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Ouray housing project scores federal funding

The Waterview Homes affordable housing project will receive $1.46 million in federal funding to begin a second phase of development, but it's unclear ...

March 11, 2026

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County venue to hire manager

Ouray County commissioners will hire a salaried manager for the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds, rather than an incentive-based position as previousl...

March 11, 2026

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Survey to gauge health care needs, barriers

Community members can help reshape how health care works in Ouray County by completing a new survey focused on what’s working and what could be done b...

March 11, 2026

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County Road 5 to open in early April

County Road 5 will open to the public earlier than usual this spring to allow a contractor access to the town of Ridgway’s Beaver Creek diversion syst...

March 11, 2026

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Commissioners back watershed rehab

Ouray County commissioners have pledged to provide letters of support to the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership as it looks for funding to rehabilitate...

March 11, 2026

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Seasonal dozer operator to help clear high country snow

Ouray County’s Road and Bridge Department will hire a seasonal dozer operator to work in April and May to help clear high-country roads of snow.The ne...

March 11, 2026

Letters, Opinion

Burn pit would be useful for wildfire mitigation

Dear Editor:Not only is a burn pit a good idea, it is a necessity, but not in the way described. Times and codes are changing. The new fire and constr...

March 11, 2026

Letters, Opinion

Burn pit an idea that should go up in smoke

Dear Editor:Today is a rare day.Snow capped mountains with a cloudless sky are not rare, but when the air is also clear, that is rare, because too oft...

March 11, 2026

Letters, Opinion

New pool house should include solar array

Dear Editor:In none of the large, taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects in the city over the past years — the school, the courthouse complex, the po...

March 11, 2026

Columns, Opinion

Wyatt Earp’s brief, quiet chapter in the San Juans

Wyatt Earp wasn’t born a legend. He was an opportunist, a man with a keen eye for the next horizon and a knack for finding — or perhaps stirring up — ...

March 11, 2026

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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway

Sporting nearly 30-year-old jerseys, pilot junior varsity team takes field, aims for long-term viability through fundraising

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 15, 2026

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Ouray County Baseball after the story was published. ...

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Zero-waste policy draws public fire

Council tables proposal for compostable, recyclable materials over concerns from business owners, community groups

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 15, 2026

Ridgway town councilors tabled a draft “zero-waste” policy for events on town property after public backlash about how the rules would impact business owners and community groups. The proposal discuss...

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Administrator sought info backing chief decision

Records: Officers concerned about training

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 15, 2026

Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer sought input from neighboring law enforcement agencies about how they conduct background checks — after she decided not to hire Daric Harvey as the permanent ...

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Track and field returns to Grand Junction

April 15, 2026

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County renews water lease for fourth year

By LIA SALVATIERRA

April 15, 2026

Ouray County commissioners signed off on an agreement Tuesday to lease and help pay for backup water to support the county’s irrigators for a fourth year. The lease secures a 2021 no-call agreement be...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines