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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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Hickenlooper hopeful for fire disaster order
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Hickenlooper hopeful for fire disaster order
Senator tours flood-damaged areas, surveys planned fire mitigation efforts
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 2, 2026
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper said Friday he was optimistic the Trump administration will declare the Gold Mountain Fire a federal disaster, arguing Congress “wouldn’t settle for” the White House withho...
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County employees remain on paid leave
EMS paramedic, deputy emergency manager sent home days after fire started
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
September 2, 2026
Ouray County has had two emergency-related employees on paid administrative leave since the early days of the Gold Mountain Fire. A third employee, Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger, was placed...
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Businesses share struggles with senator
'You guys are in crisis,' Hickenlooper tells proprietors wrestling with aftermath of Gold Mountain Fire
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 2, 2026
Ouray County business owners bent the ear of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper on Friday, sharing stories of declining profits and mass cancellations in the wake of the Gold Mountain Fire in the hopes the D...
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Cleanup project at former mine site to take until 2028, Thorin says
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 2, 2026
A representative from Thorin Resources, the owner and operator of the Revenue-Virginius Mine, told Ouray County commissioners last week the company expects to complete a federally supervised cleanup p...
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Mining proposal faces unanimous scrutiny
Finance managers get cool reception from commissioners in bid for $110M federal grant to revive gold and silver mine in Governor Basin
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 2, 2026
Kris Peterson and Alex Klemt said it was an algorithm that led them west from Colorado Springs, up a rough dirt road past the Camp Bird Mine, and into the lofty tundra of Governor Basin. With the help...
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