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State Patrol conducts first DUI checkpoint in decade

The hundreds of commuters who pass through Ouray County's only traffic light during the work week are accustomed to delays and traffic. Last week, the...

August 27, 2025

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Painter opens gallery-studio in Ridgway

A mop of hair obscures the face of a young boy curled over his own knees, barefoot on the street staring at a cellphone. But most distinct is not the ...

August 27, 2025

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Waterview project may include rentals

The second phase of the Waterview Homes affordable housing development at the south end of Ouray may include rental units, a pivot for nonprofit devel...

August 27, 2025

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Ridgway opens door for tourism marketing

The town of Ridgway is opening up a competitive process for its tourism and marketing services after years of handing the task to the Ridgway Area Cha...

August 20, 2025

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County drafts language for lodging tax ballot question

Ouray County commissioners finished drafting a buzzer beater ballot measure to ask voters to approve a new county lodging tax on Tuesday.Commissioners...

August 20, 2025

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County weighs lodging tax measure

Ouray County commissioners are considering a ballot measure this fall to levy a new lodging tax in the unincorporated county to help pay for public sa...

August 13, 2025

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Neighborhood to consider mosquito fogging

Ouray County may help Dallas Meadows residents pay to kill adult mosquitos swarming the area since some preventative treatments were skipped earlier t...

August 13, 2025

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Fired federal rangers return to backcountry

Kricket Olin pulled the side-by-side ATV over to a cluster of off-highway vehicles and leaned over the door, sticking her head in the neon helmet out ...

August 6, 2025

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More than a scholarship

Andrea Peralta Villa was unsure how she would make it to college until the final few days before classes started, despite having a roommate and a near...

August 6, 2025

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Library OKs immigrant-protection policy

The Ridgway Public Library is the first entity in Ouray County to adopt a policy focused on protecting immigrant patrons, students and employees.A new...

August 6, 2025

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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