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Sue Ann (McMahan) Schlosser passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on June 24th, 2022. Sue was born to John and Helen McMahan on Novembe...

July 7, 2022

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County drops fire restrictions

After debate, Ouray County commissioners have agreed to ratify the decision made by Sheriff Justin Perry to join the City of Ouray, Town of Ridgway an...

July 7, 2022

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AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON As the water levels of Lake Powell and Lake Mead hit staggering lows, the Bureau of Reclamation recently asked water users along the Colorado...

July 7, 2022

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CALENDAR & EVENTS

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 7, 2022

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DROWNING THE COMPETITION

[tecnavia_gallery slug='drowning-the-competition-gallery' view='carousel']Top: This co-ed battle between Richard Weber III and LiErin Wilson, on the r...

July 7, 2022

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CHILD’S PLAY

[tecnavia_gallery slug='childs-play-gallery' view='carousel']TOP LEFT: Madison Cross, 4, laughs as she participates in the gunnysack race at Fellin Pa...

July 7, 2022

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CELEBRATION BY DAY â AND NIGHT

[tecnavia_gallery slug='celebration-by-day-a%c2%80%c2%94-and-night-gallery' view='carousel']Left: Ridgway’s Mike Potter of Potter Ranch drove the only...

July 7, 2022

HAVING A BLAST

The crowd cheers as the defending women’s water fight champions, Eva Schoonover and Sara Martinez, flood their opponents with water at the July 4 wate...

July 7, 2022

DRAWING A CROWD

The water fights have been a part of Ouray's Fourth of July celebration for more than a century, and this year's event brought out the usual crowd on ...

July 7, 2022

Opinion

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO July 6, 1972 - Editorial: July 4, 1972 in Ouray has to have been a landmark celebration as one of the best in a great many years. Old-tim...

July 7, 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