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By Erin McIntyre and Carolina Brown Citing concerns about leadership, communication and accountability, the Ouray School Board fired Superintenden S...

March 5, 2020

Ridgway boys basketball

Ridgway senior Kaden Forrest (35) zeroes in on a shot over Telluride’s Marcus Leyva (right) during the 2A-District 3 Tournament’s third-place game on ...

March 5, 2020

Ridgway boys basketball

Cade Norwood (33) ponders a put-back of an offensive rebound while guarded by Telluride’s Tony Ordonez (20) during the 2A-District 3 Tournament’s thir...

March 5, 2020

Opinion

Not all Dem candidates are socialists

Dear Editor: In a recent letter to the editor entitled “What kind of country do we want to be” Debra Menger claimed to be a fiscal conservative. I won...

March 5, 2020

Opinion

The kids are all right

[tecnavia_gallery slug='the-kids-are-all-right-gallery' view='carousel']What were you doing in third grade? Mike was among the denizens of Dartmouth E...

March 5, 2020

Opinion

Socialism’s benefits

Dear Editor: To those people who are concerned about socialism, I would like to point out that both the public library and the public schools meet the...

March 5, 2020

Obituaries

Melissa Head

Melissa Head was born Melissa Potter on December 26th, 1952, at Bates Hospital in Ouray, Colorado, to Willma and John Henry Potter of Potter’s Herefor...

March 5, 2020

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Board fires Ouray Schools superintendent

The Ouray School Board voted unanimously to dismiss Superintendent Scott Pankow on Monday night, after multiple executive sessions held in the last fe...

March 2, 2020

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NEWS BRIEFS

Suicide prevention training set for March 9 Tri-County Health Network is offering free suicide prevention training in Ridgway next month. A four-hour ...

February 27, 2020

News

AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON Efforts to develop a 630-acre parcel on the east side of Gunnison has unearthed heated debate between partners and city planners in recent we...

February 27, 2020

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Sheriff’s office takes on policing for city, meeting scheduled tonight

Another officer resigns from police department, leaving sergeant and administrative assistant

By Mike Wiggins

February 2, 2026

The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office has assumed full responsibility for law enforcement services in the city of Ouray after City Administrator Michelle Metteer reassigned the police department’s two rem...

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Onward and upward

January 28, 2026

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Town prepares for legal battle

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

January 28, 2026

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Ridgway Lodge LLC is the owner of MTN Lodge. Ridgway retains attorney after MTN Lodge owners say they won't pay taxes on long-term worker...

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County eyes budget cuts

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 28, 2026

Manager: Looking for ways to avoid cutting employees Ouray County leaders have loosely settled on wanting to cut $500,000 from the county’s 2026 budget, anticipating they will have more unexpected exp...

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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body

January 28, 2026

Ouray County's coroner is seeking help finding friends of a man who was estranged from his family and died at a Ouray hotel. Quality Inn staff found William Curio Jr., who went by Billy, in his hotel ...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines