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Staff issues crop up in exec review
By Carolina Brown 
March 23, 2022
The usually straightforward process of giving Ouray County Administrator Connie Hunt her yearly performance evaluation proved lengthy on March 16 after a staff survey revealed two out of 13 department...
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RUNNERS SET RECORDS
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RUNNERS SET RECORDS
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
Left, Kharis Weller of Silverton follows Daisy Lipton of Ridgway in the 800 meter run on Saturday in Delta. Weller set personal records in both the 800 meter dash and 1,600 meter run at the meet. Rig...
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Districts raise teacher pay
By Carolina Brown 
March 23, 2022
Teachers in both Ouray and Ridgway schools will make more money next year, after the districts approved raises. This week, the Ouray School Board also agreed to let teachers count the professional dev...
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Man killed in avalanche near Telluride
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Man killed in avalanche near Telluride
By News Staff 
March 18, 2022
A 29-year-old man with ties to Ridgway died after he was caught and buried in an avalanche south of Telluride on Thursday, the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office said. The body of Devin Overton was re...
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Comments sought on inactive mine work on Engineer Pass
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests’ Ouray Ranger District is seeking public comments on a project to close or modify entrances to six inactive mines along Engineer Pass southeas...
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Medical Center upgrades planned
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
Ouray County’s Regional Services Authority, which owns and oversees the Mountain Medical Center building, plans to spend almost $50,000 on exterior improvements. The board voted Tuesday to accept a pr...
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County seeks long-term facility plans
By Carolina Brown 
March 17, 2022
Ouray County commissioners are expected to look for a consultant to develop a long-term facility-needs plan after they toured buildings and saw major problems with county Road and Bridge facilities an...
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Ridgway developer gets 7th extension
By Liz Teitz 
March 17, 2022
Ridgway Town Council voted to give a seventh twoyear extension to complete the Ridgway Industrial Park, where developers say they hope to begin work this month. Owner Glenn Pauls wrote to Town Adminis...
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State offering grants to reduce bear conflicts
By Mike Wiggins 
March 17, 2022
As bears begin their early spring emergence from hibernation on the Western Slope, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering up to $1 million in grants to help reduce conflicts between the animals and h...
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OURAY COUNTY AND CORONAVIRUS — A TIMELINE OF THE MAJOR MILESTONES OF THE LAST TWO YEARS
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OURAY COUNTY AND CORONAVIRUS — A TIMELINE OF THE MAJOR MILESTONES OF THE LAST TWO YEARS
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
With this month marking the two-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we thought it worthwhile to revisit noteable dates and events, turning points and landmarks as they occurred in...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
March 17, 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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THE PANDEMIC AT 2
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THE PANDEMIC AT 2
By Liz Teitz 
March 17, 2022
As he began a monthly multi-agency command meeting last week, Ouray County Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd paused before launching into the agenda. “March 5 marked our two-year anniversary of being invo...
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COVID: By the numbers
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
Cases : 845 Hospitalizations : 23 Deaths among cases : 6 Outbreaks : 8 Vaccinations : 68.9% of residents 5 and older “fully vaccinated” (two Moderna or Pfizer or 1 Johnson and Johnson)
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
SILVERTON A movement continues to build in town to classify Silverton as a “Dark Sky Community.” Dark Sky sites signify that an area has either reduced or no light pollution from artificial lights, ei...
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County narrows plans for federal funds
By Liz Teitz 
March 17, 2022
Ouray County, which is set to receive almost $1 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, is planning to spend the first of those dollars on a fiber infrastructure project at the Land Use facility. A...
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Ouray ditches plan to install water meters
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Ouray ditches plan to install water meters
By Mike Wiggins 
March 9, 2022
The city of Ouray will abandon plans to purchase and install water meters throughout the city for the time being, citing the impending construction of new sewer and water treatment plants as greater p...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
March 9, 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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County races may lack competition
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County races may lack competition
By Mike Wiggins And Liz Teitz 
March 9, 2022
Republicans and Democrats gathered at local precinct caucuses across Ouray County on Saturday to elect members to their party’s central committees and serve as delegates at the county assemblies late...
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CORRECTION
By News Staff 
March 9, 2022
A story on Page 3 in the March 3-9 edition incorrectly indicated nobody from the Ponderosa Village neighborhood spoke during public comment during the Ouray County commissioners’ meeting Feb. 23. Pond...
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State of the River March 16
By News Staff 
March 9, 2022
The Colorado River District and the Ouray County Water Users Association will host a Ouray County State of the River meeting at the Ouray County 4-H Center in Ridgway next week. The free event runs fr...
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
Sporting nearly 30-year-old jerseys, pilot junior varsity team takes field, aims for long-term viability through fundraising
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Ouray County Baseball after the story was published. ...
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Zero-waste policy draws public fire
Council tables proposal for compostable, recyclable materials over concerns from business owners, community groups
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Ridgway town councilors tabled a draft “zero-waste” policy for events on town property after public backlash about how the rules would impact business owners and community groups. The proposal discuss...
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Administrator sought info backing chief decision
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Administrator sought info backing chief decision
Records: Officers concerned about training
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer sought input from neighboring law enforcement agencies about how they conduct background checks — after she decided not to hire Daric Harvey as the permanent ...
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Track and field returns to Grand Junction
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Track and field returns to Grand Junction
April 15, 2026
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County renews water lease for fourth year
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
April 15, 2026
Ouray County commissioners signed off on an agreement Tuesday to lease and help pay for backup water to support the county’s irrigators for a fourth year. The lease secures a 2021 no-call agreement be...
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