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
News
[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
News
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
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...
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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...
