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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....
March 17, 2022
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COVID: By the numbers
Cases: 845 Hospitalizations: 23 Deaths among cases: 6 Outbreaks: 8 Vaccinations: 68.9% of residents 5 and older “fully vaccinated” (two Moderna or Pfi...
March 17, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
SILVERTON A movement continues to build in town to classify Silverton as a “Dark Sky Community.” Dark Sky sites signify that an area has either reduce...
March 17, 2022
TRACK SEASON OPENS
TRACK SEASON OPENS
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March 17, 2022
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO March 16, 1972 — A drastic change took place on Ouray’s Main Street this week, and now people will have to search for other reminders of ...
March 17, 2022
On the contrary, Biden has done much
Dear Editor: I feel I have to comment on Ann Coffman’s letter asking sarcastically what President Biden has done. I have to keep this to 400 words or ...
March 17, 2022
Columns
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO March 9, 1972 — License plate sales in Ouray County during the first two months of this year show great increase over the same period a y...
March 9, 2022
Obituaries
Jack Miller
E. Jack Miller, a man who loved high mountains and deep fjords, passed away on March 1 in a hospital in Montrose, Colorado, of injuries suffered in an...
March 9, 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....
March 9, 2022
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Inmon sentenced to prison in sex assault case
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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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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...
Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’
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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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