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A woman in her 50s has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing Ouray County's total number of cases to 12. This case was detected with a swab test f...

July 3, 2020

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AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON For 69 years, the City of Gunnison has marked the Fourth of July with social gatherings and fireworks. While the tradition will continue this...

July 2, 2020

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NEWS BRIEFS

Ranch history museum opens The Ouray Cou nty Ranch History Museum is open for the season. The museum, located at 321 Sherman St., is open from 11 a.m....

July 2, 2020

Opinion

We must have zero tolerance for sexual violence

Dear Editor: On Aug. 6, john Warren, the owner of Red Mountain Brewing in Ouray, will be arraigned on three counts of sexual assault. He is alleged to...

July 2, 2020

A character who will be missed

Dear Editor: Hearing of the passing of Albert Adams last week makes me sad. Remembering Albert Adams makes me smile. What a character! For over 20 yea...

July 2, 2020

No desire for another 4 years

Dear Editor: Three and a half years ago my classmates and I watched as Donald Trump was inaugurated into office. I remember walking to the Capitol fee...

July 2, 2020

Obituaries

Richard Louis Spirek Jr.

Richard Louis Spirek Jr. (Dick) was born on July 10, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to Richard Louis Spirek Sr. and Ruth E. (nee Schirmer) Spirek. He passe...

July 2, 2020

Obituaries

Mary Ellen (M-E) Spirek

Mary Ellen (M-E) (nee Ratajik) Spirek was born on February 19, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois to Walter A. Ratajik and Eleanor E. (nee Kestler) Ratajik. Sh...

July 2, 2020

Obituaries

Lynnda Rene Hess Watts

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our beloved family member, Lynnda Rene Hess Watts, who lost her hard-fought battle with cancer on June...

July 2, 2020

News

FitzGerald to be removed from office in county’s first recall election

UPDATE as of 9:58 p.m. Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald has been ousted in a landslide – with 93 percent of voters opting to vote him out of offi...

June 30, 2020

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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