Dear Editor: I was honored to be able to attend the 9/11 memorial in Ouray this year. What a great tradition in a small part of our great nation! I wo...
September 15, 2021
Dear Editor: In this upcoming election the voters in Ridgway School District will face two ballot questions asking for funding. First, question 4A is ...
September 15, 2021
News
The Ouray School District will not have an election for three seats this fall, because only two candidates applied to run and were certified to run fo...
September 8, 2021
News
Community members are invited to visit the Ridgway Visitor Center and Heritage Park on Sept. 14 from 5 to 8 p.m., hosted by the Ridgway Area Chamber o...
September 8, 2021
Covid
Ouray County had 14 active cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday morning. The most recent positive cases of the virus involve three probable cases – a wom...
September 8, 2021
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September 8, 2021
50 YEARS AGO September 9, 1971 - As any youngster raised on Vinegar Hill can tell you, the “Old Indian Chief” lies buried underneath an ancient boxeld...
September 8, 2021
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September 8, 2021
Dear Editor: We are writing to provide a more balanced view of the reasons that the miner housing proposal was objected to by the Wanakah Estates neig...
September 8, 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...
