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Ouray finally woke up to its first measurable snowfall Monday, Nov. 24. While waiting for the magic of winter’s arrival, late or not, I found myself w...

November 26, 2025

Columns, Opinion

As daylight dwindles, how can we curb energy use?

Ouray’s first frost occurred Oct. 17, three weeks after the average frost date, Sept. 26. It was a fitting end to a hot, droughty summer. Occasional d...

November 5, 2025

Columns, Opinion

After abnormally hot, dry summer, what will fall bring?

Halfway through Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, at 12:22 p.m.Mountain Daylight Time, astronomical summer officially yielded to autumn.Seasonal change has been...

September 24, 2025

Columns, Opinion

Late monsoon welcome, but it won’t fix deficit

This year's missing monsoon finally showed up the night of Aug. 22. By the next morning, Saturday, a much wetter, greener, cooler world greeted Ouray ...

August 27, 2025

Columns, Opinion

A disappointingly dry start to monsoon season

Ouray gardeners, like their counterparts across the Four Corners states, count on the Southwest Monsoon from July to September.In the city of Ouray it...

July 30, 2025

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Goodbye 2025,

Goodbye 2025, hello 2026

December 31, 2025

hello 2026 Look inside for a recap — in no particular order — of the top stories in the county in 2025

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 an alleged sexual assault. Ten years after he was first arrested for alleged sex assault in Ouray County, a Ridgway man was convicted in another sex as...

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....

Karen Risch

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines