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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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Panel picks replacement for district attorney

Anna Cooling has had her sights set on becoming the district attorney in the 7th Judicial District for many years.It required a circuitous route to ge...

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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Affordable rentals project gets $100K boost from Ouray

The Ouray City Council unanimously agreed Monday to donate $100,000 toward an affordable housing project on Oak Street, boosting the chances it will b...

September 18, 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

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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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August 19, 2026

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Bear activity ramping up

Second bruin killed in a week after several conflicts, entering home

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

August 19, 2026

State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home last weekend after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildl...

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Police admin assistant resigns, blasts city

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

August 19, 2026

The Ouray Police Department's administrative assistant has resigned, leaving the office with one remaining employee assigned to desk duty. The resignation comes just after the city's response to a civ...

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Disaster relief tax moves closer to ballot

Ouray, Ridgway councils negotiate for larger share of revenue; use tax for roads all but ruled out

By Mike Wiggins and James Hanlon

August 19, 2026

A proposed countywide sales tax to address fires, floods and other natural disasters appears to have a clear path to the November ballot, while a potential use tax on construction materials to raise m...

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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI

By James Hanlon

August 19, 2026

Ouray County Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger was placed on paid administrative leave Monday following a driving under the influence arrest in Montrose Aug. 14. Crew Chief Don Castle has been ...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines