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Thirty percent of Ouray County’s housing stock is considered vacant, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, with more than 1,000 housing u...

September 22, 2021

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Mask rules change at Ouray School

Ouray School has revised its mask policy, allowing high school students to remove them while in classrooms due to higher vaccination rates. As of Frid...

September 22, 2021

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‘Lucky enough to pull it off’

Editor's note: This is the second profile in an occasional series highlighting those in Ouray County who are struggling to find housing, living in unu...

September 22, 2021

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âIâm back where I was when I was 5 years oldâ

As a kid growing up in Ouray, living in his parents’ trailer on Oak Street, David Huddleston never imagined that at 36, he’d still be living there. Bu...

September 15, 2021

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Rental projects pitched in Ouray

Two new housing developments in Ouray are moving forward with plans for more than a dozen new units on the city’s north side, both with stated goals o...

September 1, 2021

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THE HILL THEY WANT TO LIVE ON

When Jack Rairden first bought land in Ouray County, cars were few and far between on that part of County Road 1. The quiet, wide open spaces were exa...

August 25, 2021

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Resident influx a boon for fire department

Drew Berger walked around the house, glancing into windows before miming shutting off electricity and gas, calling into his radio after each step. A f...

August 25, 2021

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County reports fifth COVID-positive death

Ouray County has reported 17 new COVID-19 cases in the first 17 days of August, with more cases so far this month and in July than any month since Feb...

August 18, 2021

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Foundation pitches new housing project

Ridgway Town Council and Planning Commission members voiced support for a 12-unit affordable housing development proposed by the Telluride Foundation,...

August 18, 2021

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County to revise wildfire mitigation rules

Ouray County commissioners will add revisions to wildfire mitigation regulations to their to-do list, and discussed changing how the land use office h...

August 11, 2021

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A TRIBUTE TO ROSIE

November 20, 2024

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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