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Covid

On May 1, when state officials announced that personal service businesses in Colorado could reopen their doors, the news was met with mixed feelings, ...

May 7, 2020

Covid

Workers strive to stay afloat

As the stay-at-home order continues and non-essential businesses remain closed, workers and business owners in Ouray County are wondering how long the...

April 23, 2020

Covid

Residents cut into personal fabric for masks

[tecnavia_gallery slug='residents-cut-into-personal-fabric-for-masks-gallery' view='carousel']When Gay Leachman put her first batch of nine cotton fac...

April 11, 2020

Artists move to virtual space in response to virus

[tecnavia_gallery slug='artists-move-to-virtual-space-in-response-to-virus-gallery' view='carousel']Since 2006, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer has been wri...

April 2, 2020

News

Providers switch to remote mental health help

Ouray area therapists and counselors are hoping to combat isolation by moving services out of offices and into the virtual world. This past week, ment...

March 26, 2020

Main, News...

‘I did it for the animals’

Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

November 12, 2025

Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...

Main, News...

Judge delays sex assault trial again

Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

November 12, 2025

The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...

News

Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage

Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

November 12, 2025

Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...

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County hires deputy attorney, makes other transition plans

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

November 12, 2025

Ouray County commissioners have hired a new deputy county attorney and made transition plans for three other vacant county leadership roles. For varying reasons, four top-level county roles were vacat...

Letters, Opinion...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

SMPA’s rate structure is regressive

By Dear Editor:

November 12, 2025

Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...

Kailyn Lamb

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines