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County to consultant: Revise facility needs plan

Ouray County commissioners asked a consultant to revise its assessment of the county’s long-term facility needs to include more context and informatio...

May 21, 2025

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Ridgway: First in world to fly Earth flag

May 21, 2025

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County receives support from opioid settlement money

Newly awarded opioid settlement money will create a program to pay for substance abuse treatment and expand juvenile services in Ouray and San Miguel ...

May 14, 2025

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County to hire own alpine rangers to patrol backcountry

Ouray County plans to fill gaps left by U.S. Forest Service firings earlier this year by creating its own alpine ranger program. During a May 7 work s...

May 14, 2025

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More fire, EMS merger details shared

Leaders of Ouray County’s fire and emergency services entities shared new details about their plan to consolidate into one county-wide emergency respo...

May 14, 2025

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Ridgway: Flagship home for Earth insignia?

It’s been planted in Antarctica, held up in the Himalayas and waved by conservationist Jane Goodall at a rally in New York City. But Ridgway could be ...

May 7, 2025

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Wolves arrive in Ouray County

For the first time since their release in Colorado nearly 18 months ago, gray wolves have crossed into Ouray County.A Colorado Parks and Wildlife map ...

May 7, 2025

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Board postpones guest ranch decision

A special-use permit application for a proposed guest ranch will come back to Ouray County commissioners in late August after county leaders asked the...

May 7, 2025

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Schools brace for funding changes

A series of proposed changes in how the state of Colorado funds K-12 education is expected to hit the Ridgway School District harder than the Ouray Sc...

April 30, 2025

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Hurd focuses on public lands during visit

Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd listened to concerns about public lands and other topics during a work session with Ouray County commissioners on Apr...

April 30, 2025

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A barrel of fun on Labor Day

September 9, 2026

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Water restrictions exception, not rule

Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...

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Trump declares disaster for fire

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...

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Crews working to plug old water well

Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...

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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines