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State funding continues to flow into Ouray County for affordable housing projects, including more than $8 million in grants and loans recently awarded...

March 15, 2023

A CAREER THAT’S OUT OF THIS WORLD

[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-career-thats-out-of-this-world-gallery' view='carousel']Editor's note: This is the latest in an occasional feature we publis...

March 15, 2023

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Top county leader receives high marks

Ouray County commissioners gave County Administrator Connie Hunt high marks across the board on her annual evaluation, but raised concerns about inter...

March 8, 2023

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Study: Housing gap wide in county

Ouray County and five neighboring counties need more than 2,200 workforce housing units just to catch up to existing needs, and another 4,300 more to ...

March 8, 2023

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Ouray tweaks proposed fee increases

The Ouray City Council unofficially agreed to some changes to the proposed fee increases for building and development in the city, including hourly ra...

March 1, 2023

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Ridgway may condemn part of property for trail

The Ridgway Town Council has authorized town staff to pursue eminent domain proceedings to acquire an easement to create a trail between the River Par...

March 1, 2023

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Forest Service to close abandoned mines

The U.S. Forest Service is accepting public comment on a plan to close 22 inactive mine openings south of Ouray this summer. The project, which is exp...

March 1, 2023

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Attorney general seeks answers to delivery issues from Amerigas

The Colorado Attorney General’s office is asking Amerigas for answers after customers across the state have reported propane delivery issues. In a let...

February 23, 2023

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County kicks off master plan

Ouray County kicked off its long-awaited master plan update process Tuesday, with a work session with consultants KLJ Engineering and the Planning Com...

February 23, 2023

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Ridgway could try to tax second homes

Ridgway town councilors have expressed interest in a tax on second homes as one way to raise money for affordable housing, a rare strategy that hasn’t...

February 23, 2023

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Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray

By LIA SALVATIERRA

November 4, 2025

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd has introduced legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray, identical to a Senate bill introduced in September, after w...

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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title

By Plaindealer Staff Report

November 1, 2025

The Ridgway High School girls’ cross country team is bringing a state title back to the San Juans. The six-person team won the Class 2A state title Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, capping a te...

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Food assistance benefits dry up

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

An estimated $51,000 in federal food benefits will no longer be available to 170 Ouray County households starting Friday. The monthlong federal government shutdown without Congressional appropriations...

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Mine shaft wasn’t identified as hazard

State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...

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Pushback against wolves grows

Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines