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Council upholds massage studio lease termination

Calls for Ouray police chief's resignation or dismissal grow, with more than 100 citizens signing letterThe Ouray City Council on Monday rejected an a...

May 8, 2024

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City ends massage studio lease at pool

Move made to create space for family changing room; owners decry lack of community inputMark Field takes a lot of pride in Ouray Hot Springs Massage.H...

May 1, 2024

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SCHOOLS HUNGRY FOR HELP

Shortage of cafeteria workers forces Ridgway schools to stop serving lunch on Mondays — and look for long-term solutionsFor 13 years, Janet Collins ha...

April 24, 2024

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Revenue up in Ouray in Feb.

Revenue in all categories was up in Ouray in February.Sales tax receipts increased 4.5%, from $145,936 in February 2023 to $152,570 this year. Year to...

April 24, 2024

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Montrose outpatient care center opens

With hospital bursting at seams, new facility offers less-expensive services in easier to access setting Nearly five years ago, leaders at Montrose Re...

April 24, 2024

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Calls for chief’s resignation grow

Citizens circulate letter urging Ouray Police Department leader Jeff Wood to step down A group of citizens is calling for the resignation of Ouray Pol...

April 17, 2024

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SMPA contract termination fee: $52M

Wholesale power provider to appeal regulators’ methodology, leaving co-op in limbo San Miguel Power Association would have to pay its wholesale power ...

April 10, 2024

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Suspect seeks to transfer case back to juvenile court

Hearing set for September The attorneys for an 18-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a girl in Ouray County last summer are seeking to have h...

April 10, 2024

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The top vacation spot? Look out your back door

Men's Journal ranks Ouray best destination in U.S. in 2024 The best vacation spot in the U.S.? It’s closer than you might think. A lot closer. That’s ...

April 10, 2024

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Panel OKs Ouray affordable rentals

Planning Commission recommends approval of sketch plan for 13 townhomesA proposed 13-unit affordable townhome complex won approval Tuesday from the Ou...

April 10, 2024

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‘I want to build something really cool’

New chief takes helm as county emergency medical services grows, modernizes

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 29, 2025

Nathan McCullough's new desk is stickered all over with pink Post-it notes about supply orders, grants, paying volunteers and reminders about determination, positivity and faith. For the past six mont...

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Search for police chief starts over

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

January 29, 2025

If the city of Ouray’s search for a new police chief mirrored the career arc of a law enforcement officer, it would be back at the training academy. Seven months after firing Police Chief Jeff Wood an...

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Mobile home park deal inked

Swiss Village residents set to close on land in May for $2.5M

By Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins erin@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com

January 29, 2025

Residents of Swiss Village Mobile Home Park are under contract to purchase the land their homes sit upon, a crucial step toward ensuring the park between the Uncompahgre River and the steep cliffs on ...

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Ouray schools pledge $100K to athletic field

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

January 29, 2025

The Ouray School District will contribute $100,000 toward the Cimarron Athletic Field project after extensive discussion and a 4-1 vote. Organizers approached the board almost nine months ago and gave...

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Ridgway firefighters to respond to all county EMS calls

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 29, 2025

Ridgway firefighters will accompany Ouray County Emergency Medical Services on all service calls to expedite patient care and bring the county in line with standard procedure. Nathan McCullough, the c...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines