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1. City eyes legal action on sewer plant (ouraynews.com) — Ridgway readers should note a judge has ordered the town's largest hotel to stop housing construction workers building a new Four Seasons in Mountain Village, potentially affecting local lodging and workforce options. The broader roundup also touches on Ouray's troubled wastewater plant, a beloved Ridgway-to-State-Park trail needing a new caretaker, and other Ouray County budget and facilities debates that shape regional services and recreation.
2. Ignacio volleyball tops Telluride in three (durangoherald.com) — Ridgway volleyball fans may be interested that Ignacio's team came into Telluride fresh off a dominant straight-sets win on Ridgway's home court, then swept Telluride as well. The detailed recap highlights key players, league standings, and upcoming San Juan Basin League showdowns that could shape the regional volleyball picture around Ridgway.
3. Contain a wildfire? Call in the cows, and give them GPS collars (durangoherald.com) — A recent Gold Mountain Fire near Ouray raced across grazing land outside and above Ridgway, but ranchers and fire managers turned to GPS-collared cattle to help contain it by eating down dry grasses. The story explains how these virtual-fence herds can cheaply shape fire lines, protect sensitive burn areas, and even manage flammable weeds, offering a glimpse of changing wildfire tactics around Ridgway and the San Juans.
4. Log Hill tests emergency siren locations (ouraynews.com) — If you hear sirens on Log Hill, it may be tests for a new emergency warning system the local fire district hopes to install on public land, improving alerts for nearby residents, including those from Ridgway who frequent the mesa. The piece also folds in regional budget talks, a proposed disaster-relief sales tax, and other Ouray County issues that influence services and safety.
5. More squeeze, less juice: How proposed disaster relief sales tax compares with other communities (ouraynews.com) — Ouray County is weighing a disaster-relief sales tax that would cost residents and visitors more while still building a smaller emergency reserve than similar measures elsewhere in Colorado, directly affecting shoppers and businesses in Ridgway. The coverage also highlights county budget-cutting efforts, additional searches for disaster aid, and other Ouray-area decisions that could shape local services and financial stability.
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