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New, familiar events mark return of rodeo

It's time to kick up a little dust, hoot n' holler and watch cowboys and cowgirls show off their skills at the rodeo.This year's rodeo features the tr...

September 2, 2026

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Firefighting resources shrink as blaze nears containment

A new team assumed command of the Gold Mountain Fire response over the weekend, ending a 55-day streak of management by three different federal incide...

August 26, 2026

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Bear activity ramping up

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 t...

August 19, 2026

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Police admin assistant resigns, blasts city

The Ouray Police Department's administrative assistant has resigned, leaving the office with one remaining employee assigned to desk duty. The resigna...

August 19, 2026

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Chamber music fest returns to San Juans

World-renowned concert pianist Max Levinson and the Ulysses String Quartet return to Ouray County next week for the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild...

August 19, 2026

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County fair carries on

The night the Gold Mountain Fire started, the Cornell family anxiously watched the fire spreading toward their fenced livestock, the billowing smoke f...

August 12, 2026

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Visitors cited for feeding bears

Wildlife officials killed a bear last weekend after it entered a home on North Oak Street and broke out a car window in Ouray, seeking food. The same ...

August 12, 2026

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Water hauling adds stress, challenge to ranchers

Most summers, Andrea Ingo and Mike Miller find a way to take a break in between irrigating, cutting and baling hay, moving cows and other chores. But ...

August 12, 2026

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Despite fire, downsized Fourth celebration marches on

A scaled-back Fourth of July celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States and 150th birthday of Ouray attracted thousands to the city, despi...

July 8, 2026

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Film shows Ouray’s rich, layered history

The story of Ouray is rich, nuanced and full of interesting people and events. That's the surface-level message the audience could take away from the ...

June 24, 2026

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A barrel of fun on Labor Day

September 9, 2026

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Water restrictions exception, not rule

Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...

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Trump declares disaster for fire

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...

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Crews working to plug old water well

Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...

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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...

Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines