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Top stories of 2022: After early spike, virus becomes endemic
By Liz Teitz 
December 28, 2022
While most COVID-19 restrictions and precautions have now been removed in Ouray County, there were almost 500 cases of the virus locally in 2022, almost half of which came during the January surge of ...
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Top stories of 2022: Fed-sparked blaze triggers anger, questions
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Top stories of 2022: Fed-sparked blaze triggers anger, questions
By Liz Teitz 
December 28, 2022
Three structures and more than 300 acres were burned in May when a prescribed burn ignited by the U.S. Forest Service rapidly grew out of control, angering residents who questioned why the fire was st...
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Ouray budget tops $36M
By Mike Wiggins 
December 28, 2022
The city of Ouray’s budget is projected to soar to an all-time high of $36.6 million in 2023, fueled by a pair of major infrastructure projects in new sewer and water treatment plants and some onetime...
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Top stories of 2022: Buried in applications, town enacts moratorium
By Liz Teitz 
December 28, 2022
For years, residents of Ouray County have pointed to Ridgway as the inevitable place for growth to happen. Unlike Ouray, boxed in by the canyon walls, and unlike the unincorporated county, where zonin...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
December 21, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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City likely to raise pool, gym rates in spring
By Liz Teitz 
December 21, 2022
The city of Ouray will likely raise its daily pass, punch pass and membership rates for the Hot Springs Pool and Fitness Center in March, as well as admission to Box Cañon Falls. The increase at the p...
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Camp Bird maintenance pact on the rocks
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
Frustrated Ouray County officials agreed to temporarily extend an agreement for Ouray Silver Mines to maintain Camp Bird Road in the winter on Tuesday, after debate over proposed changes to the curren...
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Administrator secures big raise
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Administrator secures big raise
By Mike Wiggins 
December 21, 2022
Armed with a glowing job performance review from his bosses on the Ouray City Council, City Administrator Silas Clarke will be rewarded with a hefty pay raise in 2023. City councilors on Monday unanim...
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County road legal battle continues
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
Controversy over winter maintenance on the upper portion of County Road 5 is an issue that just won’t die. Over several years, the road section has been the subject of lawsuits and hours of public mee...
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Bike park plotted for Ridgway
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
When COVID-19 first struck and people started spending more time outside, Ridgway-based contractor Matt McIsaac headed to the town skate park – and felt like, as the only adult there, he was witnessin...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
December 14, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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Fire district budget reflects new staffing
By Kylea Henseler 
December 14, 2022
The Ridgway Fire District is gearing up to hire new staff, budgeting $350,000 toward this aim in 2023, following the landslide victory of its ballot question more than doubling mill levy funding last ...
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Ridgway man gets 2 years in fatal wreck
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Ridgway man gets 2 years in fatal wreck
By Erin McIntyre 
December 14, 2022
A Ridgway man has been sentenced to two years in prison for causing a fatal accident that killed two people when he hit two motorcyclists with his van. Barrie Bloom, 69, pleaded 'no contest' to charge...
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Viruses increase but data limited
By Liz Teitz 
December 14, 2022
Amid a statewide surge in respiratory viruses, local healthcare providers are reporting an uptick in cases in the region, though local data is limited. According to the Colorado Department of Public H...
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Blue wave grows in county
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Blue wave grows in county
By Mike Wiggins 
December 14, 2022
John Hollrah remembers walking into a Ouray County bank and stunning the person behind the counter when he asked to open an account for the county Democratic Party. “I didn’t think there were any Demo...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 8, 2022
50 YEARS AGO December 7, 1972 - Monday night, the Ouray City Council passed Ordinance No. 8 which will raise water rates about 50 percent. In a discussion prior to passage of the ordinance Wardell Joh...
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Town pursues water treatment changes
By Liz Teitz 
December 8, 2022
Ridgway is continuing to pursue plans to change how it treats its drinking water, despite cost increases and uncertainty about the potential new system. The town’s proposed budget for 2023 includes $4...
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Ouray taps consultant for housing needs study
By Mike Wiggins 
December 8, 2022
The city of Ouray will hire a consultant to conduct a housing needs study, as the community grapples with a combination of empty second homes, soaring real estate prices and limited land that has made...
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THREE-ALARM HOLIDAY FUN
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THREE-ALARM HOLIDAY FUN
By News Staff 
December 8, 2022
Santa Claus rides on the Ouray Volunteer Fire Department’s engine on his way down Main Street to the Ouray Elks Lodge on Saturday night during the Yule Celebration. Hundreds of people turned out for b...
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Audio recordings reveal confusion
By Liz Teitz 
December 8, 2022
Review: Result was 'less than ideal' dispatch center response Audio recordings from the Montrose dispatch center receiving 911 calls during the Simms Fire show communication issues and initial confusi...
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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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