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Head-on crash kills 1, injures 1
A Ridgway man died and his wife was seriously injured after their sport-utility vehicle and a cement truck collided head-on Tuesday afternoon on U.S. ...
October 16, 2024
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SMPA proposes peak usage rate hike
Customers would pay more to use electricity during a five-hour window in the afternoon and evening, under a proposal that will be considered by the ru...
October 16, 2024
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Candidate takes aim at county spending
Criticizing Ouray County government spending as “out of control,” Republican commissioner candidate Michael Perkovich questioned what his opponent has...
October 2, 2024
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Ridgway Hardware adds moving services
When U-Haul approached Ridgway Hardware manager Stephen Laster a year ago about adding moving and hauling services to the store’s business operations,...
September 25, 2024
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Sales tax holds steady in July
The city of Ouray remains on track for another record-breaking year for salestax collections.The city pulled in $505,406 in taxes from sales made in J...
September 25, 2024
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Pickleball tourney makes bigger racket
For organizers of the second-annual San Juan Slam pickleball tournament, this weekend’s three-day event is all about more. More players, more games, m...
September 18, 2024
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CYCLING FOR A GOOD CAUSE
For the last 20 years, children in San Miguel County and the west end of Montrose County have been the beneficiaries of dozens of people strapping on ...
September 18, 2024
BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE
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BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE
The glass orbs look like a cross between a snow globe and the top of a wizard’s scepter. For years they sat in an attic at the Ouray County Museum, fo...
September 11, 2024
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Mine shaft wasn’t identified as hazard
State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...
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Pushback against wolves grows
Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...
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Council nixes alcohol at hot springs
Ouray parks director had suggested limited sales at special events next year to generate revenue
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
The Ouray City Council rejected a proposal Monday to sell alcohol at three special events at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool next year, concluding the costs and risks outweigh the potential revenue. Parks ...
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