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Public Health Director Tanner Kingery sees the emails and the invitations: campaign events, gatherings, events urging people to “meet your neighbors p...

October 28, 2021

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COVID surge taxes Montrose Memorial Hospital

Montrose Memorial Hospital is reporting a surge of COVID-19 cases and record patient numbers in the Emergency Department, forcing more patient transfe...

October 21, 2021

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County plans mask discussion

Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery asked county commissioners Tuesday to schedule a conversation about a mask mandate, prompted by a r...

October 21, 2021

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‘Our way to create affordable housing’

[tecnavia_gallery slug='our-way-to-create-affordable-housing-gallery' view='carousel']As soon as Dolgio Nergui and Dan Hughes started looking at house...

October 21, 2021

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Ouray County health tax would be unique in state

Ouray County voters will be asked next month to approve a 2 mill tax to support the Ouray County Public Health Agency, an unusual approach in th...

October 13, 2021

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Ouray School quarantines elementary class

Ouray School has quarantined the first grade class after a COVID-19 exposure, the first time the school has done so since classes resumed in August. ...

October 8, 2021

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Attorney took job before public decision

Ouray County’s new attorney received an offer letter, accepted the job and signed an employment contract before the Board of County Commissioners vote...

October 7, 2021

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Youth account for half of new COVID cases in county

Ouray County has reported 17 new COVID cases in the last 10 days, half of whom were children and teenagers. Public Health Director Tanner Kingery said...

October 7, 2021

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Town toasts Space to Create construction

More than five years after the town of Ridgway was selected by the state for an affordable housing project, current and past town leaders and state of...

September 30, 2021

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Deed-restricted housing proceeds

The Ridgway Planning Commission voted Tuesday to approve a sketch plan for the Telluride Foundation’s proposal to build “Yellow Brick Lane,” a develop...

September 30, 2021

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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