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WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
October 23, 2019
SILVERTON - Town and county officials are expressing concern that state officials are reluctant to take the lead role in managing the Bonita Peak Mining District Super-fund Site, despite "good-faith a...
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Panel OKs 911 surcharge hike
By News Staff 
October 23, 2019
OURAY COUNTY The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has approved a request from the Ouray Emergency Telephone Service Authority to increase monthly 911 surcharges from 70 cents to $1.25. The Ouray a...
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Blaze challenges firefighters
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Blaze challenges firefighters
By News Staff 
October 23, 2019
OURAY COUNTY Concerned community members attended a meeting with fire officials Tuesday night who updated them on the Cow Creek Fire, estimated to have grown to 853 acres as of Wednesday morning. The...
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Efforts underway to preserve Idarado Houses
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Efforts underway to preserve Idarado Houses
By News Staff 
October 23, 2019
OURAY COUNTY Hopes are high that the historic Idarado Houses located in a switchback on Highway 550 near Red Mountain Pass may soon be preserved. Pat Willits of the Trust for Land Restoration has long...
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Halloween haunts in Ouray and Ridgway
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Halloween haunts in Ouray and Ridgway
By Carolina Brown 
October 23, 2019
  Exciting events are scheduled around the county this Halloween season. In Ouray, celebrations will supplement the annual trick-or-treating down Main Street. Scary thrills for kids and adults alike w...
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Board meets with ‘Teacher Council’
By News Staff 
October 23, 2019
OURAY SCHOOLS A more than hour-long special session of the Ouray School Board with a “Teacher Council,” held Oct. 16 off campus, was attended by 21 people, mostly Ouray School teachers and three board...
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Candidates share top donors in race
By News Staff 
October 23, 2019
RIDGWAY SCHOOLS Two of the candidates in Ridgway’s contested race for school board have raised campaign contributions outside their own personal spending and share top donors. This is the first school...
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Elks Lodge seeks scholarship applicants
By News Staff 
October 23, 2019
OURAY COUNTY Over the last 85 years, the Elks National Foundation has awarded thousands of college scholarships worth tens of millions of dollars to high school seniors, an effort that encompasses loc...
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RIDGWAY MARSHAL
By News Staff 
October 16, 2019
  The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ridgway Marshal's Office from Sept. 24 to Oct. 7, 2019. If you have information on any of the below active cases or of any other incident that you...
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Forums host board candidates
By Carolina Brown 
October 16, 2019
  All four candidates for the Ridgway School Board agree teacher pay and retention are the top issues for the district, they said during a candidate forum Tuesday night. Candidates Brian Patton, John ...
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Town adopts new water rates, after much debate
By Erin McIntyre 
October 16, 2019
  After months of debate Ridgway’s town council unanimously adopted a new water rate structure, raising the minimum cost of water for residential customers and adjusting the points at which overage ch...
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WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
October 16, 2019
SILVERTON - Three people were injured in a off-highway vehicle accident on Stony Pass on Sept. 26, according to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Bruce Conrad said there were actually two ...
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Crews battle Cow Creek Fire
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Crews battle Cow Creek Fire
By News Staff 
October 16, 2019
OURAY COUNTY Fire crews from around Ouray County responded early Wednesday morning to a wildfire that ignited in the Cimarrons east of Ridgway. Ouray County Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd said a group o...
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Board recommends hotel expansion
By Mike Wiggins 
October 16, 2019
  Despite concerns about the size and impact of the project, the Ouray Planning Commission has recommended approval of a major expansion of the Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs. With only three of the f...
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OURAY COUNTY
By News Staff 
October 16, 2019
COPS This is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office from Oct. 7-13, 2019. Oct. 7 Deputies assisted the Colorado State Patrol with an accident involving a deer and car at High...
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Councilor focused on housing, infrastructure
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Councilor focused on housing, infrastructure
By Mike Wiggins 
October 16, 2019
  When Bette Maurer attended a Ouray City Council candidate forum on July 24, she did so with the intention of helping others understand the ins and outs of the job she’s spent six years doing. She ha...
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Ridgway, Ouray get new top cops
By News Staff 
October 16, 2019
  Ouray and Ridgway both have new law enforcement leaders, officially. Though Ridgway’s new marshal, Shane Schmalz, is a familiar face, he was promoted to the job last week with council approval. Schm...
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Humans: A bear of a problem
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Humans: A bear of a problem
By News Staff 
October 16, 2019
To read this story, originally published by The Colorado Sun, click here. 
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Businessman: Council has lost public’s trust
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Businessman: Council has lost public’s trust
By Mike Wiggins 
October 16, 2019
  John Wood was, in his words, “awestruck and gobsmacked” when he first laid eyes on Ouray nearly 20 years ago. It’s the place he wants to live the rest of his life, where he hopes one day one of his ...
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Council candidates split on sewer system fix
By Mike Wiggins 
October 16, 2019
  Ouray City Council candidates disagreed on how the city should fix its overburdened sewage treatment system and offered varying ideas on addressing its needs and growing the economy with limited res...
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In face of funding turmoil, Hickenlooper urges officials to find creative solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 3, 2025
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper encouraged local nonprofit leaders and public officials to persevere, find ways to do more with less money and look for opportunities to change systems during a visit to Ou...
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Reality varies from initial vision
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SPACE TO CREATE: THREE YEARS LATER
Reality varies from initial vision
Is Ouray County's first affordable housing project a success? It depends on who you ask.
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 3, 2025
Three years after Space to Create opened in Ridgway, Ouray County’s affordable housing guinea pig is a bit of a mixed bag for residents and the public. The 30-unit apartment building on Clinton Street...
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Two vying for Ouray mayor; one seeking council
By Mike Wiggins 
September 3, 2025
There will be some new faces in new places on the Ouray City Council by the end of this year. City councilors Tamara Gulde and Michael Underwood will square off to replace Mayor Ethan Funk during the ...
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Ridgway adopts policy to limit info provided to ICE
September 3, 2025
The Ridgway School District has adopted a policy protecting the information of students, parents, relatives and guardians in situations concerning federal immigration enforcement. Ridgway Superintende...
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