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The purrfect addition to the team
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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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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
Girl survives fatal accident
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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
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
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Emergency ballots available for primary election
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Emergency ballots available for primary election
Voters can participate online, turn in ballots at secure ballot boxes before 7 p.m. deadline
By Erin McIntyre 
June 30, 2026
The polls and ballot boxes are open today and the Ouray County clerk wants you to know you have several ways you can vote, given the state of emergency and the Gold Mountain Fire. Ballots for the prim...
Persistent windy, dry weather hampers firefighters
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Persistent windy, dry weather hampers firefighters
Feds to assume operational control today; Ouray Fourth of July celebration in doubt
By Mike 
June 29, 2026
UPDATE, 4:40 p.m.: Firefighters battling the 7,100-acre Gold Mountain Fire on the ground and in the air are focused on preventing the blaze from crossing County Road 14A. Fire crews consider that road...
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