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Forest Service proposes day-use permits for Blue Lakes hikers

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Plan aims to mitigate resource damage from increased visitation, other impacts

Forest Service proposes day-use permits for Blue Lakes hikers

By Erin McIntyre

October 17, 2023

Hikers who want to visit the popular Blue Lakes at the base of Mt. Sneffels may need permits starting in 2025, if a Forest Service management plan is approved. Blue Lakes, located within the Mt. Sneff...

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FAWNING OVER YOU

September 19, 2024

This unusually colored fawn pictured here with its twin is called a piebald deer, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife terrestrial biologist Alyssa Kircher. The white pattern is a result of a gene...

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By Erin

September 19, 2024

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 POETRY READING: Literary Living Room presents Jeanine Renee at 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. Free. PRINTMAKING CLASS: Printmaking 101 for ages 12+, free, fr...

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Affordable rentals project gets $100K boost from Ouray

Oak Street project could break ground in spring

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

September 18, 2024

The Ouray City Council unanimously agreed Monday to donate $100,000 toward an affordable housing project on Oak Street, boosting the chances it will break ground next spring. The money will go to the ...

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Gravel crushing proposed near homes

County will weigh cost savings against impacts to Whispering Pines

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

September 18, 2024

Ouray County commissioners are considering a proposal from the road and bridge superintendent for a gravel crushing operation across from the Whispering Pines subdivision that could create around a mo...

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Town rejects higher sale price for home

Ridgway council rebuffs Wetterhorn exemption request because improvements weren't approved

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

September 18, 2024

The Ridgway Town Council has rejected a request from a Wetterhorn affordable housing project homeowner to sell her home for more than the allowed sale price. This is the latest in a series of firsts f...

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines