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July 12, 2023
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Housing project questions linger after work session
July 12, 2023
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
July 5, 2023
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Challenges emerge as Ouray identifies housing needs
By Mike Wiggins 
July 5, 2023
As Ouray city leaders gain a better grasp of the types of housing the city needs in the coming years, they’re getting a clearer picture of how the economic, demographic and housing landscape has chang...
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Ouray-Montrose bus service delayed again
July 5, 2023
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CORRECTION
July 5, 2023
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County debates changes to short-term rental regs
By Daniel Schmidt 
July 5, 2023
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Ouray-Montrose bus service delayed again
By Daniel Schmidt 
July 5, 2023
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Firefighters ensure party goes off with a bang
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Firefighters ensure party goes off with a bang
By Mike Wiggins 
June 28, 2023
  It starts with a single shot, followed by a series of volleys spaced seconds apart — a dazzling display of every color of the spectrum that forms blooms and smiley faces. The explosions bounce off t...
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Sales tax up, lodging tax down in April in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins 
June 28, 2023
Tax revenue from sales in April climbed to an all-time high in Ouray for the month, while hotel bookings and lodging tax revenue fell again, as the city motors toward the most hectic part of the summe...
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Ouray eyes new buses, safety upgrades
By Katie Langford 
June 28, 2023
The Ouray School District is eyeing a slate of capital projects to improve safety and prolong the lifespan of the 54-year-old gymnasium, including new school buses and safety systems. Funding for buil...
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Ridgway proceeds with lodging tax hike question
By Erin McIntyre 
June 28, 2023
The Town of Ridgway will draft a ballot question to ask voters to raise lodging taxes to 6% and dedicate 50% of its lodging tax revenue to affordable housing. The move is the latest in a debate over h...
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Tax protests bury county assessor
By Daniel Schmidt 
June 28, 2023
Terra Malmstrom couldn’t believe her eyes. The postcard she received from the Ouray County Assessor’s Office said her off-grid 1,500-square-foot Earthship home was now 2,500 square feet and $200,000 m...
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Contractors off the hook — for now
By Daniel Schmidt 
June 28, 2023
Ouray County commissioners approved on Tuesday an agreement to not sue Charles Cunniffe Architects and FCI Constructors for inadequate heating, ventilation and air conditioning improvements at the Our...
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July 4, 1888: A holiday to remember — and forget
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July 4, 1888: A holiday to remember — and forget
By News Staff 
June 28, 2023
Ouray has long had a boisterous and festive holiday to celebrate the Fourth of July, as is evidenced by the newspaper accounts of the patriotic holiday from years past. One of these was printed in 188...
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Wildfire risk reduction project presses on
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Wildfire risk reduction project presses on
By Daniel Schmidt 
June 28, 2023
Vast, thick fields of Gambel oak blanketed Dustin Mullins’ ranch, making much of the landscape difficult to see through. A nine-vehicle convoy rumbled slowly through the brush, occasionally stopping ...
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Lawsuits filed in food illness outbreak
By Mike Wiggins 
June 28, 2023
Two Western Slope residents have filed lawsuits against Taco del GNAR in Ridgway, alleging they contracted a parasite from eating contaminated food from the restaurant in the last two months. Walter W...
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A RAPID DESCENT
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A RAPID DESCENT
By News Staff 
June 28, 2023
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County rejects private fireworks display
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County rejects private fireworks display
By Daniel Schmidt 
June 28, 2023
Unwilling to set precedent and uncomfortable with the tight deadline, Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday denied an application to conduct a private fireworks display at the Sleeping Indian Ranch no...
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School leaders ready for universal preschool
By Katie Langford 
June 28, 2023
It’s only been a few weeks since the school year ended and summer break began, but school leaders in Ridgway and Ouray already have their eye on the coming fall and the start of universal preschool fo...
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Dispute over extended background check leads to Ouray police chief’s last day
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Dispute over extended background check leads to Ouray police chief’s last day
City administrator declines to make interim chief permanent
By Mike Wiggins 
December 17, 2025
Ouray Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey is leaving his job over his objections to City Administrator Michelle Metteer’s insistence that he undergo a second, more extensive background check to determin...
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Commissioners fight over board leadership position
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Commissioners fight over board leadership position
Niece to serve as chairperson after he, Nauer reject requests from Padgett's backers to appoint her
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
December 17, 2025
For the second year in a row, Ouray County commissioners fought over who should serve as board chairperson, rejecting requests from supporters of Commissioner Lynn Padgett to appoint her to the positi...
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Space to Create owner, management address complaints, pledge fixes
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 17, 2025
Space to Create’s owner and property management company are pledging to remedy issues with Ouray County’s first affordable housing project and re-establish strong communication with residents after re...
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Council qualifies homebuyer for deed-restricted unit
December 17, 2025
The Ridgway Town Council approved qualifying a homebuyer for a deed-restricted unit in the Vista Park Commons neighborhood after discussing whether the unit was advertised fairly. The council, acting ...
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Following concerns, town delays adopting anti-idling ordinance
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 17, 2025
Ridgway town councilors decided to delay final approval of a new anti-idling ordinance after hearing public concerns and discussing other issues related to the new rules during a Dec. 10 regular meeti...
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