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Town wins condemnation case
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Town wins condemnation case
The town of Ridgway will be allowed to condemn private property to build a trail from the River Park subdivision to Ridgway Secondary School. Accordin...
July 30, 2025
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Phone rules tighten for Ouray students
High schoolers in Ouray have some new rules for using cellphones when they return to school this fall, and those rules include no phones during class ...
July 23, 2025
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Melodrama returns to stage in Ouray
If you find it difficult to keep quiet at the theater, the Ouray County Players invite you to come on out and see "Spaghetti Western or … Mission Im-p...
July 9, 2025
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Town clamps down on water usage
Ridgway town leaders are cracking down on water use, fearing limited supplies won't last the summer if they don't convince residents to curb their wat...
June 25, 2025
Fire victims in limbo
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Fire victims in limbo
She spent three months carefully itemizing everything they lost in the fire, trying to remember what was in kitchen drawers and closets. Every piece o...
June 4, 2025
Choral festival returns to San Juans
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Choral festival returns to San Juans
Fans of the choral arts have several events to choose from at the second San Juan Choral Festival coming up this week – including everything from a fr...
June 4, 2025
Ridgway, landowner battle over property
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Ridgway, landowner battle over property
The landowner who fenced his property and put up “no trespassing” signs to keep children from cutting through his River Park lot to get to school is f...
April 16, 2025
THE REBIRTH OF CHIPETA LODGE
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THE REBIRTH OF CHIPETA LODGE
In Native American culture, seeing a white buffalo is a good omen – a sign of hope, renewal and good things to come. The sacred symbol is one that res...
March 26, 2025
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Inmon sentenced to prison in sex assault case
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Inmon sentenced to prison in sex assault case
By Erin McIntyre 
June 5, 2026
A Ridgway man convicted of sexual assault by a Ouray County jury will spend at least four years in prison. Jeffrey Michael Inmon, 48, was convicted in a four-day jury trial in April. Jurors deliberate...
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Staff criticizes commissioners
Survey: Workers satisfied with bosses
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
Ouray County’s employees are largely happy with their direct supervisors and department heads and dissatisfied with the Board of County Commissioners, according to a recent anonymous staff survey. Som...
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City reverses, will stick with sheriff for now
Council concerned about budget impacts from rebuilding police department
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
The Ouray City Council is reversing course on rebuilding an independent police department, agreeing Monday to instead continue to rely on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services...
Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’
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Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’
Seeking help from city, nonprofit claims funding sources drying up as operational costs climb
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
The nonprofit organization that runs the Ouray Ice Park cautioned Monday that it has reached a crossroads, saying its operational costs continue to climb even as its funding sources are saturated. In ...
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