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Ridgway set to adopt new zoning codes
By Liz Teitz 
May 3, 2023
The Ridgway Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend Town Council adopt new changes to its planning and zoning regulations, after a months-long revision process and development moratorium. L...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
May 3, 2023
Man dies in snow plowing accident A Ouray County man died last week when he fell off a skid steer as he plowed snow off a neighbor's driveway, according to Ouray County Coroner Glenn Boyd. Jim Olson, ...
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Leaders forecast economically strong summer
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Leaders forecast economically strong summer
By Mike Wiggins 
May 3, 2023
Coming off three consecutive years of record-setting sales tax revenue and given a much-predicted recession, Ouray County business owners may wonder what the coming summer will look like for their bo...
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School renovation nears finish line
By Katie Langford 
May 3, 2023
Renovations at Ridgway Elementary School are on track to wrap up in the next few months, with the last of the major work scheduled to start when students are out of school for the summer. The $18 mill...
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Ouray council delays plan for possible alcohol sales at pool
By Mike Wiggins 
May 3, 2023
The Ouray City Council will give city staff more time to develop a plan to potentially sell alcohol at the Hot Springs Pool, increasing the possibility that a pilot program wouldn’t be rolled out unti...
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Mine CEO: Hoping to restart activity at Revenue-Virginius ‘as soon as we can’
By Liz Teitz 
May 3, 2023
Ouray County commissioners met Tuesday with the head of Silver X Mining, the company set to purchase the Revenue-Virginius Mine, to discuss a future agreement for maintaining County Road 361. José Gar...
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Dems unveil property tax relief proposal
By Erica Meltzer 
May 3, 2023
Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado legislative leaders announced a deal Monday to provide property tax relief to homeowners and businesses while limiting the hit to school funding. Lawmakers have exactly a...
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Ridgway remains under boil water advisory
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Ridgway remains under boil water advisory
By News Staff 
April 28, 2023
UPDATE at 9:15 a.m. Saturday: The boil order has been lifted, after lab results confirmed bacterial test results were negative. ______________   The town of Ridgway remains under a "boil advisory" tod...
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Ridgway water main break causes shutoff
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Ridgway water main break causes shutoff
By News Staff 
April 27, 2023
UPDATE at 9:15 a.m. Saturday Ridgway has lifted the "water boil advisory" required by the state health department, after lab results showed the water throughout the system has been properly disinfect...
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FROM THE GROUND UP
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FROM THE GROUND UP
By Liz Teitz 
April 26, 2023
Chris Andrews didn’t think of himself as an entrepreneur, and he never envisioned going into business with his mother. As he tells it, he was “always the bartender.” Growing up in Telluride, he worke...
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Plaindealer honored with 19 awards
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
April 26, 2023
The Ouray County Plaindealer took home 19 awards last weekend from the four-state Top of the Rockies journalism contest, including five first-place prizes and an award for public service. The Plaindea...
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TASTES LIKE WINTER
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TASTES LIKE WINTER
By News Staff 
April 26, 2023
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County grants one-day road access to mine
By Erin McIntyre 
April 26, 2023
Ouray County will allow silver mine employees 12 hours to transport equipment, fuel and other supplies up to the Revenue Virginius Mine with vehicles on Camp Bird Road. The route has been closed at Se...
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Sales, lodging taxes declined in February
By Mike Wiggins 
April 26, 2023
Ouray tax revenue dropped in February compared to all-time highs last year, as receipts from sales and lodging taxes slid by double digits. The city collected $145,936 in sales tax in February, down m...
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County considers adding new admin hire
By Liz Teitz 
April 26, 2023
Ouray County Administrator Connie Hunt presented two options to county commissioners last week to increase administrative staffing, following an evaluation last month when the board said her workload ...
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Property values go through the roof
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Property values go through the roof
By Liz Teitz 
April 26, 2023
Ouray County property owners should expect their tax bills to increase next year, due to the surge in sale prices and a real estate boom that saw one in six properties in the county sell within two ye...
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With federal emergency nearly over, what’s next for Public Health?
By Liz Teitz 
April 26, 2023
For the last three years, COVID-19 has dictated and dominated most, and at times all, of the day-to-day business at the Ouray County Public Health department. In the height of the pandemic, that meant...
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Commuters to face delays on U.S. 550
By Mike Wiggins 
April 19, 2023
Commuters traveling between Ouray and Montrose should bring an extra supply of patience with them over the next year and a half, as a series of construction projects on U.S. Highway 550 could add up t...
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CLEAN UP ON AISLE 550
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CLEAN UP ON AISLE 550
By News Staff 
April 19, 2023
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
April 19, 2023
Ouray police are trying to find out who illegally entered the former Red Mountain Brewing building last week and caused thousands of dollars in damage by turning on the hot water and plugging a floor ...
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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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