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Stop with the anti-mask bullying
Dear Editor: To all the graying, older, white guys seeking to enlighten women and children working minimum wage jobs in retail stores about mask weari...
July 15, 2020
Prior chants raise questions about BLM
Dear Editor: The most significant men in my life have all had honor able careers in the military or law enforcement. They spent years keeping America ...
July 15, 2020
Nancy L. Price
Obituaries
Nancy L. Price
Nancy L. Price, 89, died on Sunday, July 5 in Grand Junction after a brief illness. Nancy was born in 1931 in Los Angeles, CA to the late Roland and M...
July 15, 2020
Daniel Shane Hudson
Obituaries
Daniel Shane Hudson
On the morning of July 5, 2020, our beloved father, brother, husband and caretaker left his earthly home. Daniel was born to Lynn and Michael Hudson i...
July 15, 2020
I’m here, and I’m ready to tell your stories
Opinion
I’m here, and I’m ready to tell your stories
I spent most of my first week in Ouray County walking around wide-eyed, overwhelmed by how stunning it is, unable to believe I could somehow, actually...
July 15, 2020
News
AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON The ire of Gunnison Valley second homeowners over restrictions imposed during the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the ...
July 8, 2020
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JULY 10 LIVE MUSIC: David Nunn at the Courtyard at 610 in Ridgway. Two 90 minute seatings available at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $10, reserve on...
July 8, 2020
Opinion
We’re the messenger, not the message
The coronavirus pandemic ensured there were no officially sanctioned city events in Ouray last weekend, but it turns out there were fireworks of a dif...
July 8, 2020
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 9,1970 - Letter to the Editor: Today I have been informed that my sons, ages 11 and 13 cannot operate a power lawn mower, outside of...
July 8, 2020
Why no flags?
Dear Editor: My wife and I are totally disgusted by the complete lack of U.S. flags being displayed on July 4 in the town of Ridgway! What is wrong wi...
July 8, 2020
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A barrel of fun on Labor Day
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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
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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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