LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, The results of conditions of migrants at our southern border were released by the Inspector General for the Departm...
July 17, 2019
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July 13, 2019
News
Ouray County commissioners will remain neutral on a mining permit application for the Von Doose Mine, but have issued a warning about the owner illega...
July 10, 2019
News
RIDGWAY SCHOOLS Ridgway School Board members will interview candidates next month after a vacancy opened on the board when Cindy Lystad accepted the p...
July 10, 2019
News
WESTERN COLORADO The Colorado West Land Trust has received a grant to develop a stewardship program aimed at educating and equipping private landowner...
July 10, 2019
News
The abundant spring moisture and increased snowpack in the high country has benefits – such as forecasts for full reservoirs – but also has created so...
July 10, 2019
News
Music lovers will have a chance to hear the rare sounds of a guitjo in a performance from “new acoustic” musicians Joe Scott and Hannah Alkire of Acou...
July 10, 2019
News
A three-car accident on U.S. Highway 550 between Ridgway and Ouray that sent three people to the hospital on July 5 was triggered by a mechanical fail...
July 10, 2019
News
OURAY COUNTY Planning commission members are still ironing out details on proposed wildfire mitigation regulations to refer to the county, and those w...
July 10, 2019
Opinion
FROM THE PUBLISHER As new publishers, we find folks want to know where we stand on things. What’s your plan for the newspaper? Are you going to print ...
July 10, 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...
