Dear Editor: Last month, I wrote that I was disappointed about a few things that happened during the water fights on the Fourth of July. Since then, I...
August 11, 2021
Dear Editor: It was suggested by an audience member at last week’s Ouray City Council meeting that second homeowners in Ouray be assessed an additiona...
August 11, 2021
Dear Editor: Wildlife and public lands advocates couldn’t be more thrilled to learn that the Ouray Board of County Commissioners unanimously endorsed ...
August 11, 2021
Covid
A fifth Ouray County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19, Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd said Wednesday. The man, who was in his 80s ...
August 11, 2021
News
Hazy conditions and smoke are expected to return to the skies today and over the weekend, as an air quality advisory has been issued by the state heal...
August 6, 2021
50 YEARS AGO August 5, 1971 - The Gunnison Forest Advisory Council toured the roads adjacent to and road corridors through the Uncompahgre Primitive A...
August 4, 2021
Obituaries
Born in San Mateo, California, Priscilla worked in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, setting chokers for a logging company and serving as a firefighter the...
August 4, 2021
Obituaries
Harry was born October 24, 1972, to Bill and Marilyn Noland of Ridgway, Colorado where he was raised. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed living and wor...
August 4, 2021
Covid
As of Tuesday, Ouray County had four new COVID cases, according the the Ouray County Public Health Agency. Those included two fully vaccinated individ...
August 4, 2021
News
GUNNISON Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Thursday held a public open house for the Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan, encouraging Gunnison ...
August 4, 2021
News
November 6, 2026
After months of planning, elder community members now have a place to gather during the week. The Cimarron Gathering Place is an age-friendly community center held most Tuesdays and Thursdays at the O...
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Halloween full of tricks and treats
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
News
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
