When Ouray RV Park & Cabins owners Amber and Jason Perkins purchased the nearby Riverside Inn and Cabins last fall, increasing the amount of gues...
July 28, 2021
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At the conclusion of a nearly six-hour public hearing, Ouray County commissioners on Thursday afternoon voted 2-1 to approve an interim resolution all...
July 22, 2021
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Impacts to public lands and issues related to overuse dominated the Ouray County commissioner meeting this week, in which everything from long-term RV...
July 21, 2021
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A recent survey has found strong voter support for two November 2021 ballot measures proposing improvements to Ridgway School District. A task force o...
July 21, 2021
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Ouray County commissioners held the third of a series of work sessions on Wednesday to develop comments on a draft plan for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgr...
July 15, 2021
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Voters in the Ridgway School District will be asked whether they want to approve a bond measure that would not increase property taxes and a mill levy...
July 1, 2021
Covid
Ouray County is encouraging concert-goers to get vaccinated this week, by offering a free drink to anyone who opts for a shot at the Mountain Air Musi...
June 23, 2021
A new art gallery has opened in the historic Herran House in Ridgway at 146 N. Cora St. Rootwings Art is owned by and will feature art from Ridgway ar...
June 23, 2021
A new bar and restaurant opened this week in Ridgway, boasting a wide-ranging menu featuring plenty of options for those with food allergies. The Lazy...
June 23, 2021
News
Overuse of Ouray County’s backcountry is a growing problem from the Blue Lakes to Billy Creek, and local residents are expressing their concern about ...
June 16, 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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Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return
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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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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Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive
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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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...
