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50 YEARS AGO November 11, 1971 - Police Blotter: October 4, Women’s outhouse was moved from Rotary Park to the swimming pool area on U.S. 550. Attempt...

November 11, 2021

Opinion

District’s use of children to push for ballot issues was wrong

Dear Editor: Before the recent election, I was disturbed to receive a postcard from a kindergartner from Ridgway Elementary recently. This little one ...

November 11, 2021

Opinion

Short-term rental tax a rush to say ‘we did something’

Dear Editor: 315 people voted for taxing tourists, out of nearly 900 registered voters. That does not sound like an overwhelming mandate when only 35%...

November 11, 2021

Kudos to public works crew

Dear Editor: I had the chance to watch the public utilities team in action Friday afternoon and until late at night. The water line on south Pinecrest...

November 11, 2021

Cemetery beautiful as is

Dear Editor: I am amazed that in this day and age that someone would want to erect a plastic fence — made from oil-based materials, even if recycled —...

November 11, 2021

Thanks for backing schools

Dear Editor: The members of the Citizens for Ridgway R-2 campaign committee would like to thank the voters of the Ridgway School District for the appr...

November 11, 2021

No vinyl fence for cemetery

Dear Editor: We support the Cedar Hill Cemetery Board decision to not accept the vinyl fence project. So many reasons: no plastic please, keep the nat...

November 11, 2021

Obituaries

Vernon Floyd Hudson

Vernon Floyd Hudson, 86, of Ridgway, Colorado, passed away peacefully with his family by his side October 28, 2021. Vernon was born October 29, 1934, ...

November 11, 2021

Covid

County hosting pediatric vaccine information session

Ouray County families looking for information about pediatric COVID-19 vaccines can ask questions at a virtual Vaccine Information Session Wednesday, ...

November 9, 2021

A hunting trip that was ‘one for the books’

For the past 14 years, our family has engaged in the traditional act of hunting for elk. We are not trophy hunters. We only hunt to put meat in the fr...

November 4, 2021

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A barrel of fun on Labor Day

September 9, 2026

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Water restrictions exception, not rule

Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...

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Trump declares disaster for fire

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...

News

Crews working to plug old water well

Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites

By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...

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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot

By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com

September 9, 2026

Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines