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Ridgway Fire District budget features wage hikes, new equipment purchases

After multiple meetings, the Ridgway Fire Protection District has adopted its 2024 budget, including staff wage increases, new equipment purchases and...

December 13, 2023

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More than books: Library mulls lending other items

The Ridgway Public Library could soon offer more than books, music and videos after the district’s Board of Trustees on Dec. 8 discussed creating a “l...

December 13, 2023

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Bill angers vacation home owners

Legislation proposes to tax some short-term rentals as commercial propertiesOuray County short-term rental owners could be required to pay thousands m...

December 13, 2023

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State prepares to reintroduce wolves

Ouray County could see apex predators in first year, depending on release location More than three years after Coloradans narrowly voted to reintroduc...

December 6, 2023

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Business leaders discuss Ouray’s future

Roundtable: Prepare for changing tourism industryOuray business leaders gathered at an Ouray Economic Development Committee roundtable last week to de...

December 6, 2023

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County OKs pact with mine owners to maintain roads

A split Ouray County Commission on Tuesday agreed to enter a winter road maintenance agreement with Thorin Resources, paving the way for the mining co...

December 6, 2023

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Honoring the ‘heart and soul’ of Ridgway basketball

Court named after legendary hoops coach Steve Hill As Steve Hill sat surrounded by friends and family on Ridgway Secondary School’s bleachers Saturday...

December 6, 2023

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Canine respiratory illness hits county

State recommends owners update vaccines, limit commingling Luke’s symptoms began innocuously in early October with a runny nose and cough, two weeks a...

November 29, 2023

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Rent increase leads consignment shop to close

When Lynne Stovicek opened Lucky Find Consignments after working at The Market grocery store in Ridgway, she felt a sense of fear. It was December 201...

November 29, 2023

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Public bus ready to roll soon

Long-awaited shuttle service from Montrose to Ouray to start in Feb. Nearly six months after it was originally supposed to launch, All Points Transit’...

November 22, 2023

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It’s official: Electricity rates to rise next year

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

November 20, 2024

San Miguel Power Association customers will pay more for power used during peak-demand hours starting in May, and more for access to services starting in January. The association's board of directors ...

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Mobile home park sale talks stall

Unable to agree on purchase price, Swiss Village residents seek help from city

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

November 20, 2024

The residents of Swiss Village Mobile Home Park in Ouray have reached a stalemate in their effort to buy the land underneath their homes, potentially casting doubt on the future of the park. Swiss Vil...

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Finalists make pitch for top job

Ouray council could offer administrator post to one of three candidates on Nov. 27

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

November 20, 2024

The elevator pitches are done. The jam-covered brie, crackers, fruit and brownies left over from the community reception were eaten up. The 8 a.m. interviews are finished. All that’s left is a decisio...

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County attorney retains high performance scores

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

November 20, 2024

Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli received a near-perfect annual performance review score from county commissioners for the third year in a row, scoring 98 out of 100 points across 10 characteristics....

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines