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And the winners are …
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And the winners are …
By News Staff 
February 15, 2023
Another Best of Ouray County readers' choice awards is in the books! Thank you to the more than 650 of you who cast your votes online across 39 categories. Congratulations to those who were chose by ...
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Ridgway hunting for revenue for affordable housing
By Liz Teitz 
February 15, 2023
The Ridgway Town Council is considering possible revenue streams for affordable housing efforts, including a short-term rental tax similar to Ouray’s excise tax. A workshop held Wednesday night follow...
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Elected officials pursue future pay raise
By Kylea Henseler 
February 15, 2023
Ouray County commissioners voted on Feb. 8 to pursue a pay raise for elected officials that would increase salaries for commissioners, clerks, treasurers and assessors by almost 18% and sheriffs by ar...
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Coroner eyes ‘raising the bar’
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Coroner eyes ‘raising the bar’
By Erin McIntyre 
February 15, 2023
Though his job as coroner is to determine the cause and manner of someone’s death, Glenn Boyd knows he has just as much responsibility to the living as the dead. He knows some people are meeting him a...
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Propane customers left out in the cold
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Propane customers left out in the cold
By Liz Teitz 
February 15, 2023
When his propane-fueled stove went out the day before Thanksgiving, Tate Rogers didn’t think much of it at first. “I just kind of blew it off,” he said, because it isn’t his home’s only heat source. B...
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Retired doc seeks to snuff out tobacco sales
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Retired doc seeks to snuff out tobacco sales
By Kylea Henseler 
February 15, 2023
Dr. Carolyn Dresler distinctly remembers learning about the dangers of tobacco in middle and high school around the time her grandmother died from lung cancer. Her parents smoked too, and she was afra...
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Rep. Catlin’s bills focus on agriculture, mental health
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Rep. Catlin’s bills focus on agriculture, mental health
By Kylea Henseler 
February 8, 2023
House District 58 Rep. Marc Catlin is focusing his efforts this legislative session on three bills aimed at improving agriculture, mental health and charitable food organizations. The Republican from ...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
February 8, 2023
Ridgway water outage planned tonight A water outage is planned Thursday night (Feb. 9) in Ridgway for customers located east of the river, for a construction project. The town is estimating water will...
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City hikes pool rates, promises improvements
By Mike Wiggins 
February 8, 2023
The Ouray City Council officially signed off Monday on another round of rate increases at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Fitness Center, promising a series of improvements in the coming months for whi...
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Road agreement with mine falls apart
By Kylea Henseler 
February 8, 2023
Ouray County commissioners plan to close County Road 361 to vehicle access and revert to over-the-snow travel only on March 1, after it became clear Tuesday that negotiations with Ouray Silver Mines I...
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Court: County can limit road access
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Court: County can limit road access
By Kylea Henseler 
February 8, 2023
The upper portion of County Road 5 will stay gated to the general public through the winter, as the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld a settlement between Ouray County and private landowners on the roa...
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RECREATING RIDGWAY’S RAILROAD HISTORY
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RECREATING RIDGWAY’S RAILROAD HISTORY
By Liz Teitz 
February 8, 2023
Editor's note:  This is the latest in an occasional feature we publish about community members who might not otherwise make the news. These include stories about hobbies, service, or just “people sto...
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HOMECOMING HOOPS
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HOMECOMING HOOPS
By News Staff 
February 8, 2023
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
February 2, 2023
Editor's Note: This calendar was updated on Thursday morning, Feb. 2, to account for the fact that the Safer More Affirming Communities movie and dinner event on Sunday, Feb. 5 has been canceled. ALCO...
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Board stymies subdivision application again
By Liz Teitz 
February 2, 2023
The Ridgway Planning Commission issued another continuance to developers of a controversial proposed subdivision in Vista Terrace, citing ongoing concerns including density, access, emergency exits an...
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HOA to settle with modular home company
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HOA to settle with modular home company
By Erin McIntyre 
February 2, 2023
The Fairway Pines homeowners association will pay Kopper Creek Homes $40,000 to avoid litigation, according to information presented by HOA board members at a meeting this week. The settlement is expe...
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Nonprofit recruiting child care providers
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Nonprofit recruiting child care providers
By Liz Teitz 
February 2, 2023
Bright Futures, the regional early childhood council, is recruiting potential child care providers in partnership with an upcoming affordable housing development in Ouray. The nonprofit organization, ...
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
February 2, 2023
OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Jan. 21-31: JAN. 21 Officer conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of Main Street. Officer conducted a ...
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Trio of elected officials return to county roles
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Trio of elected officials return to county roles
By Kylea Henseler 
February 2, 2023
As newly elected officials stepped into their positions last month, Treasurer Jill Mihelich, Assessor Susie Mayfield and Sheriff Justin Perry returned to their roles after running unopposed in 2022. M...
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Has Ouray’s rental tax wounded tourism? The answer is complicated – and unclear
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Has Ouray’s rental tax wounded tourism? The answer is complicated – and unclear
By Liz Teitz 
February 2, 2023
In August 2021, Mary Beth Miles stood before the Ouray City Council and urged them not to ask voters to approve a 15% excise tax on short-term rentals. Miles, the chief operating officer of Vacation R...
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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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