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Town water system faces pricey repair
Ridgway is under an extended emergency disaster order after heavy rain earlier this month destroyed the Beaver Creek diversion system, which feeds int...
August 21, 2024
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RIDGWAY NEWS BRIEFS
Ridgway hires town planner  After a more than three-year hiring search, Ridgway has hired a new in-house town planner. Angela Kemp started her job as ...
August 21, 2024
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Ridgway shifts solar park plan again
After rehashing a new plan for Ridgway’s Green Street Sustainability Park, a majority of town leaders agreed last week to key revisions, including inc...
August 21, 2024
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Ridgway under emergency disaster order
Ridgway is under an extended emergency disaster order after extreme rain over the weekend destroyed the Beaver Creek diversion system which feeds into...
August 16, 2024
LLAMAS AT LARGE
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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
Latest ride brings deputy to Ridgway
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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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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar
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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar
Oak Street closed due to mud, flooding
By Mike 
July 29, 2026
UPDATE, 9:45 p.m. U.S. Highway 550 reopened between Ridgway and Ouray Wednesday night, authorities announced at 9:15 p.m. Emergency officials encouraged motorists to be cautions when driving through a...
Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation
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Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation
Hydrologist: Above-average rain forecast through September
By Chart Riggall 
July 29, 2026
Heavy rainfall over scorched soil sent flash floods raging down Cutler Creek on Sunday night, spilling mud down through Ponderosa Village and briefly shuttering U.S. Highway 550. The torrent of water ...
Fire scorches bottom lines
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Fire scorches bottom lines
Reliant on summer tourism, reeling businesses running out of time to claw back lost revenue
By Mike Wiggins, Chart Riggall and Erin McIntyre 
July 29, 2026
It didn’t take but a spark and a stiff breeze to turn Justin Mitchell’s summer upside down. During the first few hours of the Gold Mountain Fire, Mitchell — who runs a horseback guiding outfit in the ...
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