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Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Ridgway Lodge LLC is the owner of MTN Lodge. Ridgway retains attorney after MTN Lodge o...

January 28, 2026

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Ridgway shelves anti-idling ordinance

The Ridgway Town Council last week rejected a proposed ordinance aimed at outlawing idling vehicles on public property, citing concerns including enfo...

January 21, 2026

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Unaffiliated county candidates announce election campaigns

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to specify that Glenn Boyd volunteers for the county EMS department. A group of unaffiliated political ca...

January 7, 2026

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Skijoring marks anniversary with expanded competition

The organizers of the San Juan Skijoring event learned a long time ago they couldn't count on Mother Nature to provide the materials for their competi...

January 7, 2026

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Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case

Editor’s note: This story contains details about a sex assault case. Ten years after he was first arrested for alleged sex assault in Ouray County, a ...

December 31, 2025

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County endures year of resignations, infighting

Ouray County government weathered a year of turmoil and transition in 2025, and ended the year hopeful that its new top leader would bring a fresh per...

December 31, 2025

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Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats

Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election.Three candidates...

November 5, 2025

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Get a peek inside, help a good cause

If you’re the type of person who watches home improvement shows, you know what shiplap and wainscoting are, or you drive past historic homes and think...

November 5, 2025

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Mine shaft wasn’t identified as hazard

A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with ...

October 29, 2025

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Flower shop blossoms at Old Firehouse

When Rian Rosado took a college marketing class a dozen years ago, she had an assignment to build a marketing campaign for a business. She chose a flo...

October 29, 2025

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January 28, 2026

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County eyes budget cuts

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 28, 2026

Manager: Looking for ways to avoid cutting employees Ouray County leaders have loosely settled on wanting to cut $500,000 from the county’s 2026 budget, anticipating they will have more unexpected exp...

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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body

January 28, 2026

Ouray County's coroner is seeking help finding friends of a man who was estranged from his family and died at a Ouray hotel. Quality Inn staff found William Curio Jr., who went by Billy, in his hotel ...

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Citing violations, county orders disc golf tourney to cease

January 28, 2026

Ouray County has ordered a disc golf tournament held on Log Hill Mesa to stop operating without a special- use permit, citing concerns about illegal gambling as well as other county rule violations. C...

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Wildfire mitigation project secures federal funding

January 28, 2026

A 93-acre wildfire mitigation project is receiving $500,000 in federal funding that was holding up completion of the $1.3 million effort. The Ouray Community Forest Resilience Project aims to scour de...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines