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City offers housing help to administrator
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City offers housing help to administrator
By Mike Wiggins 
October 22, 2020
The contract for the new Ouray city administrator contains many of the typical job perks enjoyed by the municipal equivalent of a CEO — a six-figure salary, severance pay under most any circumstance a...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
October 22, 2020
GUNNISON Resi dents in the town of Crested Butte are "fired up" and ready to fight a plan to alter access to popular trails that are, more or less, in their front yards. "We've already had issues of p...
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Covid
County records 2nd COVID-19 death
By Erin McIntyre 
October 22, 2020
Ouray County has recorded its second death of a resident who tested positive for COVID-19. The 89-year-old woman died at Montrose Memorial Hospital earlier this week after testing positive for the vir...
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Ice Festival to go virtual in January
By Mike Wiggins 
October 22, 2020
The show will go on for the 2021 Ouray Ice Festival. But rather than crammed shoulder-to-shoulder above the Uncompahgre Gorge, spectators will be spread thousands of miles apart. The COVID-19 pandemic...
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County races contentious
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County races contentious
By Erin McIntyre 
October 22, 2020
The race for two open seats on the Ouray County Commission has been contentious, with negative advertising and candidates forming alliances. Unaffiliated candidates have joined forces in the campaign...
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Restrictions reinstated as fire burns near Silverton
By Erin McIntyre 
October 22, 2020
Ouray County has returned to Stage 1 fire restrictions as dry conditions persist and firefighters battle the Ice Fire to the south in neighboring San Juan County. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire w...
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Virus doesn’t scare off Halloween plans
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Virus doesn’t scare off Halloween plans
By Carolina Brown 
October 22, 2020
After many cancellations and disruptions due to the COVID-19 virus this year, children and adults can take heart that Halloween events are happening in Ouray County. Both Ouray and Ridgway elementary ...
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Ice Fire burns in San Juan County
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Ice Fire burns in San Juan County
By News Staff 
October 20, 2020
UPDATE 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY 10/20 The San Juan National Forest has officially closed down access to all forest lands from Ophir Pass Road to the south ridge above South Mineral Canyon. This includes Roll...
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New death related to COVID-19 reported in Ouray County
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New death related to COVID-19 reported in Ouray County
By News Staff 
October 19, 2020
An 89-year-old woman who lived in Ouray County and tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 17 has reportedly died. This is the third COVID-19 related death reported in Ouray County, counting a death of a...
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Local tax districts support measure to repeal Gallagher Amendment
By Carolina Brown 
October 15, 2020
Local taxing districts have endorsed Amendment B on the statewide ballot, hoping it will improve their funding situations if the Gallagher Amendment is repealed. This would help to freeze funding loss...
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Medical center’s future at stake
By Carolina Brown 
October 15, 2020
Ouray County voters will decide next month whether to continue financially supporting a building that houses the county’s only primary care physician. The Ouray County Regional Service Authority board...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
GUNNISON Originally from Fort Worth, Texas, Morgan and Marcus Qualls listed their house in the Lone Star State for sale this week. While they love their hometown, the ability to work remotely in one o...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
Ouray County reports 3 new cases of COVID-19 Two more Ouray County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week, while a third person is considered a probable case. County officials an...
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Candidates tackle housing, land-use issues
By Carolina Brown 
October 15, 2020
The four candidates seeking two seats on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners tackled topics ranging from housing to land-use code issues during an Oct 8 online forum. The 9o-minute forum, s...
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Q&A with commissioner candidate Ned Bosworth
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Q&A with commissioner candidate Ned Bosworth
By Erin McIntyre 
October 15, 2020
Editor’s note: These answers have been edited for length and clarity, and in some instances have been paraphrased. Age: 65 Party affiliation: Unaffiliated Years lived in Ouray County: Since 1981 Profe...
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Ouray voters asked to extend flume tax
By Mike Wiggins 
October 15, 2020
Ouray city residents are being asked to extend a property tax that pays for projects designed to protect homes and businesses from flood damage. The so-called flume tax is a 2.477 mill levy that was o...
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An old house made new
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An old house made new
By Mike Wiggins 
October 7, 2020
Will Clapsadl has been chasing history for 13 years. For as long as he’s been the facilities manager for Ouray County, he’s been trying to find relics of this community that were secreted away a litt...
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Ouray shifts tourism marketing spending
By Mike Wiggins 
October 7, 2020
The city of Ouray will end its participation in a regional hot springs marketing initiative and shift from print to digital advertising strategies as part of a larger effort to change how it spends mo...
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Positive tests send students home
By Mike Wiggins 
October 7, 2020
Eighteen Ridgway Elementary School students are currently in quarantine after two school staff members tested positive last week for COVID-19, marking the first time the pandemic has forced students i...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
October 7, 2020
Plea delayed for brew pub owner A local brewpub owner accused of sexual assault has had his plea hearing postponed for a third time. John Warren’s latest plea hearing, scheduled for earlier this month...
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Evacuation drill an exercise not in futility
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Evacuation drill an exercise not in futility
County's first full-scale training May 15 meant to 'test where our holes are'
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
Sirens will wail and residents will likely see emergency vehicles headed through Ridgway, up County Road 5 on May 15. Traffic will filter back into town, with residents headed to an evacuation center....
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Mine owner proposes water treatment
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Mine owner proposes water treatment
Unable to reduce heavy metals in Red Mountain Creek, Newmont exploring building plant atop pass
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
The company that owns the Idarado Mine is exploring the idea of building a treatment plant on Red Mountain Pass to remove heavy metals from water flowing into Red Mountain Creek. Representatives from ...
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Town mulls affordable housing mandate
Ridgway may require 10% of units to be deed restricted
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
The town of Ridgway will consider requiring developers to reserve 10% of units within market-rate residential projects as affordable housing for local workers and retirees. The proposed “community hou...
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County raises 4-H use fees
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County raises 4-H use fees
Commissioners approve first facility rate increase since 2015
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
Fees for using the Ouray County 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds are going up for the first time in more than a decade, with the aim of making the facility’s operations self-sustaining. It’s the large...
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County appoints new planning commissioner
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
April 29, 2026
Ouray County commissioners unanimously appointed Danika Gilbert to the county Planning Commission on Tuesday. Gilbert will take the seat of Jennifer Cram, who resigned from the seven-person board afte...
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