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Sauvage Spectrum closes Ouray tasting room

Ouray's first wine-tasting room will close at the end of this month, bringing an experiment to a close on Main Street. In July 2022, Sauvage Spectrum ...

September 25, 2024

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Town rejects higher sale price for home

The Ridgway Town Council has rejected a request from a Wetterhorn affordable housing project homeowner to sell her home for more than the allowed sale...

September 18, 2024

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Ridgway gives green light to Green Street Park design

The Ridgway Town Council gave a thumbs up for the Green Street Sustainability Park's revised design last week, bringing months of public input and del...

September 18, 2024

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Ridgway extends disaster order; water supply still at risk

Ridgway has extended its emergency disaster order for another month as it continues to assess the damage and possible solutions for the town's washed-...

September 18, 2024

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Blue Lakes to adopt permit system

A permit system is coming as soon as next year for those who want to hike to the Blue Lakes southwest of Ridgway, now that the U.S. Forest Service has...

September 11, 2024

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Sex assault suspect waives right to hearing

Editor's note: This story is about an alleged sex assault case. If you or anyone else needs assistance with sexual assault resources, please call eith...

September 11, 2024

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Ex-police chief to sue Ouray

Former Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood plans to sue the city of Ouray, alleging city leaders violated Wood’s constitutional rights when then-City Adminis...

September 4, 2024

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Buck up: Ouray County Rodeo returns Monday

Erin Stadelman is usually the one bringing up the end of the Labor Day rodeo parade, making sure errant swag gets picked up off the road and a lost ce...

August 28, 2024

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Ridgway dentist hangs up his drill

More than 17 years ago, Dr. Michael Thomas came from the Front Range to Ridgway to get out of the rat race. He and his wife, Darcy, bought a small pra...

August 28, 2024

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New owners to captain Clipper Inn

Page Cokinos' first impression of Ouray came on a trip with a friend back in 2018, on a trip in an Airstream trailer.They were driving to Telluride bu...

August 28, 2024

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Woman sentenced to probation in retaliation case

By Mike Wiggins

May 8, 2026

A former Ouray woman was ordered Thursday to spend two years on probation for retaliating against a woman who accused her son of sexual assault in 2023. Kristyn Trujillo must also perform 96 hours of ...

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Beetle Mania

Drought conditions prime for insect infestation in county, experts warn

By LIA SALVATIERRA

May 6, 2026

In some parts of Ouray County it may look like popcorn grows on trees. The milky, honey-colored pocks on the trunks of ponderosa pines and other trees signal efforts to fend off their attackers: bark ...

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Wildfire building rules trigger mix of compliance, skepticism

By By Mike Wiggins, Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

May 6, 2026

A state mandate requiring local governments to adopt stricter building rules to protect new and remodeled homes against wildfire has sparked varying reactions from elected officials in Ouray County. T...

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County policy would govern AI use

Manager: 'Folks want to feel we are doing our jobs, not delegating it to AI'

By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

May 6, 2026

Ouray County commissioners want to regulate how employees use artificial intelligence when doing county work and limit cybercrime risk. Commissioners on April 29 looked at the first draft of an AI pol...

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Town to pilot zero-waste rules at concerts

Following strong pushback from businesses, nonprofits, board devises more relaxed regulations

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

May 6, 2026

The town of Ridgway's Sustainability Advisory Board will pilot “zero-waste” rules at the town’s summer concert series, while it continues to craft a broader policy to implement for all events on town ...

Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines