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Correct choices made with ex-undersheriff

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, This letter is in regards to the recent articles in the area newspapers, as well as all the posts and blogs in the s...

August 7, 2019

Calendar of events for Aug. 1 – 8, 2019

August 1, 2019

News

Ouray Police Blotter July 22-28, 2019

August 1, 2019

Time to change the station with some of this ranch music

August 1, 2019

News

WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS

SILVERTON - Voters in Lake City on July 22 rejected a ballot measure that would have banned off-highway vehicles from the town's streets. Town officia...

July 31, 2019

News

Council to discuss housing tax question

CITY OF OURAY The Ouray City Council will meet this evening, Aug. 1, to devise wording for a potential ballot question asking voters to approve a tax ...

July 31, 2019

news opinion

Locals weigh in on housing affordability

Compiled by Aimee Vann Editor’s note: Aimee Vann moderated a panel discussion about housing affordability at the Ouray Public Library in June. We aske...

July 31, 2019

Opinion

Whether rider or driver, safety is paramount

TROOPER TIPS According to the meteorologists it is now officially summer. So that means there will be a lot more motorcycles on our roadways. So that ...

July 31, 2019

Opinion

Time to change the station with some of this ranch music

“The hills are alive with the sound of music With songs they have sung for a thousand years The hills fill my heart with the sound of music My heart w...

July 31, 2019

Columns

LOOKING BACK

From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago July 31, 1969 - When we oldtimers mention "baby bathtubs" to the kids here tod...

July 31, 2019

Main, News...

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 ...

News

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...

News Staff

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines