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Ouray tax revenue off to strong start
By Mike Wiggins 
March 28, 2022
Coming off back-to-back record years of sales and lodging tax revenue, the city of Ouray is off to a strong economic start in 2022, which includes receipts from the new excise tax on short-term rental...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
March 28, 2022
SILVERTON Congratulations to Tyler George, Dayna Kranker and Jeff Davis on their new roles as trustees on Silverton’s Town Board. Because there were no write-in candidates submitted by the deadline on...
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Brewery owner latest to convert lodging into housing
By Liz Teitz 
March 28, 2022
Erin Eddy hasn’t hidden his frustration with Ouray’s shortage of affordable housing. Last summer, he took to social media and posted a sign outside the Ouray Brewery, attributing the restaurant’s shor...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
March 28, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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ALWAYS ON THE MOVE
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ALWAYS ON THE MOVE
By Liz Teitz 
March 28, 2022
Editor's note:  This is the fourth profile in an occasional series highlighting those in Ouray County who are struggling to find housing, living in unusual situations or trying to solve the housing pr...
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City to revise accessory dwelling unit rules
By Liz Teitz 
March 28, 2022
The Ouray City Council and Planning Commission plan to revise their accessory dwelling unit regulations, removing two requirements in the hopes of encouraging more people to build the units for long-t...
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Halt on marijuana grows to be extended
By Carolina Brown 
March 23, 2022
Ouray County commissioners plan to extend a moratorium on new marijuana cultivation licenses in the county for another six months after their fourth work session on reworking the county’s marijuana or...
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State of the River offers mixed outlook
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State of the River offers mixed outlook
By Mike Wiggins 
March 23, 2022
An above-average snowpack so far this winter is good news for water users in the Gunnison River Basin, but area reservoir levels are expected to remain well below average into the summer and the long-...
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Ouray OKs loan, rate hike for new sewer plant
By Mike Wiggins 
March 23, 2022
The city of Ouray has been approved for a loan of up to $18.5 million to pay for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant, even as officials acknowledged the loan amount and potential inte...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
SILVERTON Sasquatch Expedition Campers, a start-up business in San Juan County, was approved by the Colorado Economic Development Commission to receive incentives through the Rural Jump-Start Program....
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County to offer more vaccine perks
By Liz Teitz 
March 23, 2022
Ouray County Public Health may increase gift card incentives to $100 in an effort to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates, especially among school-aged children. Public Health Director Tanner Kingery is...
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SMPA looks to diversify power supply
By Mike Wiggins 
March 23, 2022
The San Miguel Power Association is considering finding another company to supply some of its power, a move it says would likely save members money while boosting the amount of renewable energy in its...
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‘He was just living his best life’
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‘He was just living his best life’
By Mike Wiggins And Erin Mcintyre 
March 23, 2022
Out of the hundreds of photos he posted on his social media accounts — craggy thirteeners and fourteeners, a splitboard perched above untouched, hip-deep powder, a speck of a man in the middle of a h...
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Staff issues crop up in exec review
By Carolina Brown 
March 23, 2022
The usually straightforward process of giving Ouray County Administrator Connie Hunt her yearly performance evaluation proved lengthy on March 16 after a staff survey revealed two out of 13 department...
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RUNNERS SET RECORDS
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RUNNERS SET RECORDS
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
Left, Kharis Weller of Silverton follows Daisy Lipton of Ridgway in the 800 meter run on Saturday in Delta. Weller set personal records in both the 800 meter dash and 1,600 meter run at the meet. Rig...
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Districts raise teacher pay
By Carolina Brown 
March 23, 2022
Teachers in both Ouray and Ridgway schools will make more money next year, after the districts approved raises. This week, the Ouray School Board also agreed to let teachers count the professional dev...
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Man killed in avalanche near Telluride
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Man killed in avalanche near Telluride
By News Staff 
March 18, 2022
A 29-year-old man with ties to Ridgway died after he was caught and buried in an avalanche south of Telluride on Thursday, the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office said. The body of Devin Overton was re...
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Comments sought on inactive mine work on Engineer Pass
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests’ Ouray Ranger District is seeking public comments on a project to close or modify entrances to six inactive mines along Engineer Pass southeas...
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Medical Center upgrades planned
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
Ouray County’s Regional Services Authority, which owns and oversees the Mountain Medical Center building, plans to spend almost $50,000 on exterior improvements. The board voted Tuesday to accept a pr...
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Bear activity ramping up
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Bear activity ramping up
Second bruin killed in a week after several conflicts, entering home
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home last weekend after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildl...
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Police admin assistant resigns, blasts city
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
The Ouray Police Department's administrative assistant has resigned, leaving the office with one remaining employee assigned to desk duty. The resignation comes just after the city's response to a civ...
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Disaster relief tax moves closer to ballot
Ouray, Ridgway councils negotiate for larger share of revenue; use tax for roads all but ruled out
By Mike Wiggins and James Hanlon 
August 19, 2026
A proposed countywide sales tax to address fires, floods and other natural disasters appears to have a clear path to the November ballot, while a potential use tax on construction materials to raise m...
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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
By James Hanlon 
August 19, 2026
Ouray County Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger was placed on paid administrative leave Monday following a driving under the influence arrest in Montrose Aug. 14. Crew Chief Don Castle has been ...
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