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Arson ruled out as cause of clubhouse fire

Nearly four months after a fire destroyed the empty Fairway Pines clubhouse on Log Hill, investigations into its cause are still ongoing, but arson ha...

March 22, 2023

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In face of rising costs, labor shortages, modular homes offer popular alternative

Modular homes, which have components built off-site in factories, are becoming more popular in Colorado as home-building prices and material costs hav...

July 21, 2022

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DIVIDED RANCH

[tecnavia_gallery slug='divided-ranch-gallery' view='carousel']Brian Mueller watched as the crane lifted part of his new dream home into the air, over...

July 21, 2022

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Brewery owner acquitted in sex assault case

After more than eight hours of deliberations, a jury unanimously found Red Mountain Brewing Co. owner John Warren not guilty on three charges of sexua...

July 7, 2022

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Mine lays off most employees

Ouray Silver Mines, which had almost 200 employees four months ago, has laid off almost all of them, with fewer than 20 remaining. At the same time, t...

March 3, 2022

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County hit with attorney complaint

Ouray County is facing an allegation of age discrimination in selecting its new county attorney from an unsuccessful applicant seven years older than ...

December 24, 2021

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Seeking flexibility, Ridgway drafts new landscape rules

Ridgway Town Council voted unanimously to approve new proposed landscape regulations Aug. 11, clearing the way for a public hearing and possible adopt...

August 18, 2021

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County seeing ‘breakthrough’ virus cases

A woman in her 80s who tested positive for COVID-19 a day before she died is the county's fourth fatality connected with the virus. She had been fully...

July 21, 2021

Covid

Outbreak takes out Ouray PD

When Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood started feeling sick on Monday, Feb. 1, he brushed it aside as a sinus infection. The mild fever, muscle ache and mi...

February 24, 2021

Covid

Up next? Seniors

Ouray County’s oldest residents could begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines next week if more doses arrive from the state. The county has administered abo...

January 7, 2021

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Ice Park to open, resurrecting season after weeks of warm temperatures

By LIA SALVATIERRA

January 20, 2026

After weeks of planning for the worst, the Ouray Ice Park has ice to offer after all, just in time for the 31st Ice Festival this weekend. Ice Park Executive Director Peter O’Neil has spent the past t...

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Trials in sex assault case delayed

By Mike Wiggins

January 16, 2026

The trials for two men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 have been postponed. Gabriel Trujillo and Ashton Whittington were set to go to trial starting Feb. 9, b...

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January 14, 2026

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Public: Rebuild Ouray PD

Residents seek retention of independent agency after departure of interim chief

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

January 14, 2026

Ouray residents sent a clear message this week: They want to maintain an independent police department instead of permanently relying on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement. Faced wi...

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Tax questions linger as lodge proceeds with housing plans

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 14, 2026

MTN Lodge in Ridgway is moving forward with plans to convert the hotel to workforce housing for four years starting in February, though the town has yet to cement an agreement with the owners about pa...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines