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Deadline to apply for Mountain Fever scholarships is May 1
By News Staff 
April 27, 2022
Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts in Ouray is offering two $1,000 scholarships to seniors graduating from Ouray School this spring with at least a 2.5 GPA. One of the scholarships, the Rachel White Memori...
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New member joins school board
By Carolina Brown 
April 27, 2022
A new member of the Ouray School Board was sworn in on Monday night. Jane Schiffer was the only qualified applicant to apply to fill a vacancy left after the departure of board member Sam Sills last m...
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County OKs Log Hill townhome development
By Liz Teitz 
April 27, 2022
Ouray County commissioners approved a final development plan for 14 duplexes on Log Hill Tuesday, after adding a condition clarifying short-term rental regulations for the property. Badger Trail Townh...
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Weed department reveals needs
By Carolina Brown 
April 27, 2022
The county's weed department has been trying to function without a functioning vehicle, proper conditions for chemical storage, unsecured storage areas for herbicides and other needs, and county commi...
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County attorney asks for help
By Liz Teitz 
April 27, 2022
Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli is asking for more help with the county’s legal affairs, citing a heavy workload and a need for assistance with potential litigation. Caselli, who started work in Nov...
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TIME TO STEP BACK FROM THE FRONT
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TIME TO STEP BACK FROM THE FRONT
By Mike Wiggins 
April 27, 2022
Give her the starry summer nights in the full campgrounds, the blustery, snowy winter weekends when the furry visitors outnumber the human ones. Give her the shift work, a Dumpster to dive in, a shove...
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Group pitches marijuana grow ballot question
By Carolina Brown 
April 27, 2022
A Log Hill resident is asking county commissioners to place a ballot measure before voters – to require a buffer zone between marijuana grow operations and residential areas. The request comes amidst ...
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A HISTORIC AWARD
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A HISTORIC AWARD
By News Staff 
April 27, 2022
Gov. Jared Polis congratulates Wright Opera House board member Kit Meckel and opera house accountant Sarah Miller for the 2022 Stephen H. Hart Award for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. The Wrig...
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Red Mountain Pass to close intermittently in May
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Red Mountain Pass to close intermittently in May
By News Staff 
April 26, 2022
Highway 550 between Silverton and Ouray will be closed intermittently over the next few weeks in order for San Miguel Power Association to perform work safely. The Colorado Department of Transportatio...
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County master plan updates postponed
By Carolina Brown 
April 21, 2022
Ouray County's land use department doesn't have time to embark on a new master plan, Planning Director Mark Castrodale told commissioners last week. And if the county wants to push forward with a new ...
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Conductor ends on a sweet note
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Conductor ends on a sweet note
By Erin McIntyre 
April 21, 2022
Mike Kern has worn a lot of hats since he moved to Ouray in 1979. He's about to hang up the latest of those hats – or a baton, rather – when he steps down from conducting the Valley Symphony Orchestra...
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NEW COUNCIL SWORN IN
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NEW COUNCIL SWORN IN
By News Staff 
April 21, 2022
The new Ridgway Town Council members were sworn in at last week’s meeting. This is the first time councilors have taken a photo together since 2019, due to the pandemic. Pictured from left to right: C...
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Lodging tax change could fund housing
By Liz Teitz 
April 21, 2022
Ouray County governments could turn to lodging tax as a new revenue source for housing, under a new state law freeing up those funds for more uses. House Bill 1117, which Gov. Jared Polis signed in Ma...
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
April 21, 2022
The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from March 28 - April 10, 2022. If you have information on any of the below active cases or of any other incident that you have...
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AN EASTER EGG SCRAMBLE
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AN EASTER EGG SCRAMBLE
By News Staff 
April 21, 2022
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County OKs new wedding venue
By Carolina Brown 
April 21, 2022
After a lengthy public hearing April 13, commissioners approved a temporary use permit for a wedding venue at the Red Mountain Alpine Lodge located on County Road 31. The small wedding venue – limited...
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Spending remains strong in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins 
April 21, 2022
Ouray leaders figure it’s a matter of time before the city’s revenue balloon, inflated to record levels in back to back years by pandemic-fueled tourism, begins to lose some air. It just so happens th...
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RAISE THE ROOF
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RAISE THE ROOF
By News Staff 
April 21, 2022
After more than a year of planning, the roof was removed from the old jail in Ridgway on Friday, the first step in taking apart and relocating the building. The jail, which was built in 1908, will be ...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
April 21, 2022
GUNNISON After voting against placing an $83.4 million bond on the ballot in 2021, the Gunnison Watershed School District board is planning to bring the initiative back to voters in the upcoming Novem...
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AN EGGS-CELLENT DAY AT THE PARK
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AN EGGS-CELLENT DAY AT THE PARK
By News Staff 
April 21, 2022
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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