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GUNNISON After an employee of the Gunnison Inn shot and killed a treed bear near the hotel on Sept. 17, witnesses said the shooting was a violation of...
October 7, 2020
OURAY AND RIDGWAY CROSS COUNTRY
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OURAY AND RIDGWAY CROSS COUNTRY
[tecnavia_gallery slug='ouray-and-ridgway-cross-country-gallery' view='carousel']Ouray middle school cross country runners Charlotte Vanderploeg, left...
October 7, 2020
CALENDAR & EVENTS
THURSDAY, OCT. 8 PUBLIC FORUM: Forum with the four 2020 candidates for Ouray County Commissioners: Ned Bosworth, Jake Niece, Lynn Padgett and John Pet...
October 7, 2020
LOOKING BACK
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO October 8, 1970 - Judge George Kempf found in favor of the petitioners, the Ouray County commissioners, in the continuing dispute over th...
October 7, 2020
Peters, Bosworth worthy of support
Dear Editor, In the Sept. 17-23 issue of your paper you published a letter from Glynn Williams that contained a completely false statement. The letter...
October 7, 2020
Youth an asset for candidate Niece
Dear Editor, No doubt, the focus for this year’s election will mostly be the national one, but the one I’m following more closely is the county commis...
October 7, 2020
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Federal agencies investigating fatal crash
Two people are deceased after a plane crash near Telluride today, and federal officials are investigating the incident. A single-engine Beech S35 Bona...
October 5, 2020
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Fire ban lifted tonight in Ouray County
As of midnight, the county's fire ban will be lifted. Officials in the region decided to coordinate efforts to lift the fire ban tonight, in response ...
October 1, 2020
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Proposed changes to Gunnison’s land-use regulations could pave the way for accessory dwelling units in a residential zone designed for single...
September 30, 2020
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
THURSDAY, OCT. 1 LIVE MUSIC: Stillhouse Junkies at the Courtyard at 610 in Ridgway. 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. $30/table, reserve online. ART WALK: Tellu...
September 30, 2020
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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...
Crews working to plug old water well
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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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