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Ouray School eyes housing for employees
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Ouray School eyes housing for employees
The Ouray School District may pursue purchasing a home for sale across the street from the school, in the hopes of using it for employee housing and s...
September 1, 2022
Planning board delays subdivision decision
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Planning board delays subdivision decision
The Ridgway Planning Commission gave developers of a controversial proposed subdivision four months to come back with a revised plan, after more than ...
September 1, 2022
Bennet questioned on issues during stop in Ridgway
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Bennet questioned on issues during stop in Ridgway
Ouray County residents questioned U.S. Senator Michael Bennet about water conservation measures, public lands protections and abortion access during a...
August 24, 2022
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County still chasing rental violators
After sending two rounds of letters asking unlicensed short-term rental owners to comply with county regulations, Ouray County is still trying to shut...
August 24, 2022
New Ouray shop touts local art
New Ouray shop touts local art
As customers browsed inside Humble Mountain, the new store at 824 Main St. in Ouray, co-owners Kim Kelly and Amy Winterrowd offered up insights into t...
August 24, 2022
Ridgway lodging tax allocation won’t change
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Ridgway lodging tax allocation won’t change
Ridgway won’t ask voters this year to approve changes to how the town’s lodging tax revenue is spent, after the town council decided last week to tabl...
August 18, 2022
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Funding sought to buy apartments
The Ouray City Council asked for more information before deciding whether to fund a request for $100,000 from the Home Trust of Ouray County to purcha...
August 18, 2022
City-run gift shop draws ire
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City-run gift shop draws ire
The recent opening of a gift shop inside the Ouray Visitor Center is drawing backlash from at least one local business owner who claims the city is di...
August 18, 2022
Ridgway halts new development
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Ridgway halts new development
Ridgway will stop accepting applications for new developments as they work to revise the town’s planning and zoning code. The town council voted unani...
August 18, 2022
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Planning board OKs Ouray townhomes
The Ouray Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved four variances for a five-townhome project near Fellin Park. Crandall Bates and his son,...
August 11, 2022
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December 10, 2025
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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff
Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...
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Resident: Tax money should fund ‘creatives’
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
A Ridgway woman is proposing the town give "creative" residents a monthly, unconditional cash payment to encourage them to stay living and working in town. Ridgway resident Tia Mihelarakis proposed a ...
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Commissioner opposes change to cost-savings policy
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a minor change to the county's new cost-savings policy, citing unclear language as the reason she canceled her attendance at a statewide conference...
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County OKs budget, will diminish savings
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the county's disaster fund balance heading into 2026. Ouray County commissioners approved the county's 2026 budget during their regul...
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