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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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Caution urged near slide area

OURAY COUNTY Crews have finally begun work on a rockslide that has closed a portion of County Road 17 since March, and commissioners, county staff and...

July 8, 2019

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OURAY POLICE LOG

COPS The folllowing is an excerpt of cases the Ouray Police Department handled from June 17 to June 23, 2019. June 17 Officer conducted a directed pat...

July 8, 2019

Devious dentist takes stage in melodrama

CITY OF OURAY A dastardly deed from a depraved dentist takes center stage at the Wright Opera House starting July 1 in the melodrama, “D.K. Molar The ...

July 8, 2019

Bass fishing tourney offers cash

WESTERN COLORADO Anglers can help reduce the population of a non-native fish and win prizes at the same time, during the Fifth Annual Smallmouth Bass ...

July 8, 2019

Principal hired for secondary position

RIDGWAY SCHOOLS A current Ridgway School Board member will resign from her elected position to serve as Ridgway's Secondary School principal, accordin...

July 8, 2019

Jeep tour offered to historic mines

OURAY COUNTY The first of two historical Jeep tours on Red Mountain offered this summer through the Ouray Historical Society takes place on Friday. Th...

July 8, 2019

Families perform in ‘Pied Piper”

TOWN OF RIDGWAY Seasoned actors will share the stage with young actors this weekend in a "Little to Big" production of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" at ...

July 8, 2019

Gals of West focus of talk

CITY OF OURAY Stories of women who made their mark on the West and made names for themselves in history is the latest in the Ouray County Historical S...

July 8, 2019

As the month comes to a close, there is much to appreciate about June

Right on schedule, 2019’s climatological summer began with a perfect first June day of 74 degrees under a partly sunny sky. Thirty-five Ouray Trail Gr...

July 8, 2019

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Several homes damaged, 17 people rescued from flooding

By Mike Wiggins

July 30, 2026

At least 17 people were rescued from flooding and debris flows in the Cutler Creek area between Ridgway and Ouray on Wednesday night, authorities said this morning. At least three homes in Ponderosa V...

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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar

Oak Street closed due to mud, flooding

By Mike

July 29, 2026

UPDATE, 9:45 p.m. U.S. Highway 550 reopened between Ridgway and Ouray Wednesday night, authorities announced at 9:15 p.m. Emergency officials encouraged motorists to be cautions when driving through a...

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Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation

Hydrologist: Above-average rain forecast through September

By Chart Riggall

July 29, 2026

Heavy rainfall over scorched soil sent flash floods raging down Cutler Creek on Sunday night, spilling mud down through Ponderosa Village and briefly shuttering U.S. Highway 550. The torrent of water ...

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Fire scorches bottom lines

Reliant on summer tourism, reeling businesses running out of time to claw back lost revenue

By Mike Wiggins, Chart Riggall and Erin McIntyre

July 29, 2026

It didn’t take but a spark and a stiff breeze to turn Justin Mitchell’s summer upside down. During the first few hours of the Gold Mountain Fire, Mitchell — who runs a horseback guiding outfit in the ...

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Governments team up on flood mitigation

City, nonprofits pitch in $165,000, while financially pinched county searches for more funding

By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

July 29, 2026

Government agencies and nonprofit organizations have begun stepping up to help Ouray County pay to protect homes and roads from flooding and mudslides in the aftermath of the Gold Mountain Fire. The O...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines