Dear Editor: My husband and I have lived on Government Springs Road since 1997. I want to thank the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management ...
May 26, 2022
Dear Editor: As a father of three young children who spend a lot of time playing outdoors, it concerns me to see chemical herbicides being sprayed thr...
May 26, 2022
Obituaries
Well-known Tucson artist, dancer, architectural designer, historical restorer, and mother passes away at 83. Raima Ann Chalmers (Wiper) passed away in...
May 26, 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....
May 26, 2022
Opinion
50 YEARS AGO May 25, 1972 - Hopes to have the new Amphitheater Campground water system in operation by Memorial Day faded this week when pipe and othe...
May 26, 2022
News
Editor's note: We are working on a more comprehensive story for this week's paper, but wanted to give readers some highlights of the community meeting...
May 22, 2022
News
EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY MEETING LOCATION. THE MEETING IS NOW BEING HELD AT 6 P.M. AT THE MONTR...
May 21, 2022
News
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY AND WILL BE UPDATED Story updated at 7:30 p.m. Friday night Mother Nature lent a big hand Friday afternoon to firefighters ...
May 20, 2022
News
THIS STORY IS DEVELOPING AND WILL BE UPDATED Story updated at 8 p.m. Thursday night: A wildfire on the northern edge of Ouray County is estimated to b...
May 19, 2022
Dear Editor: I believe that the far majority of citizens in Ouray County would agree we elected an outstanding sheriff in Justin Perry! Through his le...
May 19, 2022
Main, News...
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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ELECTION 2025
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
News
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
News
ELECTION 2025
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
News
ELECTION 2025
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
