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Museum director seeks to keep railroad legacy on track
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Museum director seeks to keep railroad legacy on track
With plans for expansion and funding secure, the Ridgway Railroad Museum has hired a director for the first time. At 40 years old, Forrest Bault is br...
March 30, 2023
Ridgway gets a touch of ‘glitz’ with new salon
Ridgway gets a touch of ‘glitz’ with new salon
At True Glitz Salon – a name chosen to pay homage to Ridgway’s “True Grit” film fame while adding a bit of glamour – clients can enjoy a wide array of...
February 23, 2023
New Ouray eatery expands quickly
New Ouray eatery expands quickly
Locals and visitors alike now have the perfect place to grab a quick sandwich or a sit-down breakfast, even if dietary restrictions leave them scrambl...
July 28, 2022
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Work continues on marijuana ordinance
Ouray County continues to work on revising its marijuana ordinance, and commissioners are expected to wrap up their changes with two more work session...
June 2, 2022
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Discussion shifts on possible tax question
Citizens who initiated a ballot proposal to fund four new deputies for the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office were not pleased with changes to their origin...
June 2, 2022
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Runner seeks reconsideration of team split
A Ridgway cross country athlete is asking the school board to reconsider the district's decision to split off from the combined regional team of runne...
June 2, 2022
Stage set for new theater company
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Stage set for new theater company
A longtime director is launching her own theater company in Ridgway, and plans on a June debut with the company's first performance at the Ouray Count...
May 26, 2022
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E-bike shop pedals into Ouray
Entrepreneurship seems to be in Sam Tyler's blood. He's following in his older brother Logan's footsteps to launch his own e-bike rental shop in Ouray...
May 26, 2022
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County OKs fire bans during red flag warnings
Red flag warnings mean no burning. That's the message Ouray County wants to send to the community – and commissioners agreed unanimously this week to ...
May 26, 2022
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District tweaks school renovation plans
Plans for the renovations at Ridgway Elementary School have been tweaked a bit to stay within budget, and the community had a chance to see the change...
May 26, 2022
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
Two years after launch, OurWay ridership has doubled. It’s unclear if grant money and matching local funds will help it keep running
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Georgia Evans greeted the bus driver with jugs of milk and water in her hands and boarded the 11-seater OurWay shuttle, headed home from work in Ridgway to Montrose. She noticed it was a different bus...
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Backcountry road closure eyed
County to shut off portion of Yankee Boy Basin to vehicles this summer due to environmental damage
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday directed staff to pursue closing an upper section of Yankee Boy Basin this summer to motorized traffic, in response to a resident’s request to reduce environmenta...
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Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
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Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
Doherty claims job keeps him out of town; council to decide whether to change cap on remote participation
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
A newly appointed Ouray city councilor who has attended just half of the city council’s meetings in person so far this year has asked the council to relax an attendance policy and allow him to govern ...
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Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
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Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
After spending more than $100K on branding, design and fabrication, council halts wayfinding initiative that could have cost up to $800K
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Large maroon wayfinding signs installed on Main Street in Ouray last summer, triggering protests from residents and business owners detesting their appearance and size, will soon be gone like they wer...
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Wet snow, later sunsets mark spring’s approach
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Wet snow, later sunsets mark spring’s approach
By Karen Risch 
February 25, 2026
Thanks to warming sun, wet snow showers, spells of shirtsleeve weather, earlier sunrises and later sunsets, meteorological spring (March 1) is upon us. It’s been an a-ha moment these last two weeks as...
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