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A story on Page 3 in the March 3-9 edition incorrectly indicated nobody from the Ponderosa Village neighborhood spoke during public comment during the...

March 9, 2022

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State of the River March 16

The Colorado River District and the Ouray County Water Users Association will host a Ouray County State of the River meeting at the Ouray County 4-H C...

March 9, 2022

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HAVE YOU HERD?

A herd of elk graze in a field just off County Road 24 west of Ridgway on Tuesday evening. The deadline to submit applications for big game hunting li...

March 9, 2022

Letters

County only wants to control CR5

Dear Editor: This newspaper has once again neglected to lay out all the facts regarding County Road 5 and San Juan Huts' lawsuit. Let’s be absolutely ...

March 9, 2022

Letters

What has Biden done?

Dear Editor: Joe Biden has been in office for over a year. I would like to list all of the things he has done to make America greater or stronger. Hmm...

March 9, 2022

Letters

Paying more for gasoline a small price to pay to harm Russia

Dear Editor: Eighty years ago American forces along with our allies were fighting dictators trying to take over independent peoples in Europe by force...

March 9, 2022

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CLIMBER INJURED BY FALLING ICE

Ouray Mountain Rescue Team member Kevin Koprek tends to an injured ice climber in the Ouray Ice Park on Feb. 26. A 25-year-old woman was climbing in t...

March 3, 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 3, 2022

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AROUND THE REGION

SILVERTON Mark Esper, longtime editor of The Silverton Standard, passed away in his home in Silverton this month. Originally from Flint, Michigan, Mar...

March 3, 2022

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Highway 50 work to resume March 7

After a months-long winter break, construction on U.S. Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison will resume Monday, March 7. Starting that day, motori...

March 3, 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