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Rendezvous melds world-class art with small-town charm
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Rendezvous melds world-class art with small-town charm
TOWN OF RIDGWAY Artists from around the country will descend on Ridgway this weekend for a festival that blends quality with accessibility. Now in its...
August 7, 2019
OURAY HOT SPRINGS, SCREAMING EELS HOST SWIM MEET
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OURAY HOT SPRINGS, SCREAMING EELS HOST SWIM MEET
[tecnavia_gallery slug='ouray-hot-springs-screaming-eels-host-swim-meet-gallery' view='carousel']The Ouray Hot Springs Pool hosted more than 400 young...
August 7, 2019
Highway rebuild done as other work starts
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Highway rebuild done as other work starts
WESTERN COLORADO Crews have finished reconstruction of a section of Colorado Highway 145 between Telluride and Cortez that was destroyed by a massive ...
August 7, 2019
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Anesthesiologists need to know of pot use
When Colorado legalized marijuana, it became a pioneer in creating new policies to deal with the drug. Now the state’s surgeons, nurses and anesthesio...
August 7, 2019
Stinkbugs congregate in Ridgway
Stinkbugs congregate in Ridgway
August 7, 2019
Opinion
CORRECTION
A story on Page 1 in the Aug. 1-8 edition incorrectly stated new Wright Opera House Executive Director Alyssa Preston is managing the capital campaign...
August 7, 2019
Columns
LOOKING BACK
From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago August 7, 1969 - Just because it's still summer, you shouldn't get the idea th...
August 7, 2019
Who cares what happened a hundred years ago?
Columns
Who cares what happened a hundred years ago?
A century has passed since the end of “the war to end all wars." Wishful thinking, to be sure, but it’s old hat. Yesterday’s news. Dead history. Or is...
August 7, 2019
Letters
More reasons to oppose Twin Peaks expansion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, Infrastructure and city finances needed more vetting by the Ouray Planning Commission. The vetting is now up to City...
August 7, 2019
Letters
Keep your pets safe from predators in Ouray
Dear Editor, It appears that a fox has decided Ouray is his/her new hunting ground and cats seem to be the preferred target. I have lived in this area...
August 7, 2019
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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
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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
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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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