After sitting empty for roughly seven years, the old store at Colona, now called County Line Convenience & Liquor, has new owners who have worked...
September 30, 2021
[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-taste-of-mexico-comes-to-ouray-gallery' view='carousel']Answering an often-raised customer request, a popular restaurant cha...
September 30, 2021
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Ouray County coffers have grown in the last couple of years due to increased property and sales tax revenue, and that’s triggering requests for more s...
September 22, 2021
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Ouray County commissioners denied another Log Hill marijuana grow facility application on Tuesday, this one an appeal of staff’s denial. Land Use staf...
September 22, 2021
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Ouray County commissioners formally hired a new county attorney Tuesday after a nearly nine-month search to find a full-time replacement for Carol Vin...
September 15, 2021
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Ouray County commissioners denied an application for a marijuana cultivation facility on Log Hill Mesa on Tuesday. Commissioners voted unanimously to ...
September 15, 2021
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Local Jeep tour and off-road rental companies are shifting schedules and canceling tours to deal with the impacts the closure of Highway 550 at Red Mo...
September 8, 2021
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County commissioners approved an interim resolution allowing a Log Hill marijuana grow operation until Oct. 4 to prove it has come into compliance wit...
September 1, 2021
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Ouray County voters will be asked to approve a property tax increase to raise funding for the health department in November. The question will ask vot...
September 1, 2021
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County commissioners will decide whether to place two proposed ballot measures before voters on Tuesday, after a special work session today. One of th...
August 30, 2021
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July 30, 2026
At least 17 people were rescued from flooding and debris flows in the Cutler Creek area between Ridgway and Ouray on Wednesday night, authorities said this morning. At least three homes in Ponderosa V...
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Oak Street closed due to mud, flooding
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...
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Hydrologist: Above-average rain forecast through September
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 ...
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Reliant on summer tourism, reeling businesses running out of time to claw back lost revenue
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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City, nonprofits pitch in $165,000, while financially pinched county searches for more funding
July 29, 2026
Government agencies and nonprofit organizations have begun stepping up to help Ouray County pay to protect homes and roads from flooding and mudslides in the aftermath of the Gold Mountain Fire. The O...
