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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
Hunting down the ghosts
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Hunting down the ghosts
During his time as a bus driver in Telluride, Mikael Madsen encountered many of his fellow veterans struggling to survive a Western Slope winter. At t...
July 16, 2025
Judge to rule on land condemnation
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Judge to rule on land condemnation
A district judge is expected to rule this week on whether the town of Ridgway can seize a slice of a resident’s property to create a walking trail, af...
July 16, 2025
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Public: Rebuild Ouray PD
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Residents seek retention of independent agency after departure of interim chief
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 14, 2026
Ouray residents sent a clear message this week: They want to maintain an independent police department instead of permanently relying on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement. Faced wi...
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