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County reports third workplace outbreak
Two City of Ouray employees have tested positive for COVID-l9, marking the third workplace outbreak in the county this month. A woman in her 3os and a...
November 25, 2020
Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
YEARS AGO November 26,1970 - Dear Editor: Once again its winter in our beautiful town. Winter means snow and snow apparently spells trouble or at leas...
November 25, 2020
City can’t afford to forgo fees
Dear Editor: The citizens of Ouray have seen their water and sewer rates double in the past five years. The City Council would like to increase utilit...
November 25, 2020
Joan Ruth Johnson
Obituaries
Joan Ruth Johnson
Joan Ruth Johnson, 78, of Montrose, Colorado passed away on November 8, 2020 in her home with her family by her side. Joan was born in Montrose, Color...
November 19, 2020
News
AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON After warning students and staff that a COVID-19 outbreak could shut down the campus, Western Colorado University administrators ended in-per...
November 19, 2020
THE BUCK STOPS HERE
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THE BUCK STOPS HERE
A mule deer seems content to take in the sights near home plate at Smokey Joe Wood baseball field at Fellin Park in Ouray earlier this month. Deer fre...
November 19, 2020
News
Christmas tree permits available now
Christmas tree permits are now available for purchase at Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests office locations, as well as at the Bur...
November 19, 2020
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO November 19,1970 - The Ouray Police Department received a report from the Highlander Center Monday morning that a specially dedicated Uni...
November 19, 2020
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‘I did it for the animals’
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‘I did it for the animals’
Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...
Judge delays sex assault trial again
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...
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Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SMPA’s rate structure is regressive
By Dear Editor: 
November 12, 2025
Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...
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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines

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