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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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Woman’s body found in mine shaft

A Ridgway woman who was reported missing Monday night was found dead in a deep, water-filled mine shaft on Red Mountain Pass. Rescuers found Jennifer ...

October 22, 2025

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Ridgway Film Festival offers packed weekend

"Eclectic" might be the word to describe the 11th Annual Ridgway Independent Film Festival's schedule. The fest has exploded into a four-day event, ru...

October 15, 2025

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Investigation nabs illegal guns, suspected drugs

An investigation into a report of shots fired from a truck on Log Hill Mesa led the Ouray County Sheriff's Office to an arrest involving illegal firea...

October 15, 2025

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A race against time, Mother Nature

Randy Barnes knew that morning he needed to check on Beaver Creek and the ditch bringing water down from the mountains above Elk Meadows to supply the...

October 1, 2025

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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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Keep calm and build on

By Erin McIntyre

November 11, 2026

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Water battle likely headed for trial

By Chart Riggall

November 11, 2026

DELTA – A Colorado water court judge appears likely to let supporters and opponents of a pipeline diversion from Cow Creek into Ridgway Reservoir duke out their claims at a trial scheduled for next ye...

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Shuttle service to shut down

Montrose-Ridgway-Ouray bus will stop at end of year due to lack of local funding

By James Hanlon

November 11, 2026

The OurWay commuter shuttle service that runs between Ouray, Ridgway and Montrose will shut down at the end of this year due to lack of funding. After nearly three years, the pilot program’s $531,000 ...

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CDOT plans projects for 2027, future

Agency apologizes for lax weed control on highways, eyes more Billy Creek work in 2028

By James Hanlon

November 11, 2026

The Colorado Department of Transportation has no major construction planned next year in Ouray County, but more projects are in store for the future. CDOT staff presented a roundup of current and futu...

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Ridgway will pull from reserves to cover expenses in 2027

Town to discuss more cuts Nov. 19

By James Hanlon

November 11, 2026

The town of Ridgway will continue to draw down its general fund reserves to cover expenses in 2027, even as town leaders plan to discuss more budget cuts later this month. During a budget retreat on H...

Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines