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Obituaries
Eleanor M. Leeper
Eleanor Mae Leeper, 95, died of heart failure at her son’s home in Montrose, Colorado. She was the daughter of Lelia and Oscar Linn in Canton, IL. She...
January 6, 2022
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
ART SHOW: Ouray County Community Art Show at the Ridgway Library during normal hours. Nov. 12 through Jan. 12. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and ...
January 6, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON When William Spicer first moved to the valley in 2009, he bought the cheapest house he could find on the market. The home was small, but he l...
January 6, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Dec. 13-26. If you have information on any of the below active cases or ...
January 6, 2022
News
POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Dec. 28-Jan. 4: DEC. 28 Officer issued a citation for a vehicle parke...
January 6, 2022
WHATCHA LOOKIN’ AT?
WHATCHA LOOKIN’ AT?
A doe on Log Hill sticks her tongue out while eating snow. Recent population estimates of mule deer in Ouray County from the Colorado Parks and Wildli...
January 6, 2022
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO January 6, 1972 - Hopes of beginning construction on a sewer system for the town of Ridgway by April or May seemed dashed Monday night, b...
January 6, 2022
Democracy remains in danger
Dear Editor: I am 82 years of age, and until the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, I never thought our democracy was seriously threatened. Former...
January 6, 2022
A Christmas miracle
Dear Editor: Our Ouray Christmas Miracle: After being in southwest Colorado for close to two weeks, three of our four family members contracted COVID-...
January 6, 2022
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Marshal investigates helicopter report
The Ridgway Marshal's office is investigating several reports of a helicopter flying low over town last night and sounds of explosions or gunfire, rep...
January 4, 2022
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
Two years after launch, OurWay ridership has doubled. It’s unclear if grant money and matching local funds will help it keep running
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Georgia Evans greeted the bus driver with jugs of milk and water in her hands and boarded the 11-seater OurWay shuttle, headed home from work in Ridgway to Montrose. She noticed it was a different bus...
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Backcountry road closure eyed
County to shut off portion of Yankee Boy Basin to vehicles this summer due to environmental damage
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday directed staff to pursue closing an upper section of Yankee Boy Basin this summer to motorized traffic, in response to a resident’s request to reduce environmenta...
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Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
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Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
Doherty claims job keeps him out of town; council to decide whether to change cap on remote participation
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
A newly appointed Ouray city councilor who has attended just half of the city council’s meetings in person so far this year has asked the council to relax an attendance policy and allow him to govern ...
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Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
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Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
After spending more than $100K on branding, design and fabrication, council halts wayfinding initiative that could have cost up to $800K
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Large maroon wayfinding signs installed on Main Street in Ouray last summer, triggering protests from residents and business owners detesting their appearance and size, will soon be gone like they wer...
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Wet snow, later sunsets mark spring’s approach
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Wet snow, later sunsets mark spring’s approach
By Karen Risch 
February 25, 2026
Thanks to warming sun, wet snow showers, spells of shirtsleeve weather, earlier sunrises and later sunsets, meteorological spring (March 1) is upon us. It’s been an a-ha moment these last two weeks as...
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