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Deer hunters may get notified of mandatory testing

WESTERN COLORADO Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be conducting mandatory chronic wasting disease testing during the 2019 hunting season in some areas...

October 2, 2019

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Senatorâs staff to host office hours in Ridgway today

OURAY COUNTY A member of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's staff will be available to meet with residents today, Oct. 3, in Ridgway. Janet Wolf, a constit...

October 2, 2019

CORRECTION

Karen Risch's column on Page 5 in the Sept. 26 edition contained two typographical errors. The average daily temperature in Ouray from 1980-1989 was 5...

October 2, 2019

LOOKING BACK

From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago October 2, 1969 - Wilbert W. Jennings, 37, was killed at about 1:30 p.m., Mond...

October 2, 2019

Regardless of terms, we must improve school accountability

The Department of Education assesses how well our students and schools are performing in two ways. First, students are measured through achievement ex...

October 2, 2019

For pennies a day, we can have better roads

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, I am writing as a concerned citizen whose goal is to further inform residents about the upcoming County Ballot Refe...

October 2, 2019

Politicians must act on climate change

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Despite overwhelming evidence from climate scientists, our president and the leaders of the Republican Party are “climate denier...

October 2, 2019

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Shooting for the stars

By Mike Wiggins & Erin McIntyre Val Szwarc figures the residents of both coasts of the United States have rarely, if ever, seen the Milky Way, wa...

September 25, 2019

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BLM plans fuels reduction

WESTERN COLORADO The Bureau of Land Management Southwest Colorado Fire and Aviation Management Unit will continue vegetation treatments on public land...

September 25, 2019

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Campaign aims to build pavilion

The town of Ridgway is fundraising to try to match a generous, anonymous donor’s offer to pay for a new pavilion at the athletic park. The fundraisi...

September 25, 2019

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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff

Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...

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Resident: Tax money should fund ‘creatives’

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

A Ridgway woman is proposing the town give "creative" residents a monthly, unconditional cash payment to encourage them to stay living and working in town. Ridgway resident Tia Mihelarakis proposed a ...

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Commissioner opposes change to cost-savings policy

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a minor change to the county's new cost-savings policy, citing unclear language as the reason she canceled her attendance at a statewide conference...

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County OKs budget, will diminish savings

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 10, 2025

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the county's disaster fund balance heading into 2026. Ouray County commissioners approved the county's 2026 budget during their regul...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines