Dear Editor: The ongoing problem of legal access on County Road 5 could have been solved by the U.S. Forest Service long ago! In most of the second ha...
April 13, 2022
Obituaries
Christopher David Blair, 77, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 8, 2022. He was born in Seattle, Washington to Leon Blair and...
April 7, 2022
News
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April 7, 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....
April 7, 2022
News
GUNNISON After a months-long search that drew dozens of candidates from around the nation, the Board of Trustees of Western Colorado University last F...
April 7, 2022
Opinion
Dear Editor: Thanks for the nice article about Jay Tunnicliff. I always enjoyed greeting him during his time at the hardware store. But I have to poin...
April 7, 2022
Opinion
Dear Editor: In response to the March 3-9 article "County to Consider Pot Farm Applications,” let me enlighten the less experienced about marijuana gr...
April 7, 2022
Opinion
50 YEARS AGO April 6, 1972 — Cries of “Burn, baby, burn!” aren’t going to solve Ouray’s garbage problem, according to a report delivered by District R...
April 7, 2022
News
[tecnavia_gallery slug='grambley-and-schuyler-re-elected-enochs-and-thomas-elected-to-council-gallery' view='carousel']Unofficial election results in ...
April 5, 2022
News
Work on U.S. 550 runs through April 8 Motorists should give themselves extra time traveling between Ridgway and Ouray through the end of next week as ...
March 28, 2022
Main, News...
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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Humane society takes over Delta shelter, seeks to rehome more animals
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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Survey: Workers satisfied with bosses
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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Council concerned about budget impacts from rebuilding police department
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...
News
Seeking help from city, nonprofit claims funding sources drying up as operational costs climb
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 ...
