Summer is most assuredly in full swing. The heat around here has been a little much for me. I don’t know what you do to cool off. There are many optio...
July 8, 2019
Dear Editor: I read the very comprehensive article of the fine family who found it impossible to live close by or in Ouray to earn a living due to the...
July 8, 2019
BIRDS OF OURAY COUNTY My eyes see the brightness and beauty of nature --Anonymous— My grandparents always called the American Goldfinch the “Wild Cana...
July 8, 2019
Dear Editor, After living on a county road for 24 years the only effective remedy for speeding is quite simple. People take county roads because they ...
July 8, 2019
Dear Editor, Thank you, WISE! I received a scholarship as Valedictorian for a very generous $750 from the Women in Support of Education. While searchi...
July 8, 2019
Dear Editor, Thank you for the June 20 article "Family Pulls Plug on Dreams of Living in Ouray." Not only was your profile of the Williams family time...
July 8, 2019
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OURAY SCHOOLS The Ouray School Board unanimously approved its 2019 – 2020 budget, with the caveat it will revisit teacher salaries after the financial...
July 8, 2019
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OURAY COUNTY The Ouray Trail Group has been busy to start the summer after a massive snow season caused avalanches to wreak havoc on many local trails...
July 8, 2019
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SILVERTON - The San Juan County road crew is struggling to open the backcountry roads in the aftermath of one of the worst winters in memory. However ...
July 8, 2019
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WESTERN COLORADO A Montrose County man will be sentenced in August after he was convicted of illegally killing a female black bear on the Uncompahgre ...
July 8, 2019
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Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
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September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
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Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
