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Budgets cuts not as deep as feared
Budget cuts to Ridgway School District from the state resulting from the COVID-19 induced economic downturn will not be as deep as the school board fi...
June 11, 2020
Market sells to longtime local family
Market sells to longtime local family
Ouray’s family-owned grocery store has new owners, but they’re deeply rooted in the community. Many locals will recognize them as natives who moved aw...
June 11, 2020
Staff returns to renovated courthouse
After nearly two years of displacement, all county employees have moved back into the newly renovated Ouray County Courthouse, with only a few items l...
June 4, 2020
Commissioner seeks second term
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Commissioner seeks second term
Ouray County Commissioner John Peters has announced he is running for re-election this year with a goal of helping the county’s economy recover from t...
May 28, 2020
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Forest Service campgrounds to open June 1
The U.S. Forest Service plans to open Amphitheater, Angel Creek and Thistledown campgrounds in Ouray County on June 1, despite the fact that most Fore...
May 28, 2020
News
School leaders tribute to late volunteer
Ridgway School administrators paid tribute during last week’s board meeting to Rick Taylor, a beloved volunteer who died earlier this month. Taylor vo...
May 28, 2020
‘Open up my playground,’ boy pleads
Covid
‘Open up my playground,’ boy pleads
Rowan Huffman finished up his last day of third grade at home on the morning of May 22, made a homemade sign out of cardboard from the packaging of hi...
May 28, 2020
News
New school leader tapped
The Ouray School Board announced Tod Lokey, principal of Bayfield Middle School as their pick for superintendent/lead administrator at a meeting May 1...
May 21, 2020
Covid
Commissioners cautioned to follow law
Ouray County Attorney Carol Viner cautioned commissioners they need to be wary of becoming too relaxed during public meetings and they need to adhere ...
May 21, 2020
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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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First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines

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