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Man found not guilty in 2018 rape trial arrested for alleged sex assault
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Man found not guilty in 2018 rape trial arrested for alleged sex assault
A Ridgway man acquitted by a jury in a felony sexual assault case in Ouray County in 2018 has been arrested for alleged sexual assault again. Brian Sc...
January 30, 2024
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Food illness linked to Ridgway taco shop
State health officials are trying to locate the source of contaminated food that has sickened dozens of people on the Western Slope in the last two mo...
June 21, 2023
Time to read up on open records laws
Time to read up on open records laws
[tecnavia_gallery slug='time-to-read-up-on-open-records-laws-gallery' view='carousel']The appointed and elected volunteer boards here in Ouray County ...
October 13, 2022
TRAGEDY ON CAMP BIRD
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TRAGEDY ON CAMP BIRD
[tecnavia_gallery slug='tragedy-on-camp-bird-gallery' view='carousel']Don Fehd had a quirky, genuine way with the visitors who climbed into his Jeep. ...
September 15, 2022
Feds: Prescribed burn caused fire
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Feds: Prescribed burn caused fire
The Simms Fire that destroyed a home and other structures in northern Ouray County on May 19 was caused by a federal prescribed burn ignited three day...
June 9, 2022
BURNING CONCERNS
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BURNING CONCERNS
[tecnavia_gallery slug='burning-concerns-gallery' view='carousel']Tom Austin wasn’t just upset by the fact that the cigarette butt he found while on a...
May 12, 2022
‘He was just living his best life’
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‘He was just living his best life’
[tecnavia_gallery slug='he-was-just-living-his-best-life-gallery' view='carousel']Out of the hundreds of photos he posted on his social media accounts...
March 23, 2022
Why eliminate agenda publication?
Why eliminate agenda publication?
[tecnavia_gallery slug='why-eliminate-agenda-publication-gallery-20230406-1328-408532' view='carousel']You might notice something missing from this we...
September 30, 2021
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Autopsy: Man fell in canyon during pursuit
A Montrose man who died after falling into Dexter Creek Canyon while fleeing a Ouray police officer in May had a blood-alcohol level nearly three time...
July 28, 2021
Time for body camera footage to be released
Time for body camera footage to be released
By the time you read this, at least 59 days will have passed since Montrose resident Luther Medina died in Dexter Creek Canyon after being pulled over...
July 21, 2021
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...
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Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Article about Space to Create too negative
September 10, 2025
Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...
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