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Pandemic forces shift of holiday plans
For five years, Carolyn Snowbarger watched as her Thanksgiving dinner grew, adding more chairs around the table. Last year, 37 people gathered at her ...
November 19, 2020
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Ridgway rides out quarantine
Shawnn Row waited by his computer Tuesday morning, a Zoom window open and ready for students to pop in with questions. Instead of walking up to his de...
November 19, 2020
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Governments rush to spend relief funds
Ouray County officials are working to spend more than $400,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, including purchasing body cameras, technology and ...
November 12, 2020
With virus, more questions than answers
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With virus, more questions than answers
The day before I flew to Colorado in May, I spent a long evening at my grandma’s house, wearing a mask and talking from across the room, trying to fig...
September 30, 2020
Market through the roof
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Market through the roof
[tecnavia_gallery slug='market-through-the-roof-gallery' view='carousel']For years, Dana and Andy Rodes talked about retiring in Colorado. A Colorado ...
September 28, 2020
Rally calls for civility, features exchanges
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Rally calls for civility, features exchanges
A group of about 30 people gathered Saturday at Ridgway’s Hartwell Park for a “Freedom Rally,” many waving American flags and signs supporting Preside...
September 24, 2020
Housing project inches ahead
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Housing project inches ahead
Ridgway’s long-awaited Space to Create apartment building, the first affordable housing project in the county, is expected to break ground this spring...
September 24, 2020
RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS
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RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS
A few months before the coronavirus pandemic halted international travel, Anthony Disser was flying frequently to China and Saudi Arabia, consulting f...
September 17, 2020
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Structures draw complaints, probe
An assortment of tiny homes and other non-conforming structures in Elk Meadows has drawn the attention of Ouray County after complaints from neighbors...
September 17, 2020
This is how he rolls
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This is how he rolls
[tecnavia_gallery slug='this-is-how-he-rolls-gallery' view='carousel']Superintendent Tod Lokey brought a short yellow school bus to a stop on Whisperi...
September 3, 2020
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EMS plans to shift staff, save costs
Chief seeks to rely less on higher-paid paramedics
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 11, 2026
Ouray County Emergency Medical Services wants to implement a new staffing structure this spring to save costs and prepare for a combined fire and emergency services authority. During a Jan. 28 work se...
Formerly a cash cow, bloom wilts on cannabis
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Formerly a cash cow, bloom wilts on cannabis
Industry slump marked by reduction in wholesale flower prices leaves just one grow facility in county, shaves local government tax revenue
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 11, 2026
The cannabis industry’s downturn has reached Ouray County, leaving only one grow facility currently operating and a handful of retail businesses to ride it out, while local governments manage dwindlin...
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Crosswalk project bids over budget
City could cut costs or seek more money from state
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 11, 2026
Ouray city officials are weighing next steps after a trio of bids to build a pair of pedestrian crosswalks and other improvements at either end of town exceeded the project budget. Public Works Direct...
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