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U.S. Highway 50 open until further notice
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U.S. Highway 50 open until further notice
Transportation officials have opened up U.S. Highway 50 between Gunnison and Montrose for travel, to cars traveling east and west, as the northern rou...
August 2, 2021
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 29, 1971 - The Department of Agriculture today ordered a nationwide census of all horses as part of its program to confine and eradi...
July 28, 2021
Nancy Lorraine Borman
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Nancy Lorraine Borman
Nancy Lorraine (Lahvic) Borman (age 83) of Montrose, CO passed away peacefully at home July 18, 2021. She is survived by her husband Tom; daughters Ka...
July 28, 2021
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CORRECTION
A story on Page 1 in the July 22-28 edition mistakenly indicated Wild West Realty co-owner Sharon Wild performs property management services for seven...
July 28, 2021
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Fire restrictions lifted
The monsoonal moisture has enabled several local and federal agencies to lift Stage 1 fire restrictions. Ouray County, the town of Ridgway, the Grand ...
July 28, 2021
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Council candidate info meetings Aug. 3
The city of Ouray will host a pair of informational meetings Aug. 3 for candidates considering running for City Council this fall. The mayor's seat an...
July 28, 2021
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Western Colorado University’s former board of trustees chair Chris Blees called it a “gaping hole,” and its new interim president referred to...
July 28, 2021
Water fights were within the rules
Dear Editor: My brother, Tom, and I competed in the Ouray Volunteer Fire Department’s 4th of July water fights this year for the first time. I’ve live...
July 28, 2021
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Water restrictions exception, not rule
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?
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
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...
Crews working to plug old water well
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Crews working to plug old water well
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
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 ...
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