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Fearing for safety, victims seek max sentence; DA calls Gottorff 'scourge' on community A judge sentenced a Ridgway man to eight years in prison after...

September 20, 2023

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Final chapter for bookshop?

Ouray gem's future in limbo after loss of long-term lease in Beaumont The Ouray Bookshop will close a chapter in its long history at the Beaumont Hote...

September 13, 2023

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Helicopter mapping project begins

Don't be alarmed. The low-flying helicopter you will likely see in the region over the next few months is collecting data for a mapping project. The U...

August 30, 2023

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Revenue-Virginius Mine sells for $1.8 million

Nevada-based Thorin Resources acquires property at auction The Revenue-Virginius Silver Mine above Ouray has been auctioned off for $1.8 million. Acco...

August 16, 2023

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MEET ME AT THE FAIR

This year's event features carnival games, livestock auction It's time for the Ouray County Fair and this year's event features everything from livest...

August 9, 2023

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Ridgway runs afoul of labor laws

Town council will consider remedy to lack of overtime pay for deputies next week Deputies who serve and protect Ridgway work in the only town departme...

August 2, 2023

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WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

Wetterhorn affordable housing neighborhood takes shape A small crowd gathered Tuesday morning to watch a crane lift the first round of homes from fla...

July 26, 2023

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‘THE THEME IS FUN’

Sweet Ouray offers a taste of nostalgiaName a place in Ouray where you can get gummy sushi, a hat shaped like a crazed squirrel, a Jeep T-shirt, some ...

July 26, 2023

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Ridgway considers pickleball tournament

Town doesn't want to interfere with tennis players Ridgway town councilors last week urged a group of pickleball enthusiasts to take the pulse of othe...

July 19, 2023

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Flood ravages homes

County deems trio of Ponderosa Village properties uninhabitable, as residents fear more debris flows imminent

By Erin McIntyre, Chart Riggall and Mike Wiggins

August 5, 2026

When the fire raged above them on the mountain, the evacuated residents of Ponderosa Village hoped for rain. They wished for anything to help the firefighters get control of the blaze so it wouldn't b...

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County floats disaster relief sales tax

By Chart Riggall

August 5, 2026

Draft ballot language proposes half-cent tax, with revenue split between county, city, town Ouray County commissioners are in talks to put a half-penny sales tax increase question to voters this fall ...

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Log Hill won’t join fire authority

Board: No benefit to cost, operational structure

By James Hanlon

August 5, 2026

The Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department will not join the proposed consolidated fire and emergency medical services authority in Ouray County. Board members of the Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection Distric...

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Crews near full containment on fire

By James Hanlon

August 5, 2026

Firefighters who are closing in on fully containing the Gold Mountain Fire have shifted their work to undoing firelines that are no longer needed to prevent erosion. “We've moved out of the suppressio...

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‘We were in a panic’

Flooding relocates part of Dexter Creek, forces couple to seek help with pigs

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

August 5, 2026

Hank and Betsy Nicholson were watching TV at home the night of July 26 when the skies opened up and filled Dexter Creek with rainwater, mud and debris. The creek, which serves as the Nicholsons’ only ...

Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines