50 YEARS AGO August 26, 1971 - The city’s sanitation department has received a big boost from the City of Montrose recently, with delivery of Ouray’s ...
August 25, 2021
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[tecnavia_gallery slug='back-on-track-gallery' view='carousel']Above, from left to right, Ouray runners Paton Edwards, Hayden Hart and Kaden Nelson ru...
August 25, 2021
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GUNNISON In a report that almost seems to defy logic, Gunnison County Chief Financial Officer Juan Guerra informed county commissioners on Tuesday tha...
August 25, 2021
News
Six compete for two council seats There will be plenty of competition for three seats on the Ouray City Council this fall. As reported previously, May...
August 25, 2021
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August 25, 2021
Opinion
It’s been a smoky, unusually hot, but relatively moist summer in Ouray. Luckily for us, though, we have experienced nothing remotely like the climate ...
August 25, 2021
Dear Editor: In response to Rob Carrick's defense of a "vacant house tax,” I offer three thoughts. First, my parents moved to Ouray in 1952, and lived...
August 25, 2021
Dear Editor: Restrictions on short-term rentals are a violation of private property rights in residential zones. Renting property is a source of incom...
August 25, 2021
Obituaries
Gary was born on February 24, 1939, in Mitchell, South Dakota to John P. and Ann Wenande. He graduated from the University of South Dakota and proudly...
August 18, 2021
Obituaries
Steve was born in Ouray, Colorado to John and Betti Svaldi. He graduated class of 1970 from Ouray High School. He followed in his father's footsteps w...
August 18, 2021
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Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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ELECTION 2025
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
