Dear Editor: It’s officially “tax increase hunting season” in Ouray County. Ballot Measure 1A is an opportunistic, poorly written and vague $411,003 f...
October 21, 2021
Dear Editor: If the city votes "yes" for the excise tax on vacation rentals, Ouray will become one of the most highly taxed towns in Colorado. One of ...
October 21, 2021
Dear Editor: As a former board member of the Ridgway School District, I’m writing in support of voting yes on 4A and 4B. • Why I Support 4A (mill levy...
October 21, 2021
Dear Editor: I believe strongly about individuals who share their life to the public and wonder for what cause or reason. Heidi Forbes is running for ...
October 21, 2021
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October 13, 2021
50 YEARS AGO October 14, 1971 - OPEN LETTER — It has been brought to our attention that rumors about the Ridgway school accreditation are being circul...
October 13, 2021
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A story on Page 1 in the Oct. 7-13 edition should have listed Ouray City Council candidate Heidi Forbes’s first name as Heidi, not Heather. A news bri...
October 13, 2021
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GUNNISON The Western Power Area Administration, which provides 28% of Gunnison’s electricity, notified the city that they cannot meet the current dema...
October 13, 2021
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October 13, 2021
Dear Editor: There are several proposals on the upcoming election ballot that will raise taxes if they are approved. I will be voting no on all of the...
October 13, 2021
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Town seeks payment of sales, lodging taxes; hotel calls lawsuit 'misguided'
April 1, 2026
The town of Ridgway is suing the owners of MTN Lodge over their plans to use the hotel as workforce housing for the next several years, aiming to suspend operations and demanding they pay lodging and ...
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Niece, Nauer censure Padgett for secretly recording closed-door meeting
April 1, 2026
Two Ouray County commissioners publicly reprimanded their fellow commissioner after discovering she secretly recorded an executive session last week. Portions of the audio from that executive session ...
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Latest draft bases members' voting power on financial contributions
April 1, 2026
The current proposal to combine fire and emergency medical services entities in Ouray County could eventually make the new fire chief the highest-paid public official in the county and may base partic...
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April 1, 2026
A jury has convicted a former Ouray woman of retaliating against another woman who accused her son of sexual assault in 2023. Jurors deliberated for about an hour on March 26 before finding Kristyn Tr...
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April 1, 2026
Ouray County Emergency Medical Services is moving its sleeping quarters for on-call staff in Ouray into the former Public Health office location, with donations providing rent assistance. An EMT will ...
