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Covid
County receives more vaccines, ends 2020 with caution and hope
Ouray County has completed vaccinations for most of the highest-priority medical personnel in the first phase of the state's phased plan to administer...
December 30, 2020
Covid
Colorado first state in U.S. to confirm new, more virulent strain of COVID-19
By Jessica Seaman The Denver Post Colorado public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the presence of the new variant of COVID-19 first discovered i...
December 30, 2020
Peter Randolph Decker
Obituaries
Peter Randolph Decker
Peter Randolph Decker, 86, educator, soldier, rancher, public servant, scholar, author, and patriarch, died on the morning of December 12, 2020, with ...
December 29, 2020
WHAT A YEAR!
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WHAT A YEAR!
[tecnavia_gallery slug='what-a-year-gallery' view='carousel']Here are a list of the Top 10 stories in Ouray County in 2020. Click the links to read th...
December 29, 2020
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO December 31, 1970 - Many adults saw for the first time Monday night what the young people of Ouray County have achieved in building and m...
December 29, 2020
Commissioners should defer River District appointment
Dear Editor: We understand that the current Board of County Commissioners intends to select our county representative on the Colorado River District B...
December 29, 2020
News
AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Nurses, doctors and other critical health care workers charged with treating COVID-19 patients were among the first in Gunnison County to rec...
December 24, 2020
Opinion
CORRECTION
A story in the Dec. 17-23 edition, “Body cameras not qualified for virus aid reimbursement,” erroneously reported the amount of money left to spend in...
December 24, 2020
Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO December 24, 1970 - Though the Ouray City Council had discussed plans to plow all sidewalks of the town with majority approval at its Dec...
December 24, 2020
Here’s to a break and a better 2021
Here’s to a break and a better 2021
[tecnavia_gallery slug='herea%c2%80%c2%99s-to-a-break-and-a-better-2021-gallery' view='carousel']Is anybody else tired? That’s a rhetorical question, ...
December 24, 2020
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Town to sue MTN Lodge owners
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Town to sue MTN Lodge owners
Council votes unanimously to pursue legal action over enforcing land use code, long-term housing at hotel
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
March 27, 2026
The town of Ridgway is suing the owners of MTN Lodge, demanding they continue to pay lodging taxes while using their hotel as workforce housing over the next four years. The lawsuit comes after months...
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Ridgway council candidates discuss issues at forum
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Ridgway council candidates discuss issues at forum
Mihelarakis, Clark focus on sustainability, economy
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 25, 2026
Seasoned insights squared off with fresh perspective during an election forum last week as both of Ridgway’s mayoral candidates answered questions centered on their approaches to sustainability and fo...
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Sergeant slams city leaders
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Sergeant slams city leaders
Troxell claims council, administrator mishandled police department; sheriff offers to hire, train officers
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 25, 2026
The lone remaining sworn officer in the Ouray Police Department criticized city leaders Tuesday for their management of the latest round of turmoil within the department, claiming City Administrator M...
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Views vary on electric building code, other issues
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Views vary on electric building code, other issues
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 25, 2026
Ridgway Town Council candidates split last week over whether they support the potential adoption of an all-electric building code for new development in town, one of several hot topics at a candidate ...
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City’s cost for police services climbing
County OKs amendment boosting reimbursement rate
By By Lia Salvatierra and Mike Wiggins lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
March 25, 2026
The city of Ouray's tab for having Ouray County provide law enforcement services is growing. Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday approved an amendment to an intergovernmental agreement that will rai...
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