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Nonprofit offers wildfire mitigation certification

As wildfire risk spreads and insurance companies scrimp on coverage in response, the Ridgway-based West Region Wildfire Council is offering a certific...

August 14, 2024

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LLAMAS AT LARGE

It’s day 13 of hide and seek in the San Juan Mountains and so far llamas Clavio and Cisneros are winning. The two animals escaped from experienced lla...

August 7, 2024

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Fire agencies consider idea of merging

The fire departments in Ouray and Ridgway are exploring the idea of combining the county’s five emergency response entities into one.Right now the cou...

August 7, 2024

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Latest ride brings deputy to Ridgway

When it comes to protecting the public, it’s not Ridgway Marshal's Office Deputy Brannon Hasler’s first rodeo. The newest deputy made a career out of ...

August 7, 2024

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Man accused of sex assault, gun threat

A Ridgway man has been arrested on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman and threatened her with a shotgun at her home on Log Hill Mesa last week....

August 7, 2024

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County to keep current road map, will revisit in 10 years

Ouray County leaders are holding off on updating the official 2014 Ouray County Road Map, saying the process may raise more issues than it would solve...

August 7, 2024

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Ridgway actor’s home destroyed in fire

Investigators are continuing to search for the cause of a fire that destroyed the home of prominent Ouray County arts supporter and actor Terry Kiser ...

July 31, 2024

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Fire destroys Ridgway home

Law enforcement is investigating a fire that destroyed the home of prominent Ouray County arts supporter and actor Terry Kiser early Thursday morning....

July 25, 2024

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Library, fire department seek expansion

Ouray's library and fire department are hoping to expand, and the city is looking for ways to make both projects happen in the most efficient way. The...

July 24, 2024

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Ridgway grants Wetterhorn exemption

The owner of one of the Wetterhorn affordable houses will be allowed to rent out her place, after the agency charged with enforcing the deed restricti...

July 24, 2024

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A visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus

December 10, 2025

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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff

Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...

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Resident: Tax money should fund ‘creatives’

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

A Ridgway woman is proposing the town give "creative" residents a monthly, unconditional cash payment to encourage them to stay living and working in town. Ridgway resident Tia Mihelarakis proposed a ...

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Commissioner opposes change to cost-savings policy

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a minor change to the county's new cost-savings policy, citing unclear language as the reason she canceled her attendance at a statewide conference...

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County OKs budget, will diminish savings

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the county's disaster fund balance heading into 2026. Ouray County commissioners approved the county's 2026 budget during their regul...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines