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Crystal bill passes House
A bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray is another step closer to becoming law after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously p...
June 3, 2026
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Governments push for better transit service
Ouray County’s three local governments are calling for the OurWay shuttle to run more often and become more user-friendly. Local government leaders wa...
May 27, 2026
Couple discovers the sweet life in Ouray
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Couple discovers the sweet life in Ouray
When life became uncertain, Todd and Jen Grassi figured they couldn’t go wrong with ice cream, homemade waffle cones and cotton candy. It only took th...
May 27, 2026
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Ouray County EMS to raise fees
Ouray County commissioners plan to raise fees for treatment and ambulance transports from Ouray County Emergency Medical Services starting in June.Com...
May 20, 2026
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Ridgway rolls out banner program
A banner ornamenting Ridgway’s skyscape is waving over Sherman Street and is now available to advertise town-sponsored and nonprofit events in town.Th...
May 20, 2026
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After prolonged debate, idling rules fail
“Idle-Free Ridgway” remains a motto rather than a rule after the Ridgway Town Council last week voted down an anti-idling ordinance that has drawn zea...
May 20, 2026
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Factors behind the fire: What drove its spread?
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Factors behind the fire: What drove its spread?
Experts: Age-old forests, climate change, extreme drought created prime conditions for Gold Mountain Fire
By Chart Riggall 
August 26, 2026
In the summer of 1879, the largest wildfire in Colorado history at the time tore through 26,000 acres of rugged forest about eight miles south of Silverton and presaged a vast shift in its landscape. ...
Tax districts approved for proposed project
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Tax districts approved for proposed project
Metro districts would fund improvements for possible 19-acre mixed-use Ridgway development
By James Hanlon 
August 26, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved creating four metropolitan districts at its Aug. 12 meeting for a proposed residential and commercial development on 19 acres in north Ridgway. The development, Alpen...
Officials push Trump for disaster declaration
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Officials push Trump for disaster declaration
Polis: Federal funding needed to help pay for $17M in damages from Gold Mountain, Aspen Acres fires
By Chart Riggall 
August 26, 2026
Federal, state and local officials pushed this week for President Donald Trump to issue a disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires that would open the door to additional federa...
New principal brings international experience
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New principal brings international experience
Michael Flaim named interim leader of Ouray preK-8 students
By James Hanlon 
August 26, 2026
Michael Flaim, an educator who taught economics and social studies at international schools for nearly 20 years, has started as Ouray School’s interim preK-8 principal for the 2026-2027 school year. T...
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Construction to control flooding begins
Work focuses on removing debris, building berms, barriers; project set to finish by Sept. 20
By James Hanlon 
August 26, 2026
Crews from Haynes Excavation began work last week to repair and protect areas prone to flooding and debris flows beneath the Gold Mountain Fire burn scar. The $2.8 million Emergency Watershed Protect ...
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