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50 YEARS AGO April 20, 1972 — The Ouray County Chamber of Commerce has called a public meeting to air pros and cons of the proposed new junior college...

April 21, 2022

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO April 13, 1972 — Average family income was $7,245 in Ouray County, Colorado in 1969, compared with $9,555 for the state, according to a r...

April 13, 2022

Marijuana facilities don’t belong next door

Dear Editor: Did you know that Ouray County residents can have commercial marijuana grow operations right next door to you? You could also have: a mar...

April 13, 2022

To alleviate sheriff staffing shortage, how about volunteer help?

Dear Editor: I appreciated Mr. Nelson’s letter about staffing the Ouray County Sheriff's Office. I have a suggestion about the shortage of personnel. ...

April 13, 2022

Obituaries

Lt. Col. Melvin Dunn

Lt. Col. Melvin E. Dunn was born in 1923 in Fremont, Nebraska. Part of his early life was spent in Father Flanagan’s Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska. Upo...

April 13, 2022

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NEWS BRIEFS

Ouray County businesses, nonprofits and government organizations are invited to inform local students about employment, community service and career o...

April 13, 2022

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AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON Although it is likely the fire district will continue to operate without additional funding for a new facility this year, a decision to inclu...

April 13, 2022

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ATHLETES RETURN TO GRAND JUNCTION

[tecnavia_gallery slug='athletes-return-to-grand-junction-gallery' view='carousel']Left, Kharis Weller of Silverton slings the discus at the Frank Woo...

April 13, 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....

April 13, 2022

Thanks for memoir of Fries

Dear Editor: Our area tucked up in the San Juan Mountains is blessed with so many unique and interesting people, one of which was Bill Fries. Thank yo...

April 13, 2022

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Inmon sentenced to prison in sex assault case

By Erin McIntyre

June 5, 2026

A Ridgway man convicted of sexual assault by a Ouray County jury will spend at least four years in prison. Jeffrey Michael Inmon, 48, was convicted in a four-day jury trial in April. Jurors deliberate...

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Second Chance adopts new challenge in expansion

Humane society takes over Delta shelter, seeks to rehome more animals

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 3, 2026

Second Chance Humane Society is adopting a new beast: another Western Slope animal shelter in Delta. The Ridgway-based nonprofit organization officially took the reins of the Delta Animal Shelter on M...

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Staff criticizes commissioners

Survey: Workers satisfied with bosses

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 3, 2026

Ouray County’s employees are largely happy with their direct supervisors and department heads and dissatisfied with the Board of County Commissioners, according to a recent anonymous staff survey. Som...

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City reverses, will stick with sheriff for now

Council concerned about budget impacts from rebuilding police department

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

June 3, 2026

The Ouray City Council is reversing course on rebuilding an independent police department, agreeing Monday to instead continue to rely on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services...

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Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’

Seeking help from city, nonprofit claims funding sources drying up as operational costs climb

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

June 3, 2026

The nonprofit organization that runs the Ouray Ice Park cautioned Monday that it has reached a crossroads, saying its operational costs continue to climb even as its funding sources are saturated. In ...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines