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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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December 10, 2025

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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff

Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...

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Resident: Tax money should fund ‘creatives’

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

A Ridgway woman is proposing the town give "creative" residents a monthly, unconditional cash payment to encourage them to stay living and working in town. Ridgway resident Tia Mihelarakis proposed a ...

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Commissioner opposes change to cost-savings policy

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a minor change to the county's new cost-savings policy, citing unclear language as the reason she canceled her attendance at a statewide conference...

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County OKs budget, will diminish savings

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the county's disaster fund balance heading into 2026. Ouray County commissioners approved the county's 2026 budget during their regul...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines