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HOUSING STAYS HOT
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HOUSING STAYS HOT
By Mike Wiggins 
April 14, 2021
Cameron White was ready to call it quits. He’d been employed most of his working life with a Maryland stormwater management company, climbing the ladder to director of operations. He and his wife Mary...
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Ridgway council to choose new councilor tonight
By News Staff 
April 14, 2021
Ridgway Town Councilors will choose a new person to fill a vacancy on the board at tonight’s meeting, and they have four applicants to choose from. The vacancy happened when no one applied to run for ...
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Covid
County cancels J&J vaccine clinic
By News Staff 
April 13, 2021
Ouray County Public Health is canceling its Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinics this week after two federal health agencies recommended pausing the use of the vaccine while they investigate "extremely r...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
April 8, 2021
GUNNISON Western Colorado University’s Board of Trustees ostensibly called a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the hiring of a discussion facilitator. But the trustees made an altogether different de...
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Live fire training planned on Saturday
By Erin McIntyre 
April 8, 2021
A house located on County Road 5, donated for fire training, is expected to be burned down this weekend. The Ridgway Fire Department has been conducting training inside the home at 7137 County Road 5 ...
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Seeking vaccines for teens a ‘goose chase’
Covid
Seeking vaccines for teens a ‘goose chase’
By Liz Teitz 
April 8, 2021
After the state announced last week that anyone over 16 would be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, Niki Dow began searching. She’d already been vaccinated at the 4-H Center in Ridgway, but she wanted t...
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Debris removed, officials look to rebuild infrastructure for ice park, hydro plant
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Debris removed, officials look to rebuild infrastructure for ice park, hydro plant
By Mike Wiggins 
April 8, 2021
Replacing penstock, water line, bridge will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars The hard work is done. A helicopter last week hauled away from the bottom of the Uncompahgre River Gorge the mangled ...
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New county roads boss expected in May
By Carolina Brown 
April 8, 2021
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday approved another extension of Interim Road and Bridge Superintendent Bill Frownfelter’s contract, but only until the end of April, as commissioners are optimistic...
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City workers get 5% pay increase
By Mike Wiggins 
April 8, 2021
Ouray City Administrator Silas Clarke this week gave every city employee a 5 percent pay raise, a move he said was needed to boost sagging morale in workers who haven’t received a salary increase for ...
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County: Continue masking up
Covid
County: Continue masking up
By Liz Teitz 
April 8, 2021
Ouray County commissioners voted Wednesday to adopt a local mask mandate, requiring them in public indoor places after the state relaxed restrictions last week. Facial coverings must be worn “when wai...
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HOP TO IT
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HOP TO IT
By News Staff 
April 8, 2021
The Ouray Elks Lodge Easter egg hunt attracted more than 100 people to Fellin Park on Easter Sunday. The lodge was unable to host the event last year due to the pandemic and limitations on group even...
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A BELATED HONOR
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A BELATED HONOR
By News Staff 
April 8, 2021
Family members of Dick and M-E Spirek stand in the pavilion dedicated to them last month at the north end of Hartwell Park in Ridgway. The Spireks, who lived in Ridgway for 26 years, died within days ...
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Covid
A reminder about our calendar, press releases
By News Staff 
April 8, 2021
CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS A year ago, we ceased printing a calendar of events because, well, we went into lockdown and there were no events. For a few weeks, our calendar normally listing things to do turn...
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Covid
County adopts local mask order
By News Staff 
April 7, 2021
Ouray County commissioners voted Wednesday to adopt a local mask mandate, requiring them in public indoor places after the state relaxed restrictions last week.  Facial coverings must be worn “when wa...
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Ouray County to pursue local mask order
Covid
Ouray County to pursue local mask order
By News Staff 
April 6, 2021
Ouray County Commissioners will pursue a local mask order this week, returning to tighter restrictions after the state relaxed requirements last week for small, rural counties. At a meeting Tuesday mo...
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Commissioners to discuss masks in Tuesday meeting
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Commissioners to discuss masks in Tuesday meeting
By News Staff 
April 5, 2021
Ouray County commissioners will discuss a possible local mask order in a meeting this week with Public Health Director Tanner Kingery, scheduled after the governor announced relaxed mask requirements ...
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State eases mask order for green counties
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State eases mask order for green counties
By Liz Teitz 
April 2, 2021
Masks will no longer be required in some public spaces in Colorado counties at level green, including Ouray County, under a modified executive order from Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday.  Effective ...
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Pitkin County has the highest virus rate in the state, again. Here are the three most likely causes
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Pitkin County has the highest virus rate in the state, again. Here are the three most likely causes
By News Staff 
April 2, 2021
By Alex Hager, Aspen Public Radio Pitkin County’s COVID-19 incidence rate is the highest in Colorado by a wide margin. As a result, businesses are operating under “orange” level restrictions – a more ...
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County opts not to restrict outdoor events
By News Staff 
April 1, 2021
Outdoor events can be planned for this summer at full capacity, county elected officials said Thursday in a joint policy group meeting.  Under the state's COVID-19 dial, counties at levels blue and gr...
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County aims for positive message with new employee
By Carolina Brown 
April 1, 2021
Ouray County commissioners and County Administrator Connie Hunt say they hope the county’s newest employee will help promote the county in a positive way to residents and visitors while also quickly r...
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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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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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