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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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Administrator gets glowing review from commissioners
By Carolina Brown 
July 2, 2020
Ouray County commissioners told County Administrator Connie Hunt last week during her annual performance evaluation that she works too hard and is too good at what she does, and tasked her with taking...
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Newest COVID-19 case is county’s third in two weeks
By Erin McIntyre 
July 2, 2020
Ouray County has another new case of COVID-19 – a woman in her 30s who has tested positive. This is the third positive case of the virus in the past 12 days, and the 11th active case of the virus dete...
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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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County turns attention to prairie dogs at 4-H Center
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County turns attention to prairie dogs at 4-H Center
County manager insists on controlling rodents despite pushback from commissioner
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 17, 2026
Ouray County will control the prairie dog population at the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds. Ouray County Manager Antonio Mendez said he has yet to decide on a method, but that the end goal is contro...
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Gym members decry removal of free weights
City cites structural issues, will pursue short-term fix
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 17, 2026
The sudden removal of most of the free weights from the fitness center at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool has angered members who say the city eliminated one of the primary reasons they work out there. Cit...
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Town accepts grant to explore all-electric rules
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 17, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council has decided it’s willing to take a chance on a grant-funded public process in pursuit of an all-electric building code for new construction. Councilors unanimously voted on Ju...
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After hiatus, Ridgway to fly flag during Pride Month
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 17, 2026
Ridgway town councilors voted last week to fly the pride flag at Ridgway Town Hall for the remainder of Pride Month, after deciding not to last year. At a June 10 meeting, Councilor Polly Kroger reque...
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Library seeks money from city for expansion
State agency says local buy-in will improve chances of grant; council to consider funding request during fall budget talks
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 17, 2026
The Ouray Library District has asked the city of Ouray to contribute $100,000 toward its expansion, hoping to pair it with other funding from local and state governments. In a June 2 letter, which als...
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