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Brief warm spells, plenty of snow — yes, it’s April

April, a notorious trickster of a month, has lived up to its reputation this year.Fine hot spells, not-so-good freezing temperatures, ample snow and, ...

April 23, 2025

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Spring is here, but rain may stay away in April, May

Spring has sprung: Baby birds chirp riotously in birdhouses, leftover snow vanishes under an ascending sun, crocus and forsythia flutter in the March ...

March 26, 2025

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After February warmup, what’s in store for March?

Two weeks ago, following the first of two meltingly wet 8-inch February snowstorms, the grape hyacinths, daffodils and tulips decided it was time to s...

February 26, 2025

Columns, Opinion

Frigid January follows one of hottest years on record

It’s been a bitter January for most of the Mountain West and eastern two-thirds of the country. The huge arctic airmass responsible for this outbreak ...

January 29, 2025

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Will AI and Trump change weather forecasting?

Right on time for Christmas, the first in a series of snowstorms blew into western Colorado Monday with more snow predicted for Christmas Day and afte...

December 25, 2024

Columns, Opinion

White Thanksgiving rounds out cool, wet month

November is synonymous with Thanksgiving, a major family holiday for Americans. As most of us learned in elementary school, its storied beginnings dat...

November 27, 2024

Columns, Opinion

Unpredictable, warm weather spooking all

On Halloween, the spookiest day of the year, the latest developments in global weirding seem especially unsettling.Water Year 2024, which ended Sept. ...

October 30, 2024

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April 23, 2025

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County rejects $11,000 legal bill

Commissioners cite lack of justification for reimbursement; Padgett alleges process flawed

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 23, 2025

Ouray County taxpayers won’t foot Commissioner Lynn Padgett’s nearly $11,000 legal bill after commissioners Jake Niece and Michelle Nauer voted against her reimbursement request on Tuesday. Padgett an...

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Ouray police exodus continues

Sergeant's retirement, sergeant's medical leave temporarily makes chief lone full-timer

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 23, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect the Ridgway Marshal's Office has hired a half-time deputy. ___________________ The city of Ouray hired Daric Harvey to stabilize and reform the ...

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Man accused of drunken driving, spitting on deputy

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 23, 2025

A Ridgway man suspected of hitting a liquor store building with his vehicle, driving drunk and leaving the scene also faces possible felony charges for allegedly spitting on a Ridgway marshal when he ...

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Ouray council backs rental license nonrenewal

Owners of vacation home failed to rent for 30-day minimum

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 23, 2025

A Ridgway couple who failed to rent their home for at least 30 days in the last year won't be allowed to keep their short-term rental license. Ouray city councilors on Monday night unanimously rejecte...

Karen Risch

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines