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Perry sworn into office
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Perry sworn into office
By Erin McIntyre 
July 15, 2020
Ouray County’s new sheriff and undersheriff were sworn into office on Wednesday morning, after the county’s first recall election in history removed the previous sheriff from the position. Justin Per...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
July 15, 2020
Jury trials resume on limited basis After being suspended for more than three months, jury trials have resumed on a limited basis in the Seventh Judicial District, which includes Ouray County. Distric...
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Loans keep business afloat
By Liz Teitz 
July 15, 2020
Ouray County businesses received more than $8 million through the Paycheck Protection Program this spring, according to data released last week by the Small Business Administration. Nine Ouray County ...
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City may face costly drinking water fix
By Mike Wiggins 
July 15, 2020
Faced with the tall, expensive task of replacing its overtaxed wastewater treatment system, the city of Ouray may soon be weighed down by another financial burden: spending millions of dollars to more...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
July 15, 2020
GUNNISON It almost looked like a normal summer concert almost. About 100 people could be found at the I Bar Ranch Tuesday night seated at separate, socially distanced tables or at other areas througho...
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Couple delays big event for smaller Yankee Boy ceremony
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Couple delays big event for smaller Yankee Boy ceremony
By Erin McIntyre 
July 15, 2020
Adam Kempa and Colleen Anastasi couldn’t wait to get married in the mountains. So that’s what they did - in a slightly different setting and with a much smaller party than they had previously planned...
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Love in the time of coronavirus
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Love in the time of coronavirus
By Liz Teitz 
July 15, 2020
When they envisioned their wedding, Nyssa Moore and Rand Hillyer knew they’d have a big crowd. Both have large families they planned to invite, with at least 50 people at the ceremony and more family...
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County: Mask up
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County: Mask up
By Erin Mcintyre, Mike Wiggins And Lizteitz 
July 8, 2020
After weeks of asking that people wear masks and fielding reports of conflicts between visitors and business owners who require face coverings, Ouray County has adopted a mandatory mask ordinance. Th...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
July 8, 2020
GUNNISON The ire of Gunnison Valley second homeowners over restrictions imposed during the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the formation of a political action committee (PAC). I...
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Tracking positive visitor cases proves tricky
By Liz Teitz 
July 8, 2020
As tourists flock to Ouray County, including many from states where coronavirus cases continue to climb, officials worry visitors could be carrying and spreading the virus unknowingly, with limited re...
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Ridgway man banned from contact again
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Ridgway man banned from contact again
By Erin McIntyre 
July 8, 2020
A man who tried to run for mayor in Ridgway has been banned from contact with a woman who accused him of accosting her at a liquor store in May and continuing to harass her online and by impersonating...
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County gets more COVID test kits after receiving defective ones
By Liz Teitz 
July 8, 2020
After waiting more than two months to receive coronavirus tests this spring, the Ouray County Public Health Agency received 300 kits in May, only to find that dozens were defective and unusable. Publi...
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Colona convenience store clears hurdle to reopen
By Carolina Brown 
July 8, 2020
The Ouray County Planning Commission voted on Tuesday to recommend county commissioners approve a special use permit for the reopening of the store on Highway 550 in Colona. Charles Van Alsburg, a Log...
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After years of work, Ridgway earns dark sky designation
By Erin McIntyre 
July 8, 2020
Ridgway is the latest addition to the list of officially designated “dark sky” communities, as of this week. The International Dark Sky Association awarded the designation to the town, which comes aft...
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After tumult, Ouray chamber presses on
By Mike Wiggins 
July 8, 2020
It no longer has a lucrative contract from the city of Ouray to market to tourists far and wide. But with a new name and logo and plans to launch a new website, leaders of the Ouray Chamber Resort Ass...
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Ridgway receives “dark sky” status
By News Staff 
July 8, 2020
Ridgway is the latest addition to the list of officially designated “dark sky” communities, as of this week. The International Dark Sky Association awarded the designation to the town , which comes af...
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County adopts order requiring masks
By Mike Wiggins 
July 3, 2020
Ouray County commissioners late this afternoon unanimously approved a public health order requiring that masks be worn inside most businesses in the county and all government buildings. The commission...
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Ouray County reports 12th case of virus
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Ouray County reports 12th case of virus
By News Staff 
July 3, 2020
A woman in her 50s has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing Ouray County's total number of cases to 12. This case was detected with a swab test for active virus, performed at the Ouray County Pub...
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Ouray seeks to extend flood-control tax
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Ouray seeks to extend flood-control tax
By Mike Wiggins 
July 2, 2020
The city of Ouray is laying the groundwork to ask voters this fall to extend a property tax that pays for maintenance and repair of the city's two flumes and other flood-control projects. The tax, whi...
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Accidents tax first responders
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Accidents tax first responders
By Mike Wiggins 
July 2, 2020
A trio of high-country accidents Sunday and Monday sent a motorcycle rider down a steep slope off U.S. Highway 550 and left a young boy with a serious head injury. The first and least serious incident...
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Unaffiliated county candidates announce election campaigns
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Unaffiliated county candidates announce election campaigns
First-timers Todd, Oakland seek clerk, treasurer posts
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to specify that Glenn Boyd volunteers for the county EMS department. A group of unaffiliated political candidates joined together this week to announce the...
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Mild temps leave Ice Park high, dry
Without key ingredient — ice — and no estimated opening date, officials forced to reimagine festivals
By By Lia Salvatierra and Mike Wiggins lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
The half-bare walls of the Uncompahgre Gorge tell a story Peter O’Neil wanted no part of — one of 50-degree December days and out-of-work rangers and ice farmers scrambling to find other sources of in...
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Schiffer, Doherty picked for council
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Schiffer, Doherty picked for council
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
Ouray Planning Commissioner Kevin Schiffer and former city building inspector Dave Doherty were selected Monday to fill the two vacancies on the Ouray City Council, restoring a full slate of elected o...
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Sheriff steps in again to help police
Residents back former interim chief as meeting scheduled to discuss future of policing in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
The city of Ouray is once again leaning on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office to fill gaps in police officer patrol shifts, after City Administrator Michelle Metteer decided not to hire Interim Police ...
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Skijoring marks anniversary with expanded competition
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
The organizers of the San Juan Skijoring event learned a long time ago they couldn't count on Mother Nature to provide the materials for their competition. Last year, they invested $54,000 in their ow...
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