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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
Fired federal rangers return to backcountry
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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
More than a scholarship
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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
Bill drafted to cede reservoir
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Bill drafted to cede reservoir
Federal lawmakers are working on legislation to transfer Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray. The city received a draft of incomplete, boilerplate ...
July 30, 2025
Perfect swarm forms near state park
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Perfect swarm forms near state park
Complaints about increased mosquito activity near Ridgway State Park have prompted officials to ask what happened with preventative treatments, which ...
July 30, 2025
Price drops for water system rebuild
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Price drops for water system rebuild
Construction for Ridgway’s new water diversion system is scheduled to begin in August at a much lower cost than expected.During a special town council...
July 30, 2025
Tacos & Beer spices up Ridgway
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Tacos & Beer spices up Ridgway
Pati Marquez and Martin Jimenez opened the first Tacos & Beer in Montrose mid-pandemic without advertising anywhere, aside from telling a few cust...
July 30, 2025
‘It just took off very quickly’
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‘It just took off very quickly’
BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON — Campgrounds filled with families just a matter of days before are surrounded by a web of spidery, blackened trees. Bare...
July 23, 2025
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ICE FARMERS GET THEIR CROP
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ICE FARMERS GET THEIR CROP
A long-awaited cold snap allows Ice Park to open, just in time for festival
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
January 21, 2026
After weeks of planning for the worst, the Ouray Ice Park has ice to offer after all, just in time for the 31st Ice Festival this weekend. Ice Park Executive Director Peter O’Neil has spent the past t...
Judge delays assault trials
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Judge delays assault trials
Attorneys say they're not ready; cases will be heard by Montrose juries
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 21, 2026
The trials for two men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 have been postponed, even as the woman and the judge presiding over the cases expressed concerns about ...
Film showcases climber’s return to sport
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Film showcases climber’s return to sport
'Anna' documents how Ouray-based Pfaff pushed ahead after amputation of toes
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 21, 2026
Anna Pfaff’s choice to move onward and, especially upward, resonates beyond world-class peaks in a locally made film on the elite Ouray-based climber. "Anna" is a 22-minute portrait of Pfaff’s return ...
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