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GUNNISON The city of Gunnison is partnering with the state on an energy reduction project that will include the construction of solar panels on city b...

December 8, 2022

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Ridgway man arrested on child pornography charges

A Ridgway man was arrested last week on felony charges of sexual exploitation of a child after police say they found him in possession of multiple ima...

December 2, 2022

OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO November 30, 1972 - Sheriff Frank Merling was traveling down Camp Bird Road Oct. 29 when he noticed lights in the Ben Matto residence. No...

November 30, 2022

TABOR is working as it should â and that’s a good thing

Dear Editor: Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights is working. Be glad it does. The recent letter advocating destroying TABOR took the low road advocat...

November 30, 2022

Obituaries

Arthur Dodd, Sr.

1928-2022 Arthur Dodd, Sr. passed away peacefully, age 94, surrounded by his family on October 19, 2022. He was predeceased by his parents, brothers, ...

November 30, 2022

Obituaries

Carrie Allison-Folga

April 2, 1982-November 12, 2022 On the morning of Saturday, November 12, 2022, Carrie Allison-Folga passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 40. C...

November 30, 2022

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NEWS BRIEFS

Ridgway Schools await new wheels The Ridgway School District tentatively set aside $140,000 for the purchase of a new school bus, which will likely be...

November 30, 2022

OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO November 23, 1972 - The state approved a permit for cloud seeding to EG&G, contractors of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Project Skywat...

November 23, 2022

New pipeline connection will lower water bills

Dear Editor: Dallas Creek Water Company (staff and management) would like to thank Mr. Kyle Thompson, assistant manager of operations of Tri-County Wa...

November 23, 2022

To raise teacher pay, do away with TABOR

Dear Editor: Colorado teachers have the largest pay disparity in the country. According to the Economic Policy Institute, on average, college- educate...

November 23, 2022

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Crews working to fill 1950s-era well along U.S. 550

Reclamation part of orphaned and abandoned well program

By Chart Riggall

September 4, 2026

It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill rig 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...

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Trump declares disaster for Gold Mountain, Aspen Acres fires

By Chart Riggall

September 4, 2026

President Donald Trump has signed off on a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires that unlocks millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency relief funds f...

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Hickenlooper hopeful for fire disaster order

Senator tours flood-damaged areas, surveys planned fire mitigation efforts

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 2, 2026

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper said Friday he was optimistic the Trump administration will declare the Gold Mountain Fire a federal disaster, arguing Congress “wouldn’t settle for” the White House withho...

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County employees remain on paid leave

EMS paramedic, deputy emergency manager sent home days after fire started

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 2, 2026

Ouray County has had two emergency-related employees on paid administrative leave since the early days of the Gold Mountain Fire. A third employee, Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger, was placed...

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Businesses share struggles with senator

'You guys are in crisis,' Hickenlooper tells proprietors wrestling with aftermath of Gold Mountain Fire

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

September 2, 2026

Ouray County business owners bent the ear of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper on Friday, sharing stories of declining profits and mass cancellations in the wake of the Gold Mountain Fire in the hopes the D...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines