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50 YEARS AGO October 22, 1970 -The Ouray County Sheriff's Office has been plagued with numerous trespass and night-poaching complaints from ranchers a...

October 22, 2020

Tax increase for medical center building is reasonable

Dear Editor, In 2000, voters secured the future of medical services for Ouray County residents when approving the establishment of the Regional Servic...

October 22, 2020

County should close roads leading to forest

Dear Editor: As outlandish as it may sound to some I am writing to garner support to plead with the county commissioners to close all county roads lea...

October 22, 2020

Integrity Project messaging full of lies, fearmongering

Dear Editor, The Ouray County Integrity Project, in ads, mailers, and on Facebook, continues to fearmonger and spread lies about me, trying to paint m...

October 22, 2020

Don’t be fooled by smear campaign – vote for Padgett

Dear Editor, Remember when Ridgway was a small town with a brand new stoplight? Most everybody knew everybody else. Sure, we had differences of opinio...

October 22, 2020

Election topics alternately encouraging, disheartening

Dear Editor, I write for two issues: one has me gratified with the county and its people where I live and the other issue is disheartening. First, the...

October 22, 2020

Liberals show ignorance

Dear Editor: I am amazed that "progressive liberals" are so willing to publicly display their biased ignorance in letters to the editor in this newspa...

October 22, 2020

Group that professes to want transparency lacking in it

Dear Editor, I have followed with interest the dirty tricks of the so-called Ouray County Integrity Project smearing the good character of Lynn Padget...

October 22, 2020

A voice for small business, Harris the right choice for HD59

Dear Editor: Ouray County has a great option this fall to vote for Marilyn Harris as the representative to Colorado House District 59. Marilyn is a vo...

October 22, 2020

River District mill levy important to Ouray County’s future

Dear Editor, Please support ballot initiative 7A - it is important to the future of Ouray County. The Colorado River District was formed in 1937 to pr...

October 22, 2020

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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