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Mining firm moving HQ to Ouray
  Ouray is the new world headquarters for the Canadian company that purchased Ouray Silver Mines. Aurcana Corp., which purchased the mines nearly a ye...
November 26, 2019
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Board OKs Colona land-use changes
  Colona landowner Craig Jackman has overcome his first hurdle in obtaining land-use code changes for development in the community. The Ouray County P...
November 26, 2019
Meet the Ridgway Marshal’s Office staff
Meet the Ridgway Marshal’s Office staff
[tecnavia_gallery slug='meet-the-ridgway-marshals-office-staff-gallery' view='carousel']  Editor's note: Ridgway recently officially appointed new Mar...
November 26, 2019
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Parent echoes need for culture shift
  The need for a culture shift at Ouray School expressed recently by teachers and a former school board member last month continued to be a topic at M...
November 20, 2019
Board denies request to move fair date
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Board denies request to move fair date
  Despite a request from the Ouray County Fair Board to move the event earlier in the year, commissioners have decided to leave the fair where it alwa...
November 20, 2019
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Board bids farewell to departing members
  Ridgway School Board President Greg Lawler presented departing board members Heather Yeowell and Renee Marr with plaques and flowers at a work sessi...
November 13, 2019
Locals laud CORE vote
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Locals laud CORE vote
  Locals who have worked for the better part of a decade applauded the latest hurdle cleared for attaining wilderness protection for Mt. Sneffels and ...
November 6, 2019
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Road work planned across the county
  Roads across the county were a major focus of a Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. A culvert replacement on County Road 23 will requi...
November 6, 2019
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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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