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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
June 4, 2020
GUNNISON A federal judge has dismissed the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by an elderly woman alleging use of excessive force. However, according to the attorney ...
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Turning tassels amid virus
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Turning tassels amid virus
By Mike Wiggins 
June 4, 2020
They came in Fords with green and white streamers tied to the door handles, in Dodges strung with flowers like entrants in the Rose Parade, in Jeeps festooned with gold foil balloon letters that spel...
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Commissioner races now contested
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Commissioner races now contested
By Carolina Brown And Erin Mcintyre 
June 4, 2020
Two more candidates have filed paperwork to officially enter the county commissioners’ races – and one will oppose incumbent John Peters and the other will challenge Democrat Jake Niece for term-limit...
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Ridgway man accused of child sex exploitation
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Ridgway man accused of child sex exploitation
By Erin McIntyre 
June 4, 2020
A Ridgway man who was registered as a convicted sex offender in Ouray County has been arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child. Richard “Butch” Karl, 66, was arrested Monday after the Ouray...
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Covid
Schools study options for fall
By Liz Teitz 
June 4, 2020
When students return to school this fall, they could undergo temperature checks at doors, attend on staggered schedules, and shift back and forth between in-school and online learning, under plans bei...
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Challenges added to eateries’ plates
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Challenges added to eateries’ plates
By Liz Teitz 
June 4, 2020
As he walks through Ouray Brewery, owner Erin Eddy watches as customers touch countertops or grab the hand railings on the stairs. He notices when a bartender touches her face, or when someone adjusts...
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Covid
New state order allows pools to reopen
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
June 4, 2020
Pool operators are asking Ouray County to pursue a variance to allow more swimmers than a statewide limitation, to make opening more financially viable now that the state is allowing them to reopen. T...
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Clash between mayor, chamber intensifies
By Mike Wiggins 
June 4, 2020
The war of words between Ouray Mayor Greg Nelson and the Ouray Chamber Resort Association escalated Monday when a chamber board member called on the mayor to resign and Nelson openly questioned how th...
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COVID-19 has interrupted our lives. We want to know how it’s changed yours.
Covid
COVID-19 has interrupted our lives. We want to know how it’s changed yours.
By Erin McIntyre 
June 4, 2020
I’ve found myself doing things I never because of this pandemic. At first it was mostly about isolation and sanitation. I washed everything to the point where my hands, left cracked and stinging, star...
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Marketing contractor worked behind scenes with mayor
By Mike Wiggins 
May 28, 2020
Several weeks before the city of Ouray severed ties with its longtime marketing contractor, Mayor Greg Nelson asked professional photographer and social media manager Markus Van Meter to submit a prop...
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Commissioner seeks second term
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Commissioner seeks second term
By Carolina Brown 
May 28, 2020
Ouray County Commissioner John Peters has announced he is running for re-election this year with a goal of helping the county’s economy recover from the blow of recent closures. Peters said he thought...
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Ouray grads turn tassels
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Ouray grads turn tassels
By Erin McIntyre 
May 28, 2020
Whatever the “real world” is, Ouray School’s Class of 2020 started blazing its own way into it on Sunday during graduation. The 13 members of the graduating class faced making their own way of celebr...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 28, 2020
GUNNISON It’s still too early for Western Colorado University officials to determine the exact amount of financial loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but leaders are making efforts to cushion some ...
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Virus concerns keep visitor center closed
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Virus concerns keep visitor center closed
By Mike Wiggins 
May 28, 2020
The Ridgway Visitor Center will remain closed for the rest of the year, with operators citing concerns about the health and •ƒˆ‡›‘ˆ‘ސ‡‡•™Š‘•ƒsafety of volunteers who staff the facility. The board of ...
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Forest Service campgrounds to open June 1
By Carolina Brown 
May 28, 2020
The U.S. Forest Service plans to open Amphitheater, Angel Creek and Thistledown campgrounds in Ouray County on June 1, despite the fact that most Forest Service crews in the region will be operating w...
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Covid
Back on the menu
By Erin McIntyre 
May 28, 2020
Colorado’s restaurants will be allowed to reopen at 50 percent capacity for in-person dining, with specific protocols, beginning this week This will be the first time they’ve been allowed to serve cus...
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School leaders tribute to late volunteer
By Carolina Brown 
May 28, 2020
Ridgway School administrators paid tribute during last week’s board meeting to Rick Taylor, a beloved volunteer who died earlier this month. Taylor volunteered at every level of the district and was a...
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City paves way for sidewalk service
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City paves way for sidewalk service
By Samantha Tisdel Wright 
May 28, 2020
The City of Ouray has long been known as the Switzerland of America. This summer, thanks to recent action taken by the Ouray City Council and new state guidelines, its downtown business district may t...
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Covid
Woman, 61, latest ‘probable’ case in county
By Erin McIntyre 
May 28, 2020
A 61-year-old Ouray County woman who recovered from a suspected case of COVID-19 after having symptoms back in March is being counted as a “probable” case of coronavirus by the state. This makes the c...
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‘Open up my playground,’ boy pleads
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‘Open up my playground,’ boy pleads
By Carolina Brown 
May 28, 2020
Rowan Huffman finished up his last day of third grade at home on the morning of May 22, made a homemade sign out of cardboard from the packaging of his parent's new dining set and headed to Ridgway Fa...
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...
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Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Article about Space to Create too negative
September 10, 2025
Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...
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