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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
May 5, 2022
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from April 26-May 2: APRIL 26 Officer assisted OCEMS with a medical call at the Orvis Hot Springs. Officer discovered a vehi...
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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
By News Staff 
May 5, 2022
Ridgway senior Bella Janda signs a letter of intent to play volleyball at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri next year. Janda lettered in varsity all four years at Ridgway and was a second-te...
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
May 5, 2022
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from April 25-May 1: APRIL 25 Deputy responded to the 500 block of Redcliff Circle for a citizen assist. Deputy assist...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 5, 2022
GUNNISON Gunnison County commissioners have selected Fading West, a Buena Vista modular housing manufacturer, to construct a new affordable housing complex in Gunnison. Named “Sawtooth” by commissione...
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TRACK AND FIELD COMPETES IN MONTROSE
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TRACK AND FIELD COMPETES IN MONTROSE
By News Staff 
May 5, 2022
Left, Lucas Lane competes in the 1600-meter run in Montrose last week. He completed the race in 6:47:07 and the boys’ team placed 7th overall at the meet. Right, Daisy Lipton opens the 4x800 meter re...
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County progresses on cannabis code revisions
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County progresses on cannabis code revisions
By Carolina Brown 
May 5, 2022
Ouray County commissioners met in a seventh work session to revise the county’s marijuana ordinance on April 27, agreeing to not allow marijuana cultivation in roughly 73% of the county. They also agr...
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Childcare, apartments eyed in Ridgway
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Childcare, apartments eyed in Ridgway
By Liz Teitz 
May 5, 2022
The Home Trust of Ouray County will receive a $360,000 loan from the state to purchase a vacant lot in Ridgway, where the organization plans to build a childcare center and affordable rental apartment...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
April 27, 2022
FRIDAY, APRIL 29 FILM: “Reel Rock” presented by Citizens State Bank at the Sherbino Theater, Clinton Street, Ridgway. 7:30 p.m. $15. Check sherbino.org for latest COVID-19 requirements. LIVE MUSIC: Ev...
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Red Mountain Pass to close starting next week
By Mike Wiggins 
April 27, 2022
U.S. Highway 550 between Ouray and Silverton will close intermittently over the next three weeks to allow San Miguel Power Association to finish clearing trees around its power line. The Colorado Depa...
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Water rights secured for Ouray Ice Park
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Water rights secured for Ouray Ice Park
By Mike Wiggins 
April 27, 2022
A state water court has granted a pair of applications that will ultimately allocate more water to the Ouray Ice Park, a key step toward providing a guaranteed water supply for a vital component of Ou...
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New Ouray County judge appointed
By News Staff 
April 27, 2022
An attorney in Ouray has been appointed to become the newest county court judge in Ouray County. Gov. Jared Polis earlier this month named Lane Thomasson to fill a vacancy on the Ouray County Court in...
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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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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
Volunteers saved an 11-year-old girl from the bottom of a cliff thanks largely to the skills of Mike Gibbs, who's made a career out of training rescuers
By By Nancy Lofholm Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
It took Mike Gibbs all of five seconds on that morning in early August to figure out it was time to execute one of the world’s most complicated rope rescues. A car had tumbled 320 feet off the edge of...
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Bills to give reservoir to Ouray debut in Congress
Administrator: City can afford repair expenses, which are still unknown
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
U.S. House and Senate bills to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray made it to subcommittee hearings in Washington, D.C. last week. Both bills are ...
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County spurns prairie dog control request
Commissioners say they're unwilling, unable to adopt restrictions; resident withdraws lawsuit threat
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week snuffed a resident’s request to require property owners to control prairie dogs, citing a legal inability and unwillingness to do so. At the start of a Feb. 11 work sess...
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Local Briefs
Ridgway awards visitor services contract to chamber
February 18, 2026
Ridgway will hire the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce for $33,824 per year to support town marketing efforts. “RACC expressed confidence in its ability to execute the scope of work, based on many yea...
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Town approves measures to boost housing affordability
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved three measures at its meeting on Feb. 11 to boost affordable housing in the town. Ridgway applying for ADU grant Ridgway is applying for a grant that will allow it to...
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