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City wrestles with tourist messaging
By Mike Wiggins 
May 7, 2020
Restless tourists wondering when they’ll be able to pack up the car and head to Ouray won’t find an answer on the website dedicated solely to marketing the self-proclaimed "Outdoor Recreation Capital ...
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County to seek variance from state
By Erin McIntyre 
May 7, 2020
Ouray County will seek a variance to resolve a new issue created by the state’s “safer at home” order which conflicts with the county’s plan to allow lodging bookings to resume on May 16. The state di...
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Mass gatherings ban likely for months
By Mike Wiggins 
May 7, 2020
Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery says he expects a prohibition on mass gatherings to linger through the summer, even as other public health orders begin to dissolve. That revelation ...
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THANKS, TEACHERS
By News Staff 
May 7, 2020
     
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Ouray Schools superintendent finalists scheduled for interviews Friday
By Carolina Brown 
May 7, 2020
The Ouray School Board will attempt to have as traditional an interview process as possible with the three finalists for superintendent. The finalists will be interviewed in person at 9 a.m, 11 a.m. a...
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Marketplace opens online for sanitizer, masks
By Erin McIntyre 
May 7, 2020
A statewide group called Energize Colorado is working to help small businesses, nonprofits and healthcare institutions acquire personal protective equipment to help them reopen and get back to work. T...
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Donations flood ‘good neighbor’ fund
By Carolina Brown 
May 7, 2020
A charitable fund established to help Ouray County residents in need during the economic downturn has received nearly $300,000 in donations so far. The Ouray County Response Fund, set up as part of th...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 7, 2020
SILVERTON The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad now hopes to begin operations on May 26, according to Jim Harper, president of the American Heritage Railway Hotels. “Originally we placed our s...
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County to plow alpine roads, board recommends lodging, quarantine order expire
By Carolina Brown 
May 7, 2020
Ouray County will proceed with its normal schedule of plowing high-country roads, after lengthy discussions about delaying the maintenance to discourage visitors from flocking to the area and potentia...
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Personal services cautiously reopen
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Personal services cautiously reopen
By Kailyn Lamb 
May 7, 2020
On May 1, when state officials announced that personal service businesses in Colorado could reopen their doors, the news was met with mixed feelings, even from those in the business. For Kendra Manley...
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In spite of COVID–19, a mission for good journalism expands
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In spite of COVID–19, a mission for good journalism expands
By Erin McIntyre 
May 7, 2020
Even small places deserve good journalism. We’ve said that from the moment we took on the job as the latest in a long line of caretakers here at this 143-year-old newspaper. Bringing another reporter ...
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Hundreds file for unemployment in Ouray County
By Mike Wiggins 
April 30, 2020
Hundreds of Ouray County residents have filed for unemployment benefits in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, as the economy has all but shut down. A total of 339 people in the county filed for job...
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Down time for most, boom time for some
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Down time for most, boom time for some
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
The new coronavirus has dealt significant financial blows to most Ouray County businesses, keeping tourists, the lifeblood of the local economy, at bay and forcing shops and restaurants to severely cu...
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Feeling cooped up? There’s a Plan B for that
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Feeling cooped up? There’s a Plan B for that
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
Local businesses have had to get creative to maintain their income streams in this time of restrictions on travel and public gatherings. One local business has found an outside-the-box idea that fills...
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Travel won’t resume for months
By Mike Wiggins 
April 30, 2020
Restrictions that have strangled Colorado’s economy for the last six weeks are slowly being loosened, and lodgers are itching to open their doors to cooped-up tourists. But state tourism officials bel...
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Attorney: Resume in-person meetings
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
Ouray County Attorney Carol Viner told county commissioners on Tuesday they need to discuss how to start having in-person meetings again. "These meetings are not legal and proper," Viner said of the v...
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Superintendent search narrows to 3
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
The Ouray School Board revealed the names of the three finalists for the district’s vacant superintendent and principal position at a meeting April 27. The finalists are Tod Lokey, principal of Bayfie...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
April 30, 2020
Ride the Rockies canceled for 2020 Ouray County won’t have more than 2,000 cyclists coming through this summer, as Ride the Rockies’ 2020 event has been canceled. Event officials emailed local authori...
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Recall election set for June 30
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Recall election set for June 30
By Erin McIntyre 
April 30, 2020
Voters will decide June 30 whether to remove Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald from office and, if so, who they would like to become the new sheriff in the county's first recall election in histor...
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Pandemic triggers budget fears
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
Ridgway School District is cautiously examining its budget, anticipating cuts to state funding as a result of coronavirus and the statewide economy. The information on how drastic the cuts may be will...
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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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