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Covid
County to offer more vaccine perks
Ouray County Public Health may increase gift card incentives to $100 in an effort to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates, especially among school-aged ...
March 23, 2022
Veteran wants to put military, civilian experience to use for Ridgway
Veteran wants to put military, civilian experience to use for Ridgway
Editor’s note: Ridgway will hold an election on April 5 for three town council seats and mayor. In the coming weeks before the election, we will publi...
March 23, 2022
News
Ridgway developer gets 7th extension
Ridgway Town Council voted to give a seventh twoyear extension to complete the Ridgway Industrial Park, where developers say they hope to begin work t...
March 17, 2022
THE PANDEMIC AT 2
Covid
THE PANDEMIC AT 2
[tecnavia_gallery slug='the-pandemic-at-2-gallery' view='carousel']As he began a monthly multi-agency command meeting last week, Ouray County Emergenc...
March 17, 2022
News
County narrows plans for federal funds
Ouray County, which is set to receive almost $1 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, is planning to spend the first of those dollars on a fiber ...
March 17, 2022
News
The question of an authority
The debate over how to make housing more affordable – or even attainable – in Ouray County has been going on for decades. But in the past few years, i...
March 9, 2022
Covid
Mask mandate dropped in county facilities
Masks are no longer required in Ouray County facilities, after commissioners voted to repeal the mandate in alignment with recent changes from the 7th...
March 9, 2022
Space to Create set to open this summer
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Space to Create set to open this summer
[tecnavia_gallery slug='space-to-create-set-to-open-this-summer-gallery' view='carousel']Applications for Ridgway’s Space to Create building, with 30 ...
March 3, 2022
Covid
Schools to ditch mask mandates
Ridgway and Ouray school districts will make masks optional in classrooms and on buses starting Monday. The change is in line with new guidance from t...
March 3, 2022
Ridgway town council candidate feature: Polly Enochs
Ridgway town council candidate feature: Polly Enochs
Polly Enochs was keeping a journal when she made her first trip to Ridgway, jotting down her observations as she made her way around the Western Slope...
March 3, 2022
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Goodbye 2025, hello 2026
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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
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Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case
News
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...
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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...
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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...
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Looking Back
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....
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