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‘Greater Tuna’ takes stage in Ouray
The long-running comedy “Greater Tuna” takes to the Wright Opera House stage this week with Minerva West Theatre Company, featuring actors Rick Isenberg, left, and Nick Coman. The two actors, directed by Stephen Laster and Evan Hart, portray more than 20 different eccentric characters from the fictional town of Tuna, Texas. The play features rapid-fire costume changes, and the actors create the entire population of the town through a single day in time. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with a 3 p.m. performance on Sunday. Tickets are $20 in advance at thewrightoperahouse.org or $25 at the door. Photo courtesy Minerva West
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March 18, 2026
‘Greater Tuna’ takes stage in Ouray
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August 19, 2026
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Bear activity ramping up
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Bear activity ramping up
Second bruin killed in a week after several conflicts, entering home
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home last weekend after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildl...
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Police admin assistant resigns, blasts city
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
The Ouray Police Department's administrative assistant has resigned, leaving the office with one remaining employee assigned to desk duty. The resignation comes just after the city's response to a civ...
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Disaster relief tax moves closer to ballot
Ouray, Ridgway councils negotiate for larger share of revenue; use tax for roads all but ruled out
By Mike Wiggins and James Hanlon 
August 19, 2026
A proposed countywide sales tax to address fires, floods and other natural disasters appears to have a clear path to the November ballot, while a potential use tax on construction materials to raise m...
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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
By James Hanlon 
August 19, 2026
Ouray County Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger was placed on paid administrative leave Monday following a driving under the influence arrest in Montrose Aug. 14. Crew Chief Don Castle has been ...
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Ouray won’t join fire authority
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
Council cites unanswered questions, concerns about consolidation A proposal to consolidate all of Ouray County’s fire departments and its emergency medical services into one organization absorbed anot...
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Chamber music fest returns to San Juans
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Chamber music fest returns to San Juans
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
World-renowned concert pianist Max Levinson and the Ulysses String Quartet return to Ouray County next week for the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild's 43rd annual San Juan Chamber Music Festival. Th...
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County OKs flood construction contract
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
Ouray County commissioners awarded Haynes Excavation Inc. the contract for the Emergency Watershed Protection project at a special meeting Monday for certain areas below the Gold Mountain Fire burn sc...
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Ridgway student proposes ‘free box’ for donations
By James Hanlon 
August 19, 2026
A presentation about an idea for a “free box” by a Ridgway National Honor Society student at the Ridgway Town Council meeting Aug. 12 led to lengthy discussion and a $750 contribution to the project, ...
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Debra Lynn Todd
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Debra Lynn Todd
August 19, 2026
November 5, 1953 – August 15, 2026 Debra Lynn Todd, 72, of Ouray, Colorado, passed away on August 15, 2026. She was born November 5, 1953, in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was the daughter of Chester and Ka...
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Aug. 20-Sept. 2, 2026
August 19, 2026
Thursday, August 20 Community book club, noon-1 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library. Bring lunch and discuss "Whistler" by Ann Patchett. Friday, August 21 Historic True Grit Walking Tour, 3 p.m., free....
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