Obituaries
September 23, 2026
Steve Easley
June 7, 1950 – September 11, 2026
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Uncompahgre Riverway Trail founder, longtime volunteer ready to step down
September 23, 2026
Chip Marlow, the man who spearheaded the construction of the Uncompahgre Riverway Trail from Ridgway to Ridgway State Park, has maintained the multiuse path largely by himself for many years. Now 80 y...
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Officials: Warming Pacific temps may bring more snow but won't wipe out drought or fill reservoirs
September 23, 2026
GRAND JUNCTION — Amid a stream of bad news for Western Slope water stakeholders last week, Russ Schumacher had the pleasure of opening the sluice. Nearly on the far side of the state’s worst drought y...
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Injunction prohibits MTN Lodge from housing resort construction workers
September 23, 2026
A district court judge has ordered Ridgway's largest hotel to stop housing construction workers who are building a new Four Seasons in Mountain Village. In a preliminary injunction filed Sept. 16, the...
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Nearly a year later, authorities conclude Ridgway resident Jennifer Nelson accidentally drowned
September 23, 2026
Eleven months after rescue volunteers found Jennifer Nelson's body in a water- filled mine shaft on Red Mountain Pass, investigators are left wondering what her final moments looked like. Their case, ...
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More than a year after purchase, council tells staff to sell empty Sixth Avenue property for reduced price
September 23, 2026
When the two-story building across the street from Ouray City Hall went up for sale last spring, Ouray city leaders scrambled to buy it, envisioning a top-tobottom renovation culminating in a new, lar...
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September 23, 2026
An attempted act of generosity began to fall apart when the Ouray County Planning Commission recommended Ouray County commissioners deny a request to subdivide a parcel of land in Pleasant Valley that...
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Contractor will be paid $85K to assess facility condition
September 23, 2026
The city of Ouray will spend up to $85,000 to evaluate the condition of the Ouray Hot Springs Pool bathhouse and determine what it would cost to remodel the facility. A divided Ouray City Council info...
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Feds den y grant request to protect public infrastructure
September 23, 2026
Ouray County officials must renew their search for additional disaster aid after the federal government dashed their hopes for another significant potential funding source this week. Despite previousl...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
September 23, 2026
Dear Editor: It is not surprising that Ouray County finds itself in a financial bind because of profligate spending. The pandemic greatly increased visitation to Ouray County and sales tax revenue has...
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September 23, 2026
Dear Editor: I would like to thank the previous contributors for sharing their thoughts regarding the use of off-road/off-highway vehicles (ORVs/OHVs) in the backcountry, specifically around Camp Bird...
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September 23, 2026
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago September 22, 1966 Lady Bird, the tiny mule colt foaled by a Shetland pony, is dead, ...
