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Prairie dog control plan renews concerns

Editor’s note: This story has been edited to correctly spell Scott Layton's name. Top of the Pines leadership asked for permission from Ouray County ...

March 19, 2025

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Fire, EMS providers seek to keep 911 fees local

Ouray County fire departments and emergency services providers are calling on county residents to ensure their telephone bills are linked to their cou...

March 19, 2025

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County begins pricy rockfall mitigation

Ouray County plans to spend $114,000 to mitigate additional rockfall on County Road 361 after large boulders crashed onto the road earlier this month,...

March 19, 2025

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A PLUCKY VENTURE

Roosted on the stoop of their honor-code farm stand, Julie and Timothy Lancaster described how they accidentally became one of Ouray County’s largest ...

March 12, 2025

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Ouray aims to rein in costs for permanent stage at Fellin Park

The city of Ouray is working to lower the price of building a permanent stage in Fellin Park, with a goal of creating a venue for free or low-cost com...

March 12, 2025

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Hurd backs federal workers during telephone town hall

Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd pledged support for rehiring fired federal workers, bringing the Bureau of Land Management back to the Western Slope ...

March 12, 2025

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River district hosts ‘state of the river’ meeting

Community members will get a preview of how Ouray County's snow globe might shake out this summer, as far as water supply and hydrology of the Uncompa...

March 12, 2025

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Rights of Nature remain standstill symbol

Four years after adopting a resolution declaring nature has rights, the town of Ridgway has yet to appoint an advocate to enforce those rights or crea...

March 12, 2025

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County eyes digital mental health hub

Ouray County Public Health hopes to create an online hub with mental health resources in partnership with neighboring counties, if it's able to obtain...

March 12, 2025

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LICENSED TO CARE

It’s been nearly a year full of licensing classes, childproofing and dreaming up business plans. Ouray County’s much-awaited inhome child care provide...

March 5, 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