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Ouray County businesses received more than $8 million through the Paycheck Protection Program this spring, according to data released last week by the...

July 15, 2020

Covid

Love in the time of coronavirus

[tecnavia_gallery slug='love-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-gallery' view='carousel']When they envisioned their wedding, Nyssa Moore and Rand Hillyer knew...

July 15, 2020

Covid

Tracking positive visitor cases proves tricky

As tourists flock to Ouray County, including many from states where coronavirus cases continue to climb, officials worry visitors could be carrying an...

July 8, 2020

Covid

County gets more COVID test kits after receiving defective ones

After waiting more than two months to receive coronavirus tests this spring, the Ouray County Public Health Agency received 300 kits in May, only to f...

July 8, 2020

Festivities go fourth

The crowds were smaller, the parades shorter, and no water fights or fireworks marked Independence Day in Ouray, but locals were determined to find wa...

July 8, 2020

Opinion

Iâm here, and I’m ready to tell your stories

I spent most of my first week in Ouray County walking around wide-eyed, overwhelmed by how stunning it is, unable to believe I could somehow, actually...

July 8, 2020

Covid

Health officials: Don’t use antibody tests for workplace decisions

Some Ouray County employers have asked workers to get coronavirus antibody tests in order to return to work, against the advice of medical experts who...

June 25, 2020

Covid

(Almost) everybody back in the pool

[tecnavia_gallery slug='almost-everybody-back-in-the-pool-gallery' view='carousel']The Ouray Hot Springs Pool reopened Monday with limited guests and ...

June 25, 2020

Covid

Churches celebrate rebirth as restrictions ease

One by one, masked congregants walked up to a small altar at the United Church of the San Juans, weaving carefully between sets of chairs arranged 6 f...

June 17, 2020

News

Protesters hit streets again

[tecnavia_gallery slug='protesters-hit-streets-again-gallery' view='carousel']Editor's Note: To watch a video about the Ouray and Ridgway protests, cl...

June 17, 2020

Main

A barrel of fun on Labor Day

September 9, 2026

Main

Water restrictions exception, not rule

Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...

Main

Trump declares disaster for fire

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...

News

Crews working to plug old water well

Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...

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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...

Liz Teitz

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines