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HAVE YOU HERD?
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HAVE YOU HERD?
By News Staff 
March 9, 2022
A herd of elk graze in a field just off County Road 24 west of Ridgway on Tuesday evening. The deadline to submit applications for big game hunting limited-license draws is April 5, according to Color...
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Sheriff’s office building trust, operating at ‘deficit’
By Carolina Brown 
March 9, 2022
Almost two years after starting to rebuild the Ouray County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Justin Perry is continuing to build trust, professionalism and relationships. That was one of his main messages to...
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The question of an authority
By Liz Teitz 
March 9, 2022
The debate over how to make housing more affordable – or even attainable – in Ouray County has been going on for decades. But in the past few years, it has become even more complicated with higher rea...
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Covid
Mask mandate dropped in county facilities
By Liz Teitz 
March 9, 2022
Masks are no longer required in Ouray County facilities, after commissioners voted to repeal the mandate in alignment with recent changes from the 7th Judicial District. Masks were previously required...
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County opposes state proposal for Cow Creek
By Carolina Brown And Erin Mcintyre 
March 9, 2022
Ouray County has filed a statement of opposition to the state's proposal for an instream flow water right in Cow Creek, joining the Ouray County Water Users Association and Tri-County Water Conservanc...
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Board, staff offer positive feedback on superintendent
By Carolina Brown 
March 3, 2022
Ouray School District Superintendent Tod Lokey received positive feedback from staff and the school board on his second year evaluation. A summary, based on the results of a 22-question staff survey a...
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County to consider pot farm application
By Carolina Brown 
March 3, 2022
Residents of Ponderosa Village, a small neighborhood off U.S. Highway 550 between Ridgway and Ouray, are joining forces with Log Hill residents, long opposed to marijuana cultivation near their homes....
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CLIMBER INJURED BY FALLING ICE
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CLIMBER INJURED BY FALLING ICE
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
Ouray Mountain Rescue Team member Kevin Koprek tends to an injured ice climber in the Ouray Ice Park on Feb. 26. A 25-year-old woman was climbing in the Five Fingers area of the park with a group of 1...
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Space to Create set to open this summer
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Space to Create set to open this summer
By Liz Teitz 
March 3, 2022
Applications for Ridgway’s Space to Create building, with 30 income-restricted apartments, will open this spring, and the first residents are expected to move in this summer. Artspace, the Minneapoli...
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Ouray County ‘squaw’ site one of 28 in Colorado to be renamed
By Mike Wiggins 
March 3, 2022
Squaw Gulch in Ouray County is one of 28 geographical sites in Colorado that will be renamed after Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland last year formally declared “squaw” to be a derogatory term. Haalan...
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Mine lays off most employees
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Mine lays off most employees
By Liz Teitz And Erin Mcintyre 
March 3, 2022
Ouray Silver Mines, which had almost 200 employees four months ago, has laid off almost all of them, with fewer than 20 remaining. At the same time, the mine's parent company has received an influx of...
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Covid
Schools to ditch mask mandates
By Liz Teitz 
March 3, 2022
Ridgway and Ouray school districts will make masks optional in classrooms and on buses starting Monday. The change is in line with new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whi...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
March 3, 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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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
SILVERTON Mark Esper, longtime editor of The Silverton Standard, passed away in his home in Silverton this month. Originally from Flint, Michigan, Mark was the sixth out of seven children born to Leo ...
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Highway 50 work to resume March 7
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
After a months-long winter break, construction on U.S. Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison will resume Monday, March 7. Starting that day, motorists should expect light road work with occasional,...
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Emergency manager receives state award
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Emergency manager receives state award
By Erin McIntyre 
March 3, 2022
Ouray County’s emergency manager has, for the second time in his career, been recognized as the West Region emergency manager of the year. Glenn Boyd was surprised with the award at the Colorado Emerg...
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Ouray County schools plan to drop mask mandate
Covid
Ouray County schools plan to drop mask mandate
By News Staff 
February 28, 2022
Ridgway and Ouray School Districts plan to make masks optional starting March 7.  The change is in line with new guidance the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week, which says ...
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Red Mountain Pass reopens after three-day closure
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Red Mountain Pass reopens after three-day closure
By News Staff 
February 25, 2022
U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass reopened Friday afternoon after a nearly 72-hour closure triggered by a multi-day snowstorm and avalanche danger. The Colorado Department of Transportation reop...
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Ridgway man’s death under investigation
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
Authorities are still trying to determine what caused the death of a Ridgway man whose body was found underneath a vehicle earlier this month. Richard Billings, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene af...
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IT’S SNOW TIME!
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IT’S SNOW TIME!
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
Micah Stenson, 10, hits a small ski jump on Lee’s Ski Hill in Ouray on Feb. 18. Stenson, of Montrose, came to ski with his family at the ski hill, located on Third Avenue near Fourth Street. The city ...
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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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