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GUNNISON The end — or a new building — is in sight for the EMS crew at Gunnison Valley Health Paramedics. Seconds Save Lives, GVH’s capital campaign t...
October 13, 2022
A dedication ceremony for Ridgway's newest piece of public art is scheduled for today (Oct. 6) at 5 p.m. The sculpture, titled "Crescendo," has been i...
October 6, 2022
[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-confluence-of-runners-gallery' view='carousel']All photos by David Emory.
October 6, 2022
Dear Editor: Kevin Kuns is running for House District 58 in western Colorado (this includes Ouray County). Kevin has a strong business background. His...
October 6, 2022
Dear Editor: Recently I researched our 3rd Congressional District U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. I was appalled. Uneducated • Dropped out of high school to...
October 6, 2022
Dear Editor: Those who have been in the community over the last ten years know that this is the time of year that we announce that Ouray School is onc...
October 6, 2022
Dear Editor: May I first compliment you on your thorough reporting on the recent issues presenting themselves in our district! I read with interest, a...
October 6, 2022
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County sets date for budget hearing County commissioners voted Tuesday to set a budget hearing for Dec. 6 after Administrator Connie Hunt presented a ...
October 6, 2022
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Reclamation part of orphaned and abandoned well program
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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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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Senator tours flood-damaged areas, surveys planned fire mitigation efforts
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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EMS paramedic, deputy emergency manager sent home days after fire started
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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'You guys are in crisis,' Hickenlooper tells proprietors wrestling with aftermath of Gold Mountain Fire
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...
