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Covid
Superintendent seeks patience in development of reopening plan
By Carolina Brown 
July 29, 2020
Ridgway School District Superintendent Susan Lacy is asking for patience from the School Board in the coming weeks as she and her staff work to develop a concrete plan on the reopening of school sched...
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Ouray School to offer learning choice
By Liz Teitz 
July 29, 2020
Ouray School students will be able to choose between in-person or fully online courses this fall, under a draft plan released this week outlining protocols for reopening the school. But the students w...
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Marijuana facility complaints continue
By Carolina Brown 
July 29, 2020
Ouray County commissioners fielded more complaints Tuesday about an oft-criticized marijuana grow facility on Log Hill Mesa, while also hearing concerns about a proposed retail marijuana store in Colo...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
July 29, 2020
GUNNISON A Gunnison County Sheriff’s deputy has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into his social media account. However in the initial hours of the inve...
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Sewage lawsuit may go to trial
By Mike Wiggins 
July 29, 2020
A trial is scheduled for next year to determine whether the city of Ouray and a contractor are liable for the damage caused when raw sewage from a municipal sewer line backed up into the Timber last y...
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Virus puts housing dreams on hold
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Virus puts housing dreams on hold
By Liz Teitz 
July 29, 2020
When the coronavirus pandemic struck this spring, Lisa and Cordell Balcombe lost their jobs and they saw their dream of homeownership slip further away. The Balcombes and their 8-year-old son, Hunter,...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
July 29, 2020
Identity of man found dead at reservoir remains unknown The identity of an 82-year-old Montrose County man who was found dead at Ridgway Reservoir on July 15 remains unknown. The Ouray County Coroner’...
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Monsoon offers temporary relief
By Mike Wiggins 
July 29, 2020
The monsoonal rains that soaked Ouray County the last two weeks provided a desperately needed respite from the hot, dry conditions that have dominated since the spring. But long-term relief from the d...
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County shelves proposal on requiring outdoor masks in zones
By Liz Teitz 
July 29, 2020
Ouray County officials shelved a proposal to require masks in outdoor spaces in Ouray and Ridgway, but made plans to maintain tighter restrictions than the statewide mask order, citing ongoing concern...
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State sinks pool variance request
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State sinks pool variance request
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
July 29, 2020
More than a month after Ouray County asked the state for permission to allow increased capacity at pools, the state health department denied the request. The decision sunk hopes of allowing more than...
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Mudslides, wash-outs cause road closures
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Mudslides, wash-outs cause road closures
By News Staff 
July 27, 2020
Mudslides have forced the closure of several routes in the area on Monday afternoon, after days of significant precipitation in Ouray County. U.S. 550 south of Ouray near mile marker 83 has been close...
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Mask conflict leads to temporary closure of Ridgway business
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Mask conflict leads to temporary closure of Ridgway business
By Erin Mcintyre, Mike Wiggins And Lizteitz 
July 22, 2020
Conflicts over mask requirements led a convenience store to temporarily close in Ridgway last week. Customer who tried to visit the Ridgway Conoco station found the parking lot taped off, the gas pump...
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County treading water on pool variance request
By Mike Wiggins 
July 22, 2020
Ouray County officials have been waiting for more than a month to find out if state health officials will allow expanded capacity at pools including the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Orvis Hot Springs. T...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
July 22, 2020
GUNNISON While education has been the first approach to enforcing a county-wide mask mandate, local government leaders are putting business owners on notice — and just like any education — there will ...
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Schools develop preliminary plan for reopening
By Carolina Brown 
July 22, 2020
Ridgway and Ouray schools both plan on providing in-person instruction to students this fall, but parents have other options if they’re not comfortable sending their students back to the classroom. Ne...
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Planning Commission trained in government ethics
By Carolina Brown 
July 22, 2020
The Ouray County Planning Commission received training in government ethics from County Attorney Carol Viner on Tuesday. The commission learned how basic laws from the Colorado Constitution and statut...
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River District will ask voters for property tax hike
By Erin McIntyre 
July 22, 2020
The Colorado River District will ask voters for a property tax increase in November. The board voted to move forward with the ballot measure at its meeting Tuesday. The mill levy increase, which would...
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Officials consider outdoor masks
By Mike Wiggins 
July 22, 2020
Municipal leaders in Ouray and Ridgway are proposing requiring masks in outdoor areas where there are high concentrations of pedestrian traffic, hoping to prevent a surge in coronavirus cases as touri...
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City brakes on new rules for accessory units
By Liz Teitz 
July 22, 2020
Citing concerns about overcrowding and too many rental properties, the Ouray Planning Commission backtracked on proposed city regulations allowing accessory dwelling units, which have been suggested a...
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ISOLATION’S TOLL
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ISOLATION’S TOLL
By Liz Teitz 
July 22, 2020
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Jean Bosworth’s life had a rhythm: weekly senior luncheons on Mondays, long card games and potlucks on Fridays and church services on Sundays. Bosworth, 95, is in two ...
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Bear Creek Trail to close temporarily, Ridgway chooses contractors for projects
By Erin 
May 8, 2025
Bear Creek Trail to close temporarily The Bear Creek National Recreation Trail south of Ouray will close for reconstruction projects during the week until October, according to the U.S. Forest Service...
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Ridgway: Flagship home for Earth insignia?
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Ridgway: Flagship home for Earth insignia?
Resident asks town to be first to fly planet's flag
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 7, 2025
It’s been planted in Antarctica, held up in the Himalayas and waved by conservationist Jane Goodall at a rally in New York City. But Ridgway could be the world's first place to formally adopt and fly ...
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Wolves arrive in Ouray County
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Wolves arrive in Ouray County
Nonprofit aims to help ranchers as activity detected in NW corner
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 7, 2025
For the first time since their release in Colorado nearly 18 months ago, gray wolves have crossed into Ouray County. A Colorado Parks and Wildlife map tracing wolf movement between March 25 and April ...
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Log Hill district seeks to expand services
Fairway Pines Sanitation District could convert to metro district
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 7, 2025
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct an error. The previous version inaccurately indicated Paul Stashick is currently on the board of directors for the Fairway Pines Estates Property ...
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Board postpones guest ranch decision
Commissioners cite concerns about Gold Mountain Ranch, will consider permit again in August
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 7, 2025
A special-use permit application for a proposed guest ranch will come back to Ouray County commissioners in late August after county leaders asked the applicant to address more than 15 concerns. After...
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