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Hoping for a wet, cool end to tumultuous weather year
In a tumultuous year of very warm global weather, Ouray’s had a share of wildness, too. 2019, a yin/yang affair, began with a wet El Niño winter and s...
November 26, 2019
Thankful for short respite
FROM THE PUBLISHER One weekend. In our nearly eight months here, that’s the most amount of time Erin and I have taken off together at one time, where ...
November 26, 2019
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thanks to county’s hard-working volunteers Dear Editor: The ladies of the Mt. Hayden Rebekah’s Lodge would like to thank Susan & Heather and all ...
November 26, 2019
New board member promises to work in students’ best interests
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I am overwhelmed with gratitude to the Ridgway voters for electing me to a four year seat on the Ridgway Board of E...
November 20, 2019
News
WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
GUNNISON - A mother and a friend. That’s how defense attorneys portrayed Stephanie Jackson during a sentencing hearing this past Friday that appears t...
November 20, 2019
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Hot Springs marketing garners award
CITY OF OURAY Four years ago, a small group of southwestern Colorado marketing professionals saw an opportunity. Then-Ouray Tourism Office Executive D...
November 20, 2019
Elks offer turkey dinner
Enjoy an early Thanksgiving dinner and help a great cause. The Ouray Elks Lodge No. 492’s annual community Thanksgiving dinner begins at 6 p.m. Friday...
November 20, 2019
Opinion
Editorial: In its most important decision, town council fails on transparency
  In the past few months of attending Ridgway Town Council meetings, we’ve had the opportunity to hear robust public discussion on topics ranging from...
November 20, 2019
LOOKING BACK
From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago November 20, 1969 - The city of Ouray will be about twice as bright at night w...
November 20, 2019
Ridgway murder full of mystery, bribery, indirect evidence
In early 1894, Columbus Sikes and William Smeiduh were fast friends, living and working in and around Ridgway. On March 12 of that year, they met for ...
November 20, 2019
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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
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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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