Dear Editor: Last Friday, an exceptional event took place at Ridgway's Sherbino Theater. "Death of the Pugilist" was magnificent. In fact, I would go ...
April 27, 2022
Dear Editor: Colorado has an abysmal 15% recycling rate, less than half the national average of 32%. That amounts to $100 million worth of usable raw ...
April 27, 2022
Obituaries
Many knew him as Everett, but to us, he was dad. On April 13, 2022, sadly, we all said goodbye to him. Although we say goodbye to his person, his lega...
April 27, 2022
Obituaries
John Lesnefsky, Jr., a long time resident of Ouray and Montrose, Colorado, passed away on April 11, 2022 at St. Anthony’s North Hospital in Westminste...
April 27, 2022
News
FRIDAY, APRIL 29 FILM: “Reel Rock” presented by Citizens State Bank at the Sherbino Theater, Clinton Street, Ridgway. 7:30 p.m. $15. Check sherbino.or...
April 27, 2022
News
An attorney in Ouray has been appointed to become the newest county court judge in Ouray County. Gov. Jared Polis earlier this month named Lane Thomas...
April 27, 2022
News
Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts in Ouray is offering two $1,000 scholarships to seniors graduating from Ouray School this spring with at least a 2....
April 27, 2022
News
Gov. Jared Polis congratulates Wright Opera House board member Kit Meckel and opera house accountant Sarah Miller for the 2022 Stephen H. Hart Award f...
April 27, 2022
Sisters Sue and Ellen Husch of Ridgway model during the 45th annual Friends of the Library luncheon and fashion show on Saturday at the Ouray Communit...
April 27, 2022
News
Highway 550 between Silverton and Ouray will be closed intermittently over the next few weeks in order for San Miguel Power Association to perform wor...
April 26, 2022
Main
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
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September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
News
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill 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 is ...
News
September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
