50 YEARS AGO September 23, 1971 - In only five hours a French-made Alouette turbo jet helicopter recently airlifted into place, in the San Juan Mounta...
September 22, 2021
Obituaries
Peter Klein (Pete) was born on June 9th, 1942, in Linton, North Dakota. He spent his early years on a ranch outside of Linton, and later moved into to...
September 22, 2021
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Older Coloradans can permanently renew their driver's licenses or identification cards online, now that a new state law has gone into effect. The new ...
September 22, 2021
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The Town of Ridgway's housing project has received the first Community Revitalization Grant award this year from Colorado Creative Industries, securin...
September 22, 2021
News
San Miguel Power Association has two upcoming power outages planned to upgrade its system and make improvements. The first of those outages will affec...
September 22, 2021
News
GUNNISON The first wave of renters is scheduled to move into the Paintbrush Apartments on Friday, a new affordable housing development in Gunnison. Al...
September 22, 2021
The unveiling of the iron lung is but one of many events scheduled this weekend as part of Ridgway Old West Fest and Ouray County Railroad Days. At 4 ...
September 22, 2021
A rare artifact from 1892 has joined the Ridgway Railroad Museum, thanks to a donation from Susette Warynick of Ouray. The silver, filigree pass bears...
September 22, 2021
Ouray boys' cross country runner Vinny Schierenberg, in the lead in this photo, won first place in the Ramble at the Reservoir race on Sept. 17 by com...
September 22, 2021
Dear Editor: This local election has emotions running high. One side seems to be campaigning on the issues. The other side is using personal attacks a...
September 22, 2021
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June 10, 2026
An economist and finance strategist has been hired as Ouray County's chief financial officer. Ouray County announced this week it has hired Jason Schrock for the position and he will start in July. Ou...
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June 10, 2026
Ouray County Public Health will now provide free reproductive health services for patients under 25 years old, under new agreements approved by county commissioners Tuesday. The yearlong program calle...
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June 10, 2026
Ouray County voters should begin receiving ballots in the mail this week in advance of the June 30 primary election. Most of the competition for the primary election is at the state and federal level....
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Lawsuit accusing city of broken promises, defamation followed internal complaints against staff, councilor
June 10, 2026
The Ouray Police Department’s sole sworn officer has filed a lawsuit against the city, accusing city officials of broken promises, unprofessional behavior and defamation. The lawsuit follows a series ...
