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Teachers and 65-to-69-year-olds to be vaccinated in February

Coloradans over 65, educators and childcare workers can begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines Feb. 8, under a new phased approach announced by Gov. Jared ...

January 29, 2021

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Ouray quarantines three grades after three positive staff tests

Note: This story has been updated with more information. Three Ouray School grades are in quarantine and high school students were temporarily moved t...

January 28, 2021

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County stops testing asymptomatic people

Ouray County has suspended COVID-19 testing for people without symptoms after an announcement from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Enviro...

January 28, 2021

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Vaccine delays continue

Ouray County residents tired of waiting for COVID-19 vaccines are driving to other counties to get their shots as the state’s small supply to the Publ...

January 28, 2021

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Slow deliveries hamper rollout

Editor's note: We have new information at the bottom of this story about additional vaccine availability. A closed road and a detour couldn’t stop Bet...

January 21, 2021

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BUCKING THE PANDEMIC

[tecnavia_gallery slug='bucking-the-pandemic-gallery' view='carousel']As racers made their way down the course at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, the po...

January 14, 2021

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After short wait, vaccine reaches most vulnerable

Melvin Dunn didn’t flinch as Ouray County nurse Rebekah Stewart injected his right arm. He calmly stared forward, seeming unfazed by the shot. “That’s...

January 14, 2021

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‘A godsend to usâ

[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-godsend-to-usa%c2%80%c2%99-gallery' view='carousel']Rebekah Stewart stood outside the Public Health office and approached ea...

January 7, 2021

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For music classes, the beat goes on

As her students lined up in front of the truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, Ouray School music teacher Karisa Hoover reminded them to kee...

January 7, 2021

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Group rallies to ‘support the constitutional process’

A group of about 20 people who gathered in Hartwell Park Wednesday afternoon said they wanted to encourage people to "support the constitutional proce...

January 6, 2021

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MURAL IN BLOOM

By Erin McIntyre

June 12, 2025

Artist Yulia Avgustinovich works on the mural she was commissioned to paint on the southeast side of the Space to Create building in Ridgway on Monday. Avgustinovich, who has been a professional mural...

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Prison ordered in sex assault

Judge: Crime shows 'true character' of Ridgway man alternately commended, castigated

By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

June 11, 2025

A judge has sentenced a Ridgway man to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 28-year-old woman in 2023 after he claimed he was drunk and thought she was his wife. Brian Scranton, 49, hugged ...

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Road, retaining wall fixes nearing $300K

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 11, 2025

The cost of repairing County Road 361 and a retaining wall following a large rockfall is nearing $300,000, a sum Ouray County is paying in full. When commissioners declared the event an emergency in F...

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Trail closures could trigger domino effect

With Blue Lakes, part of Imogene Pass off limits,other areas could see more wear and tear

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 11, 2025

Closures of beloved hiking and off-highway vehicle trails in and around Ouray County this summer could congest and pressure other areas. The popular Blue Lakes trailhead is closed through August due t...

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New power contract amplifies local control

San Miguel Power can generate up to 20% of own energy under Tri-State deal through 2050

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 11, 2025

San Miguel Power Association will continue to purchase power from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association for the next 25 years under a revised contract that gives it the ability to generate...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines