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Renewed water lease especially critical this year

A renewed water lease with the Bureau of Reclamation may prove more critical for Ouray County water users this year as drought conditions intensify.Th...

May 28, 2025

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Ketamine therapy clinic opens in Ridgway

After years of working to treat anxiety and depression with standard medication, Brie Silverman decided she wanted better results for some of her pati...

May 28, 2025

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In Ouray, Corkscrew offers twist on pizza

Corkscrew Tavern Pizzeria — formerly Colorado Boy Southwest Pub and Corkscrew Coffee — is shedding its side ventures and zeroing in on ‘za. The eatery...

May 28, 2025

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Commissioners appoint one to planning board, reject another

Ouray County commissioners appointed Ridgway resident Valentine Szwarc to the Planning Commission and rejected another applicant after advertising fou...

May 21, 2025

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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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Get into the groove

July 2, 2025

Carrie Ann Mund, left, dances with Tawnya Schiebel during the Mariachi de San Jose band’s performance in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on June 29. The band performed as part of the fifth annual Fete de la M...

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Leaders object to public lands sale

Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

Recent federal proposals to sell or develop Ouray County’s public lands would harm the county’s economy, identity and culture of ranching and public recreation, according to county officials and other...

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Sex assault trial moved to Montrose

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

A judge has ordered the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2023 to be moved from Ouray to Montrose. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson approved the tri...

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Celebrating the Fourth in Ouray? Load up on sunscreen, patience, courtesy

Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

The sights and sounds of the Fourth of July in Ouray are ubiquitous. The powerful spray of fire hoses. The shrieks of kids racing through Fellin Park. Cheers and honking horns on Main Street. This yea...

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New weapons policy would ban public, allow employees to conceal carry

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

County leaders are debating a new policy that would ban the public from carrying any weapons within Ouray County buildings but allow county employees with valid permits to conceal carry weapons in mos...

Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines