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Liz Teitz

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Ouray housing gets more funding
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
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
Top county leader receives high marks
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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
Study: Housing gap wide in county
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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
Ridgway may condemn part of property for trail
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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
Forest Service to close abandoned mines
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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
Attorney general seeks answers to delivery issues from Amerigas
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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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Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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Jury finds man not guilty in 2023 sex assault case
By Erin McIntyre, James Hanlon 
November 4, 2026
A Montrose County jury found the stepson of the former Ouray police chief not guilty of sexual assault Wednesday, at the end of his eight-day criminal trial. The jury handed down the verdict after del...
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