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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
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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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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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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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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar
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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar
Oak Street closed due to mud, flooding
By Mike 
July 29, 2026
UPDATE, 9:45 p.m. U.S. Highway 550 reopened between Ridgway and Ouray Wednesday night, authorities announced at 9:15 p.m. Emergency officials encouraged motorists to be cautions when driving through a...
Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation
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Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation
Hydrologist: Above-average rain forecast through September
By Chart Riggall 
July 29, 2026
Heavy rainfall over scorched soil sent flash floods raging down Cutler Creek on Sunday night, spilling mud down through Ponderosa Village and briefly shuttering U.S. Highway 550. The torrent of water ...
Fire scorches bottom lines
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Fire scorches bottom lines
Reliant on summer tourism, reeling businesses running out of time to claw back lost revenue
By Mike Wiggins, Chart Riggall and Erin McIntyre 
July 29, 2026
It didn’t take but a spark and a stiff breeze to turn Justin Mitchell’s summer upside down. During the first few hours of the Gold Mountain Fire, Mitchell — who runs a horseback guiding outfit in the ...
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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines

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