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Liz Teitz

Local grads adjust to college’s new realities
Local grads adjust to college’s new realities
[tecnavia_gallery slug='local-grads-adjust-to-colleges-new-realities-gallery' view='carousel']Before she leaves for class each day, Ara Norwood fills ...
September 3, 2020
Covid
County scraps ambassador program over safety concerns
Ouray County officials have abandoned a plan to launch an ambassador program to improve compliance with a statewide mask mandate, citing increasing ag...
August 27, 2020
In revamped classes, not sharing is caring
Covid
In revamped classes, not sharing is caring
As she reassembled her classroom at Ouray School last week, high school teacher Taylor Chase was planning for two realities. She arranged photo albums...
August 27, 2020
County officials absorb flak over masks
Covid
County officials absorb flak over masks
Ouray County officials have faced increasingly vocal opposition to local and state public health orders from a group of constituents who see the order...
August 20, 2020
News
Tempers flare, assault alleged at deli
Ouray police responded to two altercations at the Timberline Deli in Ouray last week when interactions between staff and customers allegedly turned ph...
August 20, 2020
News
Ouray district reviews opening plans
Ouray School District detailed schedule changes, mask requirements and other components of their opening plan at an online forum Tuesday, providing th...
August 20, 2020
Covid
Questions linger as school start nears
Ouray School District detailed schedule changes, mask requirements and other components of their opening plan at an online forum Tuesday, providing th...
August 20, 2020
Unhappy trails
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Unhappy trails
[tecnavia_gallery slug='unhappy-trails-gallery' view='carousel']As a steady stream of Jeeps, ATVs and side-by-sides headed up County Road 361 Monday m...
August 12, 2020
Covid
State allows expanded pool capacity
Admissions at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool have doubled since the state granted a variance last week allowing a higher capacity, but staffing issues are...
August 12, 2020
Covid
Schools consider virus test program
Local school districts are considering a partnership with a Denver foundation to provide frequent COVID-19 testing and symptom tracking for teachers a...
August 12, 2020
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A barrel of fun on Labor Day
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September 9, 2026
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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...
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Trump declares disaster for fire
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
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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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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
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