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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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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Amendment B on the statewide ballot, hoping it will improve their funding situations if the Gallagher Amendment is repealed.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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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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Covid
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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County supports Highway 50 project
By Carolina Brown 
October 7, 2020
Ouray County commissioners approved a letter to the Colorado Department of Transportation supporting the Little Blue Creek Canyon project on U.S. Highway 50 on Tuesday. The letter cited the need for t...
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Q&A: Election 2020
By Sandra Fish 
October 7, 2020
Colorado’s 64 county clerks will start mailing ballots Friday for the Nov. 3 election. With national concern about the integrity of mail-in ballots, Colorado is getting national attention for its syst...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
October 7, 2020
GUNNISON After an employee of the Gunnison Inn shot and killed a treed bear near the hotel on Sept. 17, witnesses said the shooting was a violation of Colorado’s wildlife laws. On Monday, Colorado Par...
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OURAY AND RIDGWAY CROSS COUNTRY
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OURAY AND RIDGWAY CROSS COUNTRY
By News Staff 
October 7, 2020
Ouray middle school cross country runners Charlotte Vanderploeg, left, and Trevor King compete in a meet at Chicken Creek just north of Mancos on Friday, Oct. 2. Vanderploeg finished the 3,000-meter ...
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Covid
County to buy rapid virus tests
By Erin McIntyre 
October 7, 2020
Ouray County will spend $5,000 to purchase a machine to process COVID-19 tests, in the hopes of providing quicker results and a faster response to outbreaks. The decision comes as winter approaches, p...
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Federal agencies investigating fatal crash
By News Staff 
October 5, 2020
Two people are deceased after a plane crash near Telluride today, and federal officials are investigating the incident. A single-engine Beech S35 Bonanza crashed on the side of a mountain three miles ...
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Fire ban lifted tonight in Ouray County
By News Staff 
October 1, 2020
As of midnight, the county's fire ban will be lifted. Officials in the region decided to coordinate efforts to lift the fire ban tonight, in response to the lack of an extension on a statewide fire ba...
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Schools adjust to new normal
By Carolina Brown 
September 30, 2020
Principals at both Ridgway Elementary and Secondary Schools reported a smooth adjustment to the new normal of daily temperature checks, social distancing mask wearing and remaining in cohort groups to...
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Q&A: Election 2020
By Sandra Fish 
September 30, 2020
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, but registered voters in Colorado will start receiving mail-in ballots after Oct 9. With national concern about the integrity of mail-in ballots, Colorado is getting n...
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Local briefs: Ridgway appoints two to sustainability board, updates marshal overtime policy
Town seeks bike park design proposals, moves forward with pre-approved ADU plan designs
By James Hanlon 
September 17, 2026
New members appointed to sustainability board The Ridgway Town Council appointed Terry Schuyler and Christiane Frischmuth to the Ridgway Sustainability Advisory Board after brief interviews at the Sep...
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County: Layoffs likely
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County: Layoffs likely
Commissioners, administrators warn of job cuts to close $1.5 million gap; staff criticizes leaders for not addressing problem earlier
By James Hanlon 
September 16, 2026
Ouray County will likely need to lay off employees to make up a projected $1.5 million gap between requested expenses and revenue next year, county officials warned at a budget workshop on Sept. 9. Th...
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Disaster tax not ‘backfill’ for fire costs, leaders say
By Chart Riggall 
September 16, 2026
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s declaration of the Gold Mountain Fire as a major federal disaster, Ouray County commissioners say the potential influx of additional federal funds doesn't ...
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Town considers options for sewer plant location
By James Hanlon 
September 16, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council wants to see some dollar estimates before deciding where to build a new wastewater treatment plant. Town staff briefed the council on three possible locations north of town at...
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City prepared to pay fees for housing project
Despite some councilors' misgivings, Ouray in line to give more money to deed-restricted apartment complex
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 16, 2026
The city of Ouray is set to provide up to $225,000 to a nonprofit organization to cover water and sewer tap and building permit fees for a 13-unit affordable housing project. At City Administrator Mic...
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