Ouray News

" With the bark beetle destroying the forests of Colorado's central Rocky Mountains and the Front Range, the pain of that devastating epidemic will soon be felt on the Western Slope as officials from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests are expecting a 36 percent budget cut next year, with the funds being appropriated elsewhere ...

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" A $60,000 investment in new energy-efficient street lights installed this summer is already saving big bucks for the city of Ouray, Mayor Bob Risch said at Monday night's city council meeting.

Have you ever driven through a town and asked yourself, "What could there possibly be worth seeing here?" The city of Montrose Colorado is like a present placed on the Uncompahgre Plateau for people to unwrap and see its hidden gifts.

" After Building Official Paul Christensen deemed the building dangerous in August, the Ouray County Commissioners on Monday decided to further secure the old and decrepit Fairway Pines clubhouse with plywood window coverings, while deciding what should be done to the structure that has fallen in disrepair and seemingly ditched by its owners.

RIDGWAY a ' Santa Claus makes his first appearance of the year Saturday, Nov. 21, in Ridgway, at the Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This marks the second year that county nonprofit organizations have set up booths for everything from selling goods to raise money to raising awareness about what their organization does to building up ...

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" The Ouray County Commissioners accepted by resolution the regional housing plan that was drafted by the Regional Housing Authority and prepared by Rees Consulting last June as a guiding document in reaching the region's affordable housing needs and goals.

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Opponents of Amendment Say It Will Take Power Away From Landowners OURAY - " After hearing from over 15 county residents who were mostly in opposition to a proposed amendment to the county's Land Use Code, the Ouray County Commissioners tabled the discussion to a Nov.

An accident near Ouray claims the life of a driver. The Colorado State Patrol says shortly after 10:30 Thursday morning, an SUV went off the side of Highway 550 near mile marker 90 and dropped several hundred feet into a ravine.

" The Mt. Sneffels Education Foundation raised more than $40,000 at its 12th annual live and silent auction on Oct.

It is Friday, Oct. 30 and later this afternoon the halls of Highland Manor will be filled with the screams and howling of children in costume as they come with parents, employees and friends.

Would Protect Over 61,000 Acres TELLURIDE - Three months after unveiling draft legislation that would protect large swaths of public lands in San Miguel, San Juan and Ouray Counties at the request of local governments and conservation groups, U.S. Rep John Salazar introduced the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill to the U.S. House of ...

The first major snowstorm of the winter has begun to blanket the Western Slope, with nearly two feet of snow forecast for favored areas, including Telluride, by Thursday evening.

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Public Forum on Grant Application Set for Nov. 12 RIDGWAY - " If Ouray County receives close to $16 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant funds to improve County Road 1 between Colona and State Highway 62, the Ouray Board of County Commissioners will then have to weigh the pros and cons of the project, which would ...

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