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Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect the Ridgway Marshal's Office has hired a half-time deputy. ___________________ The city of Our...

April 23, 2025

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Man accused of drunken driving, spitting on deputy

A Ridgway man suspected of hitting a liquor store building with his vehicle, driving drunk and leaving the scene also faces possible felony charges fo...

April 23, 2025

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Ouray council backs rental license nonrenewal

A Ridgway couple who failed to rent their home for at least 30 days in the last year won't be allowed to keep their short-term rental license.Ouray ci...

April 23, 2025

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City wades into mobile home deed restrictions

Ouray city councilors are beginning to sort through a package of deed restrictions intended to maintain Swiss Village Mobile Home Park as affordable h...

April 16, 2025

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Ouray man suspected of vandalizing restaurant

A Ouray man was arrested last weekend after he allegedly broke out a window at the Outlaw Restaurant.William Kropuenske, 33, was booked into the Montr...

April 16, 2025

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Ouray’s new top cop promises integrity, accountability and transparency

For more than a year, Ouray’s search for a police officer proved fruitless, yielding only the same copy-and-paste monthly update to the City Council —...

April 9, 2025

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City buys property for police, housing

The Ouray City Council signed off Monday night on the purchase of a two-story building across the street from City Hall, with the intent of converting...

April 9, 2025

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Design options unveiled for hot springs bathhouse

An architect unveiled Monday night three potential concepts for the design of the exterior of a new bathhouse at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, giving th...

April 9, 2025

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School improvements slated for summer

The areas where Ridgway School District students gather to socialize, eat, study and host musical and theatrical performances will receive roughly $1 ...

April 2, 2025

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Library seeks support for expansion

When Jerry Hellman wants to read a book, he buys one — he’d rather read it on his own time than have to rush to return it to the Ouray Public Library....

March 26, 2025

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Nine vying to fill two openings on Ouray City Council

Council will use ranked choice voting to select councilors

By Mike Wiggins

January 2, 2026

The three-member Ouray City Council will have plenty of options to choose from when it decides on Monday how to fill two vacancies. A total of nine people have applied and will be interviewed to occup...

Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: BRIAN SCRANTON CONVICTED OF SEX ASSAULT

Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

December 31, 2025

Editor’s note: This story contains details about a sex assault case. Ten years after he was first arrested for alleged sex assault in Ouray County, a Ridgway man was convicted in another sex assault c...

County endures year of resignations, infighting

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: TUMULT WITHIN TOP RANKS OF COUNTY

County endures year of resignations, infighting

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

December 31, 2025

Ouray County government weathered a year of turmoil and transition in 2025, and ended the year hopeful that its new top leader would bring a fresh perspective and stability. County commissioners ended...

After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: POLICE TURMOIL CONTINUES

After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

December 31, 2025

After more than a year of turmoil that consumed 2024 and bled over into the first quarter of 2025, the Ouray Police Department underwent a complete tear down and transition under an interim police chi...

Looking Back, Opinion...

Looking Back

By Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer

December 31, 2025

60 Years Ago December 30, 1965 What can we expect to happen to our pocketbook in 1966? Here are some clues gleaned from the 43rd Annual National Agricultural Outlook Conference held in Washington D.C....

Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines