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Clerks ramp up security in light of letter
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Clerks ramp up security in light of letter
By Erin McIntyre 
September 8, 2021
A letter sent to elections officials statewide has raised concerns about security for this November's elections and potential safety issues. Ouray County Clerk Michelle Nauer received the same letter ...
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School Board election nixed
By News Staff 
September 8, 2021
The Ouray School District will not have an election for three seats this fall, because only two candidates applied to run and were certified to run for the openings. According to Superintendent Tod Lo...
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City: See you in court for illegal rentals
By Mike Wiggins 
September 8, 2021
The city of Ouray plans to initiate legal action against seven property owners who have been illegally operating short-term rentals, a process that could result in thousands of dollars in fines and pe...
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SADDLE UP!
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SADDLE UP!
By News Staff 
September 8, 2021
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Off-roaders shift gears for 550 closures
By Carolina Brown 
September 8, 2021
Local Jeep tour and off-road rental companies are shifting schedules and canceling tours to deal with the impacts the closure of Highway 550 at Red Mountain Pass will have on their businesses. The hig...
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Blue Mesa releases impact recreation
By Heather Sackett 
September 8, 2021
BLUE MESA RESERVOIR — In an effort to prop up water levels at the declining Lake Powell, federal water managers are negatively impacting recreation on Colorado’s biggest manmade lake. That’s the messa...
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Ridgway Visitor Center hosts open house
By News Staff 
September 8, 2021
Community members are invited to visit the Ridgway Visitor Center and Heritage Park on Sept. 14 from 5 to 8 p.m., hosted by the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce board and the Town of Ridgway. The loca...
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Covid
More COVID cases reported
By News Staff 
September 8, 2021
Ouray County had 14 active cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday morning. The most recent positive cases of the virus involve three probable cases – a woman in her 40s, a man in his 40s, and a woman in he...
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Six candidates vie for Ridgway School Board
By News Staff 
September 1, 2021
Voters will have six candidates to choose from in the race for Ridgway School Board in November, to fill three seats. Each of the positions is for a four-year term on the board. Candidates who have tu...
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Camper rescued from Blaine Basin
By News Staff 
September 1, 2021
A woman in her 60s who was camping with a group of people in Blaine Basin last week had to be rescued after taking a “misstep” and injuring herself, according to Ouray Mountain Rescue Team Capt. Ruth ...
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For roads boss, a change in latitudes, attitudes
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For roads boss, a change in latitudes, attitudes
By Mike Wiggins 
September 1, 2021
The contents of the sticky notes are as numerous as the colors of the notes themselves. Blue, red, neon green. The pile of notes, held down with a small rock on Ty Barger’s desk, document calls and e...
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Covid
County requires masks in facilities
By Carolina Brown And Liz Teitz 
September 1, 2021
Masks will now be required in all Ouray County facilities regardless of whether someone has been vaccinated. On Tuesday, commissioners approved the mask rule in county workplace guidelines after modif...
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Foundation awards grants to local programs
By News Staff 
September 1, 2021
The local Ouray County Community Foundation has awarded $10,000 to local organizations. The Ouray County Public Library's Recovery and Resilience building program and the Voyager Youth Program's Peer ...
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Grow facility allowed to continue operations
By Carolina Brown 
September 1, 2021
County commissioners approved an interim resolution allowing a Log Hill marijuana grow operation until Oct. 4 to prove it has come into compliance with permit conditions, the latest in a series of mee...
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Miner housing proposal ditched
By Mike Wiggins And Liz Teitz 
September 1, 2021
Two Ouray businessmen are abandoning plans to build a series of condominiums to house Ouray Silver Mines employees after the city’s community development coordinator cited a host of shortcomings in th...
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Tax hike for health goes to voters
By Carolina Brown 
September 1, 2021
Ouray County voters will be asked to approve a property tax increase to raise funding for the health department in November. The question will ask voters to approve a 2 mill tax, estimated to cost $14...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
September 1, 2021
GUNNISON The dock was quiet for a summer afternoon on Saturday. Boat slips sat mostly empty as the marina prepared to shut down for the year — six weeks early. Eric Loken's walk from the top of the co...
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Rental projects pitched in Ouray
By Liz Teitz 
September 1, 2021
Two new housing developments in Ouray are moving forward with plans for more than a dozen new units on the city’s north side, both with stated goals of providing rental housing for local workers. The ...
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County water project faces stiff opposition
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County water project faces stiff opposition
By Heather Sackett 
September 1, 2021
Water users in Ouray County are hoping to satisfy water shortages with what they say is a multi-beneficial reservoir and pipeline project. But the Ram’s Horn reservoir, Cow Creek pipeline and exchang...
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County commissioners to discuss two ballot questions Tuesday
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County commissioners to discuss two ballot questions Tuesday
By Carolina Brown 
August 30, 2021
County commissioners will decide whether to place two proposed ballot measures before voters on Tuesday, after a special work session today. One of those proposals is to extend term limits for commiss...
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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ELECTION 2025
Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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