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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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July 2, 2025

Carrie Ann Mund, left, dances with Tawnya Schiebel during the Mariachi de San Jose band’s performance in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on June 29. The band performed as part of the fifth annual Fete de la M...

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Leaders object to public lands sale

Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

Recent federal proposals to sell or develop Ouray County’s public lands would harm the county’s economy, identity and culture of ranching and public recreation, according to county officials and other...

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Sex assault trial moved to Montrose

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

A judge has ordered the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2023 to be moved from Ouray to Montrose. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson approved the tri...

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Celebrating the Fourth in Ouray? Load up on sunscreen, patience, courtesy

Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

The sights and sounds of the Fourth of July in Ouray are ubiquitous. The powerful spray of fire hoses. The shrieks of kids racing through Fellin Park. Cheers and honking horns on Main Street. This yea...

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New weapons policy would ban public, allow employees to conceal carry

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 2, 2025

County leaders are debating a new policy that would ban the public from carrying any weapons within Ouray County buildings but allow county employees with valid permits to conceal carry weapons in mos...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines