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The three-way battle over the upper portion of County Road 5 between Ouray County, landowners and recreationists is not over. Although District Judg...

November 6, 2019

Film Fest offers variety at Sherbino

The fifth-annual Ridgway Independent Film Festival is bringing 26 short films to the screen at the Sherbino Theater this week, and audiences will ha...

November 6, 2019

Wisdom Underground yoga offers classes under chocolate shop

The space under Mouse’s Chocolates has transformed into a yoga studio, which is adding more classes this fall. The Wisdom Underground studio, locate...

November 1, 2019

Local artists share talent at Mountain Dog Arts

When the Purple Peacock closed over the summer, Jen Norvell, Aliyah Field and Meadow Coldon lost the gallery and studio they used to make pottery and ...

November 1, 2019

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Cedar Hill Cemetery asks to de-Bruce

Voters who live in and around the City of Ouray will decide on a ballot measure concerning the Cedar Hill Cemetery District next week, which would a...

October 30, 2019

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Proposed wildfire regulations head to county commission

The County Planning Commission approved the culmination of the work they have put in over the 18 months on updates to Section 16 of the Land Use Cod...

October 30, 2019

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Storage facility expansion remains in limbo

A storage unit expansion remains in limbo as commissioners pass the ball back to the joint planning committee, who recommended the Board of County C...

October 30, 2019

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Speed bumps get the boot

Commissioners gave Road Foreman Chad Rilling permission to remove speed bumps installed earlier this year on sections of County Road 24 on Tuesday a...

October 30, 2019

Space to Create artwork unveiled

Around 50 people gathered Sunday afternoon to watch the unveiling of artist Jimmy Descant’s “The Ridgway Ride with Space to Create” assemblage art, ...

October 30, 2019

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Halloween haunts in Ouray and Ridgway

Exciting events are scheduled around the county this Halloween season. In Ouray, celebrations will supplement the annual trick-or-treating down Main...

October 23, 2019

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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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Leaders object to public lands sale

Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

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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Sex assault trial moved to Montrose

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

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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Celebrating the Fourth in Ouray? Load up on sunscreen, patience, courtesy

Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

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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New weapons policy would ban public, allow employees to conceal carry

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

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...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines