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TOWN OF RIDGWAY A free concert at United Church of the San Juans in Ridgway features a well-known local soprano as well as ice cream sundaes. Allyson ...

August 7, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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

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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Dispute over extended background check leads to Ouray police chief’s last day

City administrator declines to make interim chief permanent

By Mike Wiggins

December 17, 2025

Ouray Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey is leaving his job over his objections to City Administrator Michelle Metteer’s insistence that he undergo a second, more extensive background check to determin...

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A visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus

December 10, 2025

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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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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines