Holiday favorites and familiar tunes are on the schedule this Saturday in a concert with violinist Jeff Leigh, at United Church of the San Juans in Ri...
November 24, 2021
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The critical importance of an independent free press to a thriving democracy and the vital role played by small-town newspapers will be center stage a...
October 13, 2021
A twist on a classic fairytale is giving young actors and actresses a chance to tap into their creativity and audiences an opportunity to once again e...
July 29, 2020
Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds citizens that big-game wildlife does not need our help to get through a winter and that feeding them is not only i...
February 12, 2020
A sampling of short films shown at the 2019 Sun-dance Film Festival has been touring the country for months and will make a stop in Ridgway tonight, J...
January 8, 2020
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Wildlife officials are reminding people not to collect shed antlers on all public lands west of Interstate 25 until April 30. These statewide restrict...
January 1, 2020
You don’t have to be a member of the Elks Lodge in Ouray to enjoy two events coming up this month – the annual Robert Burns Supper and the charity bre...
January 1, 2020
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COLORADO Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering all active-duty military and veterans free entrance to all 41 Colorado state parks during the entire ...
August 15, 2019
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OURAY COUNTY Chase Nicholson of Ouray caught 571 smallmouth bass and won the top prize of $5,000 for the most fish caught in the Colorado Parks and Wi...
August 15, 2019
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Experts: Age-old forests, climate change, extreme drought created prime conditions for Gold Mountain Fire
August 26, 2026
In the summer of 1879, the largest wildfire in Colorado history at the time tore through 26,000 acres of rugged forest about eight miles south of Silverton and presaged a vast shift in its landscape. ...
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Metro districts would fund improvements for possible 19-acre mixed-use Ridgway development
August 26, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved creating four metropolitan districts at its Aug. 12 meeting for a proposed residential and commercial development on 19 acres in north Ridgway. The development, Alpen...
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Polis: Federal funding needed to help pay for $17M in damages from Gold Mountain, Aspen Acres fires
August 26, 2026
Federal, state and local officials pushed this week for President Donald Trump to issue a disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires that would open the door to additional federa...
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Michael Flaim named interim leader of Ouray preK-8 students
August 26, 2026
Michael Flaim, an educator who taught economics and social studies at international schools for nearly 20 years, has started as Ouray School’s interim preK-8 principal for the 2026-2027 school year. T...
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Work focuses on removing debris, building berms, barriers; project set to finish by Sept. 20
August 26, 2026
Crews from Haynes Excavation began work last week to repair and protect areas prone to flooding and debris flows beneath the Gold Mountain Fire burn scar. The $2.8 million Emergency Watershed Protect ...
