Dear Editor: We would like to express our gratitude to the members of VASA (Victim Advocate Support Alliance) and MEND (Men Ending Rape Culture) for t...
July 13, 2022
Dear Editor: I am the mother of John Warren’s sexual assault victim, and I am angry. I am angry at the lies a perpetrator and his attorney have spewed...
July 13, 2022
Dear Editor: I was in the courtroom for much of the recent trial in which John Warren, owner of Red Mountain Brewery, was acquitted of sexual assault....
July 13, 2022
News
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from July 5-8: JULY 5 Officer took a theft report in the 1200 block of Oak...
July 13, 2022
News
GUNNISON Gunnison County commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to go to the polls in November asking voters to approve expanding the allowed uses...
July 13, 2022
News
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from July 4-10: JULY 4 Deputy responded to an animal bite in the 200...
July 13, 2022
News
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray....
July 13, 2022
Bluegrass is on the menu again here in Ouray County this weekend, with Denver-based Chain Station performing at the Wright Opera House at 7:30 p.m. on...
July 13, 2022
Dear Editor: Concerning the rate hike for the Dallas Creek Water Company: A rise in the service charge from $42.90 to $66.54 is a 55% increase and a h...
July 7, 2022
Obituaries
Betsy Backo-Pyeatte unexpectedly gave up her earthly tethers on Friday, June 24 while sharing the splendor of SW Colorado with family. Betsy “Boopy” w...
July 7, 2022
Main, News...
Sheriff allows some evacuees to return home; blaze shifts away from populated areas
July 8, 2026
Residents forced to flee the Gold Mountain Fire north of Ouray nearly two weeks ago returned to charred landscapes but fully intact homes Wednesday, an indication that authorities believe the threat h...
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July 8, 2026
A scaled-back Fourth of July celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States and 150th birthday of Ouray attracted thousands to the city, despite the cancellation of fireworks, water fights and...
News
July 8, 2026
Even though the Gold Mountain Fire is still burning, Ouray County officials are already thinking about flash flood risks in the burn scar as Colorado moves into monsoon season. “This is a predictable ...
News
Ridgway enacts mandatory irrigation restrictions
July 8, 2026
Water managers in Ouray County are asking residents to curtail water use and avoid putting more demand on their distribution systems in light of the Gold Mountain Fire and ongoing tinder-dry condition...
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50 Years Ago
July 8, 2026
July 7, 1966 Charges have been filed in Ouray County Court against three Ouray youths for violation of state statutes in climbing over a fence at the municipal swimming pool last Friday and breaking b...
