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Some tips on evacuating in case of an emergency

If an emergency happens in Ouray County and evacuation is required, one of the best things you can do is sign up for emergency alerts ahead of time so...

June 18, 2025

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Hurd focuses on land, natural resources during visit with county leaders

Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd listened to concerns about public lands and other topics during a work session with Ouray County commissioners Wednes...

April 25, 2025

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‘I want to bring this to other women’

It’s supposed to feel like summer camp — rooted in playfulness and empowerment — at Singletrack Addict, a new local female-focused mountain biking com...

April 23, 2025

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Padgett asks county to pay legal fees

Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett is asking the county to pay nearly $11,000 for the attorney she hired after the county road and bridge superint...

March 24, 2025

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Rockfall closes Camp Bird Road

County Road 361, also known as Camp Bird Road, is indefinitely closed to both foot and vehicle traffic after a rockfall event that triggered county of...

February 28, 2025

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Smoke blankets Ouray County as wildfires burn in region

By Mike Wiggins

July 11, 2025

Heavy smoke and haze choked Ouray County for a second straight day Friday as a series of wildfires churned through tinder-dry trees and brush in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. The Colora...

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Signs of trouble in Ouray

City halts production after public backlash over size, appearance of wayfinding signs

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 9, 2025

Ouray business owners and residents threw up a symbolic stop sign in front of the city council on Monday, urging city leaders to pause or altogether abandon plans to install dozens of new wayfinding s...

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Go Fourth and celebrate

July 9, 2025

The crowd cheers as a fire department tanker truck sprays the wet side of the street during the July 4 parade in Ouray. Ouray Tourism and Destination Marketing Director Kailey Rhoten said cellular dat...

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County scrambles to pay for road repairs from rockfall

Leaders pull from multiple sources to cover $300,000 tab, look to replenish emergency fund

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 9, 2025

Ouray County is scraping together money to pay for emergency repairs on County Road 361 while looking for ways to replenish its emergency fund in anticipation of other disasters. During a work session...

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Hot Springs moves forward with upgrades

Council OKs bathhouse design contract; pipeline replacement, heat exchange system on tap this fall

By By Lia Salvatierra and Mike Wiggins lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com

July 9, 2025

A series of much-anticipated upgrades to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool is coming together, with the city beginning infrastructure replacements this fall and searching for ways to pay for building a new b...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines