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School board approves purchase of properties

The Ouray School Board has decided to spend an undisclosed amount of money to buy two neighboring properties for the purpose of expanding the school's...

September 24, 2025

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‘Good people’: New family takes on Ouray Grocery

Brian Howerton found himself in the grocery business by accident. It all started more than 30 years ago, when he left a job in the Wyoming oil fields ...

September 24, 2025

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Field of dreams realized

The runners pounded out miles on dirt trails, gravel roads and sidewalks ringing public parks. They launched themselves over hurdles in carpeted hallw...

September 17, 2025

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Log Hill resident accused in child sex assault case

Editor's note: This story includes details of alleged sexual assault.A Log Hill resident and alternative medicine practitioner has been accused of sex...

September 10, 2025

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Bears start packing on pounds

Bears have entered the time of year where they seek food for at least 20 hours a day, trying to pack on the pounds before the first snow flies.The com...

August 27, 2025

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Fatal crash on pass involved marijuana

The driver of the vehicle that went off Red Mountain Pass on Aug. 5 had a significant amount of marijuana in his system, according to toxicology resul...

August 27, 2025

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The purrfect addition to the team

Dr. Hannah Coenen didn't know at first she wanted to be a veterinarian. She studied wildlife biology and spent a year working in wildlife rehabilitati...

August 27, 2025

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‘We just really love to share this music’

It's not clear who enjoys the San Juan Chamber Music Festival more every year — the musicians or their audiences. The Ouray County Performing Arts Gui...

August 13, 2025

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Immigration officers arrest man in Ouray

At least one person has been detained during immigration enforcement operations recently in Ouray, according to an eyewitness who saw the arrest last ...

August 13, 2025

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Girl survives fatal accident

An 11-year-old girl survived a car crash that killed two adults on Red Mountain Pass on Tuesday morning, after the vehicle she was riding in tumbled d...

August 6, 2025

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Nine vying to fill two openings on Ouray City Council

Council will use ranked choice voting to select councilors

By Mike Wiggins

January 2, 2026

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect council applicant Ashley Hineline's recent job change. The three-member Ouray City Council will have plenty of options to choose from when it deci...

Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: BRIAN SCRANTON CONVICTED OF SEX ASSAULT

Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

December 31, 2025

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 Ridgway man was convicted in another sex assault c...

County endures year of resignations, infighting

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: TUMULT WITHIN TOP RANKS OF COUNTY

County endures year of resignations, infighting

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

December 31, 2025

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 perspective and stability. County commissioners ended...

After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: POLICE TURMOIL CONTINUES

After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

December 31, 2025

After more than a year of turmoil that consumed 2024 and bled over into the first quarter of 2025, the Ouray Police Department underwent a complete tear down and transition under an interim police chi...

Looking Back, Opinion...

Looking Back

By Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer

December 31, 2025

60 Years Ago December 30, 1965 What can we expect to happen to our pocketbook in 1966? Here are some clues gleaned from the 43rd Annual National Agricultural Outlook Conference held in Washington D.C....

Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines