By Karen Risch Deep in the dog days of summer, the Southwest Monsoon typically blesses the San Juans with a welcome series of cooler days and nights a...
July 24, 2019
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, There is no housing “problem” for the governments of Ouray/Ridgway or Ouray County to “fix” (other than reducing tax...
July 24, 2019
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, We oppose the planned PUD with the Twin Peaks Hotel. We all live and/or work in Ouray, and most of us have been here...
July 24, 2019
Obituaries
David Andrews Calhoon, 1924-2019, was born in the mining town of Victor, CO on November 16, 1924. He died peacefully on July 14, 2019. Growing up in V...
July 24, 2019
News
July 8 Officer took custody of a found credit card that was turned into the Police Department. Officer conducted two VIN checks at the Police Departme...
July 18, 2019
THURSDAY, JULY 18 KID ACTIVITY - Girls in STEM for girls entering fourth through eighth grade at Ouray Public Library, 4 p.m. LECTURE - Mountain SAR S...
July 18, 2019
News
CITY OF OURAY The Ouray Hot Springs will be hosting a statewide swim meet and will close to the public during the competition, Aug. 2-4. This is the f...
July 17, 2019
News
OURAY COUNTY There’s a new company managing the waste transfer station for Ouray County, and those who use the station may notice slightly lower fees ...
July 17, 2019
News
CITY OF OURAY The Ouray City Council is pushing ahead with a plan to ask voters this fall to approve a tax to help fund affordable housing, even as so...
July 17, 2019
News
The Colorado State Patrol is looking for witnesses to an accident near mile-marker 88 on U.S. Highway 550 on July 14. The accident involved a 2005 Dod...
July 17, 2019
News
Alternate route is County Road 1
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 ...
Ouray County included in potential wolf release area, county’s $50,000 Swiss Village contribution pending deed restrictions
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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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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Skipped spring mosquito treatment triggers complaints about pests
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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Judge: Ridgway proved trail 'serves a legitimate public purpose,' will pay property owner $45,000
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...
