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
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County's first full-scale training May 15 meant to 'test where our holes are'
April 29, 2026
Sirens will wail and residents will likely see emergency vehicles headed through Ridgway, up County Road 5 on May 15. Traffic will filter back into town, with residents headed to an evacuation center....
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Unable to reduce heavy metals in Red Mountain Creek, Newmont exploring building plant atop pass
April 29, 2026
The company that owns the Idarado Mine is exploring the idea of building a treatment plant on Red Mountain Pass to remove heavy metals from water flowing into Red Mountain Creek. Representatives from ...
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Ridgway may require 10% of units to be deed restricted
April 29, 2026
The town of Ridgway will consider requiring developers to reserve 10% of units within market-rate residential projects as affordable housing for local workers and retirees. The proposed “community hou...
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Commissioners approve first facility rate increase since 2015
April 29, 2026
Fees for using the Ouray County 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds are going up for the first time in more than a decade, with the aim of making the facility’s operations self-sustaining. It’s the large...
News
April 29, 2026
Ouray County commissioners unanimously appointed Danika Gilbert to the county Planning Commission on Tuesday. Gilbert will take the seat of Jennifer Cram, who resigned from the seven-person board afte...
