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
News
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
News
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
Main, News...
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?
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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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
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
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 ...
News
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...
