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Letters

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

News

Accident closes U.S. Highway 550

Alternate route is County Road 1

By Erin

August 1, 2025

A single vehicle rollover accident involving a truck and a trailer has shut down U.S. Highway 550 at mile marker 114, near Billy Creek State Wildllife Area north of Ridgway. Both lanes of the highway ...

News briefs

Ouray County included in potential wolf release area, county’s $50,000 Swiss Village contribution pending deed restrictions

By LIA SALVATIERRA

July 30, 2025

Ouray County included in potential wolf release area Ouray County could be selected for the state's next site for wolf reintroduction, according to an update from Colorado Parks and Wildlife given to ...

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Bill drafted to cede reservoir

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 30, 2025

Federal lawmakers are working on legislation to transfer Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray. The city received a draft of incomplete, boilerplate legislation last month that would grant it ownersh...

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Perfect swarm forms near state park

Skipped spring mosquito treatment triggers complaints about pests

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

July 30, 2025

Complaints about increased mosquito activity near Ridgway State Park have prompted officials to ask what happened with preventative treatments, which usually happen in the spring and curb the populati...

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Town wins condemnation case

Judge: Ridgway proved trail 'serves a legitimate public purpose,' will pay property owner $45,000

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

July 30, 2025

The town of Ridgway will be allowed to condemn private property to build a trail from the River Park subdivision to Ridgway Secondary School. According to an order from Seventh Judicial Chief District...

News Staff

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines