor services contract to chamber
February 18, 2026
Ridgway will hire the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce for $33,824 per year to support town marketing efforts. “RACC expressed confidence in its ability to execute the scope of work, based on many yea...
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Town approves measures to boost housing affordability
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved three measures at its meeting on Feb. 11 to boost affordable housing in the town. Ridgway applying for ADU grant Ridgway is applying for a grant that will allow it to...
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