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Ouray to crack down on unlicensed rentals
By Mike Wiggins 
June 23, 2021
Ouray city councilors vowed on Monday to impose fines and other penalties after learning close to 20% of the short-term rentals in the city may be operating illegally. In a report to the council, Comm...
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Telluride man, dog killed in crash
By News Staff 
June 23, 2021
A 26-year-old Telluride man and his dog died in an early morning crash June 16 south of Ridgway on U.S. Highway 550. The driver has been identified as Silas Berrier, according to the Ouray County Coro...
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Power line project will result in delays
By News Staff 
June 23, 2021
Motorists and recreationists along and near Red Mountain Pass should expect closures and delays over the next few weeks as the San Miguel Power Association begins its project to rebuild its backup pow...
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County offer: A shot for a shot
By Carolina Brown 
June 23, 2021
Ouray County is encouraging concert-goers to get vaccinated this week, by offering a free drink to anyone who opts for a shot at the Mountain Air Music Series concert on Thursday evening. Ouray County...
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July 4 fireworks? It’s up in the air
By Mike Wiggins And Erin Mcintyre 
June 23, 2021
Ouray’s fire chief says he still hopes to put on the city’s traditional Fourth of July fireworks display, in spite of persistent hot, windy conditions that have triggered fire bans in Ouray County and...
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City to allow RVs for workforce housing
By Liz Teitz 
June 23, 2021
The Ouray City Council made plans Monday to allow recreational vehicles to be used for workforce housing on private property, starting as soon as an emergency ordinance is adopted next week. The move ...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
June 23, 2021
GUNNISON Even though the majority of COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, many Colorado restaurants are still struggling to keep up. Restaurants usually equipped with an army of servers, hosts, bar...
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Nice splice
By Erin McIntyre 
June 23, 2021
This spot on the side of the dusty road, near the west bank of the Uncompahgre River about halfway between Ridgway and Ouray, might seem rather unremarkable. But on June 17, a small group gathered he...
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MAKING A RUN FOR STATE
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MAKING A RUN FOR STATE
By News Staff 
June 23, 2021
Left: Ouray track athletes Paton Edwards (1), Owen Lane (2), Canyon Ishikawa (4) and Corey Thomsen (5) compete at the Pirate Invitational Meet in Olathe on June 17. Right: Kaitlyn Winkelmann takes th...
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Film fest to play to capacity crowd
By Mike Wiggins 
June 23, 2021
Last year felt like a loss to Jake Abell. To be certain, the fact that the 2009 Ouray School graduate was able to collaborate with co-founders Terry Kiser and Jared LaCroix to press on with the inaugu...
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Hospitalizations increase in Mesa County, vaccination rate at 40%
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Hospitalizations increase in Mesa County, vaccination rate at 40%
By News Staff 
June 18, 2021
By Stina Sieg, CPR News In Mesa County, health care workers are exhausted. And the COVID-19 cases keep coming.  “We just got to keep going,” said Dr. Thomas Tobin. “Cause there is no other option.”  T...
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Ridgway enacts mandatory fire, water restrictions
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Ridgway enacts mandatory fire, water restrictions
By News Staff 
June 17, 2021
Ridgway has implemented mandatory water restrictions and a Stage I fire ban, as of today. Hot, dry conditions and persistent high temperatures, as well as limited water resources, triggered the fire a...
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Potential COVID exposure sends Ride the Rockies caterer home
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Potential COVID exposure sends Ride the Rockies caterer home
By Mike Wiggins 
June 17, 2021
The catering company providing meals to hundreds of Ride the Rockies participants returned to the Front Range earlier this week after a staff member was potentially exposed to COVID-19, the director o...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
June 16, 2021
GUNNISON The Town of Crested Butte ended one crisis declaration while starting another Monday night. As council rescinded its COVID emergency status, it passed a resolution to take extraordinary measu...
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Businesses struggle to meet demand
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Businesses struggle to meet demand
By Mike Wiggins And Liz Teitz 
June 16, 2021
There’s an adage in the alcohol sales industry: Booze will always maintain its appeal, no matter if you’re toasting an accomplishment or drowning your sorrows. But in 2020, John Wood couldn’t capture ...
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New planner settling into ‘dream position’
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New planner settling into ‘dream position’
By Mike Wiggins 
June 16, 2021
Lily Oswald’s college education took her to Oregon, California, back to Oregon and then finally to Utah. Her career aspirations swiveled from Las Vegas tattoo artist, to architect, to city planner. Bu...
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Covid
Ouray School eyeing return to normal
By Liz Teitz 
June 16, 2021
Ouray School is making plans for a nearly normal return to school in the fall, with most COVID-related restrictions lifted under a proposed plan released last week. Superintendent Tod Lokey is seeking...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
June 16, 2021
Fire restrictions go into effect Hot, dry conditions and record temperatures have resulted in high fire danger in the area, causing a trio of local and federal agencies to declare Stage 1 fire restric...
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Doctor agrees to settlement
By Erin McIntyre 
June 16, 2021
A former Ridgway doctor has agreed to never practice medicine again or apply for a license in the U.S. and to pay back Medicare funds he received while practicing without a license. The U.S. Departmen...
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READY TO RIDE
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READY TO RIDE
By News Staff 
June 16, 2021
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Affordable housing nonprofit to expand across state
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Telluride-based Rural Homes plans to build 120 new units in 2026, but future of Ouray project unclear
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 24, 2025
Telluride-based Rural Homes is entering a new era of affordable housing work across the state after bringing on a new CEO and looking beyond pilot projects in Ouray and San Miguel counties. The afford...
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December 24, 2025
Year established as a nonprofit: 2018 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Affordable housing remains one of the most pressing challenges facing Ouray County, where the median price for a ...
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