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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

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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

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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

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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

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Nine vying to fill two openings on Ouray City Council

Council will use ranked choice voting to select councilors

By Mike Wiggins

January 2, 2026

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect council applicant Ashley Hineline's recent job change. The three-member Ouray City Council will have plenty of options to choose from when it deci...

Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: BRIAN SCRANTON CONVICTED OF SEX ASSAULT

Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

December 31, 2025

Editor’s note: This story contains details about a sex assault case. Ten years after he was first arrested for alleged sex assault in Ouray County, a Ridgway man was convicted in another sex assault c...

County endures year of resignations, infighting

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: TUMULT WITHIN TOP RANKS OF COUNTY

County endures year of resignations, infighting

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

December 31, 2025

Ouray County government weathered a year of turmoil and transition in 2025, and ended the year hopeful that its new top leader would bring a fresh perspective and stability. County commissioners ended...

After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: POLICE TURMOIL CONTINUES

After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

December 31, 2025

After more than a year of turmoil that consumed 2024 and bled over into the first quarter of 2025, the Ouray Police Department underwent a complete tear down and transition under an interim police chi...

Looking Back, Opinion...

Looking Back

By Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer

December 31, 2025

60 Years Ago December 30, 1965 What can we expect to happen to our pocketbook in 1966? Here are some clues gleaned from the 43rd Annual National Agricultural Outlook Conference held in Washington D.C....

Kailyn Lamb

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines