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Angel Creek Campground southwest of Ouray reopened on Monday after U.S. Forest Service officials cleared more than 140 hazardous trees. The Forest Ser...
June 14, 2023
Letters
Dear Editor: I was recently honored, humbled and overwhelmed to receive an outpouring of deep sentiments, thoughtful gifts and heartfelt well-wishes f...
June 7, 2023
Letters
Dear Editor: I assume that almost everyone in Ouray County who owns property has reviewed their new tax assessments, shocking as they were. The county...
June 7, 2023
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UPDATE, 4:01 p.m. The highway reopened to one lane of alternating traffic at 3:45 and will full reopen to two lanes of traffic in each direction by 5:...
June 2, 2023
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[tecnavia_gallery slug='ouray-class-of-2023-gallery' view='carousel']Left, Ouray High School graduate Clifford Utech examines his diploma after receiv...
May 31, 2023
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[tecnavia_gallery slug='ridgway-class-of-2023-gallery' view='carousel']Above, Ridgway class of 2023 salutatorian Autumn Sagal rides on top of a car dr...
May 31, 2023
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The average Ouray County homeowner would see their natural gas bill increase by more than $6 a month, while the average small commercial customer in t...
May 31, 2023
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[tecnavia_gallery slug='ridgway-class-of-2023-gallery-20230601-0251-192530' view='carousel']Left, Ridgway Secondary School graduate Maizy Gordon speak...
May 31, 2023
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Experts: Age-old forests, climate change, extreme drought created prime conditions for Gold Mountain Fire
August 26, 2026
In the summer of 1879, the largest wildfire in Colorado history at the time tore through 26,000 acres of rugged forest about eight miles south of Silverton and presaged a vast shift in its landscape. ...
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Metro districts would fund improvements for possible 19-acre mixed-use Ridgway development
August 26, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved creating four metropolitan districts at its Aug. 12 meeting for a proposed residential and commercial development on 19 acres in north Ridgway. The development, Alpen...
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Polis: Federal funding needed to help pay for $17M in damages from Gold Mountain, Aspen Acres fires
August 26, 2026
Federal, state and local officials pushed this week for President Donald Trump to issue a disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires that would open the door to additional federa...
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Michael Flaim named interim leader of Ouray preK-8 students
August 26, 2026
Michael Flaim, an educator who taught economics and social studies at international schools for nearly 20 years, has started as Ouray School’s interim preK-8 principal for the 2026-2027 school year. T...
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Work focuses on removing debris, building berms, barriers; project set to finish by Sept. 20
August 26, 2026
Crews from Haynes Excavation began work last week to repair and protect areas prone to flooding and debris flows beneath the Gold Mountain Fire burn scar. The $2.8 million Emergency Watershed Protect ...
