By the time you read this, at least 59 days will have passed since Montrose resident Luther Medina died in Dexter Creek Canyon after being pulled over...
July 21, 2021
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Ouray’s fire chief says he still hopes to put on the city’s traditional Fourth of July fireworks display, in spite of persistent hot, windy conditions...
June 23, 2021
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The Ridgway Town Council voted unanimously on April 14 to appoint Adam Beck to fill the seat vacated by Eric Johnson. Four candidates wrote letters to...
April 21, 2021
News
The pair of chickens were just about finished in Jeff Wood’s pellet smoker, and now it was a waiting game for the Ouray police chief. Remove them too ...
April 14, 2021
Covid
With Ouray County in the middle of its biggest spike in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began eight months ago, elected officials in Ouray County ar...
November 19, 2020
News
A furniture maker by trade, Scott Carlisle mounted a flag promoting President Donald Trump inside a 3 foot by 5 foot frame. He attached it to a large ...
September 17, 2020
Covid
An 85-year-old man who was a summertime resident of Ouray County died of COVID-19-related complications this week, county health officials announced. ...
August 12, 2020
Covid
For the last couple of weeks, the mannequin in the window of Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts has sported attire befitting the season: fleece jacket...
April 30, 2020
News
Story updated 1:25 p.m. Tuesday Ridgway Town Manager Preston Neill has signed an order declaring a local disaster within the town, in response to conc...
March 14, 2020
News
The dismissal of Ouray School District Superintendent Scott Pankow has prompted in the last week a small student walkout and a lengthy School Board de...
March 11, 2020
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July 7, 2026
The Ouray County sheriff is allowing some residents to return to their homes in evacuated areas starting Wednesday morning. The sheriff's office approved re-entry for credentialed residents who live i...
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Commissioners to discuss emergency plans for flooding
July 7, 2026
Wildlife escaping the Gold Mountain Fire are moving closer to town, prompting state wildlife officials to advise the public on how they can simultaneously help animals and give them the space they nee...
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Timeline unclear for return to homes in evacuated area
July 6, 2026
Evacuees of the Gold Mountain Fire — who have been displaced for more than a week — hope they will return to their homes soon, are thankful for the firefighters working tirelessly to quell the flames ...
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July 2, 2026
The U.S. Forest Service this afternoon expanded the closure area in the Uncompahgre National Forest east of Ridgway, as the Gold Mountain Fire makes another big run. The original closure largely encom...
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July 2, 2026
Water managers are asking residents to avoid excessive water use and putting more demand on their distribution system. Ridgway Mayor John Clark announced during a Ouray County Board of County Commissi...
