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Covid
Vaccination rates rise as booster shots begin
Though Ouray County continues to confirm more cases of COVID-19, the vaccination rate also has increased recently. The county currently has 70.7% of i...
August 25, 2021
Gallery joins busy Ridgway art scene
Gallery joins busy Ridgway art scene
For Andy Nasisse, opening a new art gallery in Ridgway earlier this month is about adding “another ingredient to the art scene” in town — one he consi...
August 25, 2021
Diners can fill up at The Drinking Cup
Diners can fill up at The Drinking Cup
A longtime family run Ouray Jeep tour and rental business is now also in the breakfast business. Jeff Lindberg, owner of Colorado West Jeeps, purchase...
August 25, 2021
News
Board to vote on ballot proposals
The Ridgway School Board will formally vote to put two measures on the November ballot at its meeting today (Thursday). The measures ask voters to app...
August 18, 2021
News
Crews scramble to clean up Corbett Creek flood
Corbett Creek flooded at the crossing of County Road 17 on Saturday evening, closing the road for about 3 hours while crews worked to clear the road. ...
August 4, 2021
News
County allows grow facility to stay open
At the conclusion of a nearly six-hour public hearing, Ouray County commissioners voted 2-1 last week to let a controversial marijuana grow facility o...
July 28, 2021
News
Neighbors support Corbett Creek crossing plan
Locals most affected by periodic flooding of Corbett Creek where it crosses County Road 17 approve of a design plan developed by the U.S. Army Corps o...
July 28, 2021
News
Commissioners get hands-on for road fixes
Ouray County commissioners got some hands-on show-and-tell at a work session on county road maintenance with Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger ...
July 28, 2021
New owner, same serenity at Hotel Ouray
New owner, same serenity at Hotel Ouray
The owner of the newly renovated, historic Columbus Building in Ouray has purchased another historic building in town without the accompanying headach...
July 28, 2021
Herb store plants roots in Ridgway
Herb store plants roots in Ridgway
A hip new trend has come to Ridgway with longstanding historic roots — kava roots, to be precise. Sara Taylor, who boasts 20 years of experience as an...
July 28, 2021
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Bears start packing on pounds
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Bears start packing on pounds
Wildlife officials urge residents to avoid attracting bruins as they seek food before hibernating
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Bears have entered the time of year where they seek food for at least 20 hours a day, trying to pack on the pounds before the first snow flies. The compulsive eating, called hyperphagia, helps prepare...
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Fatal crash on pass involved marijuana
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The driver of the vehicle that went off Red Mountain Pass on Aug. 5 had a significant amount of marijuana in his system, according to toxicology results from his autopsy. Tests showed 42-year-old Loui...
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City proceeds with plans to remodel city hall, police station
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The city of Ouray is moving ahead with plans to remodel a portion of the Ouray Community Center and a building across the street that will house the police department. City councilors earlier this mon...
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Trust to preserve, donate more Red Mountain mining claims
Nonprofit under contract to purchase land near Ironton Park
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Another cluster of mining claims on Red Mountain Pass will be preserved for the public and protected from further development. The Trust for Land Restoration, a Ridgway-based nonprofit organization, i...
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Public Health urges stricter tobacco regs
Nurse recommends requiring local retail licenses; gas stations say program unnecessary
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Ouray County Public Health is asking local governments to more strictly regulate nicotine and tobacco retailers to help prevent underage use, by requiring local retail licenses on top of state-require...
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