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Ouray County commissioners voted Wednesday to adopt a local mask mandate, requiring them in public indoor places after the state relaxed restrictions ...

April 7, 2021

Covid

Ouray County to pursue local mask order

Ouray County Commissioners will pursue a local mask order this week, returning to tighter restrictions after the state relaxed requirements last week ...

April 6, 2021

Covid

Commissioners to discuss masks in Tuesday meeting

Ouray County commissioners will discuss a possible local mask order in a meeting this week with Public Health Director Tanner Kingery, scheduled after...

April 5, 2021

Covid

Pitkin County has the highest virus rate in the state, again. Here are the three most likely causes

By Alex Hager, Aspen Public Radio Pitkin County’s COVID-19 incidence rate is the highest in Colorado by a wide margin. As a result, businesses are ope...

April 2, 2021

Covid

County opts not to restrict outdoor events

Outdoor events can be planned for this summer at full capacity, county elected officials said Thursday in a joint policy group meeting. Under the sta...

April 1, 2021

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AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON The Town of Marble in northwest Gunnison County presents a predicament for law enforcement and land managers: it’s remote year-round and in t...

April 1, 2021

Opinion

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO April 1, 1971 - It just may be that phone users will find the lines much busier than usual around the Ouray area this weekend, if too man...

April 1, 2021

Opinion

Vaccinations: A first-class operation

Dear Editor: Greetings to members of the Ouray County Health Department and all volunteers who have assisted in providing the important vaccinations f...

April 1, 2021

Opinion

Enough with the delays in Warren sex assault case

Dear Editor, How long is a victim supposed to wait for their case to be heard? How long should the accused be able to kick their court case down the r...

April 1, 2021

VAST, MEND urge awareness, education during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Ouray County has experienced a rash of sexual assaults in recent years. In response, two area organizations - Victim Advocate Support Alliance (VASA) ...

April 1, 2021

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A barrel of fun on Labor Day

September 9, 2026

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines