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County Road 5 to open in early April
County Road 5 will open to the public earlier than usual this spring to allow a contractor access to the town of Ridgway’s Beaver Creek diversion syst...
March 11, 2026
News
Commissioners back watershed rehab
Ouray County commissioners have pledged to provide letters of support to the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership as it looks for funding to rehabilitate...
March 11, 2026
News
Seasonal dozer operator to help clear high country snow
Ouray County’s Road and Bridge Department will hire a seasonal dozer operator to work in April and May to help clear high-country roads of snow.The ne...
March 11, 2026
Letters, Opinion
Burn pit would be useful for wildfire mitigation
Dear Editor:Not only is a burn pit a good idea, it is a necessity, but not in the way described. Times and codes are changing. The new fire and constr...
March 11, 2026
Letters, Opinion
Burn pit an idea that should go up in smoke
Dear Editor:Today is a rare day.Snow capped mountains with a cloudless sky are not rare, but when the air is also clear, that is rare, because too oft...
March 11, 2026
Letters, Opinion
New pool house should include solar array
Dear Editor:In none of the large, taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects in the city over the past years — the school, the courthouse complex, the po...
March 11, 2026
Wyatt Earp’s brief, quiet chapter in the San Juans
Columns, Opinion
Wyatt Earp’s brief, quiet chapter in the San Juans
Wyatt Earp wasn’t born a legend. He was an opportunist, a man with a keen eye for the next horizon and a knack for finding — or perhaps stirring up — ...
March 11, 2026
Looking Back
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Looking Back
Compiled from the files ofThe Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer60 Years AgoMarch 10, 1966 The new colorful brochu...
March 11, 2026
News
County to hire finance director, not deputy manager
Ouray County commissioners approved hiring a new finance director, rather than a new deputy county manager, during a regular meeting Tuesday.The posit...
March 11, 2026
Calendar & Events
Calendar & Events, Feature
Calendar & Events
Thursday, March 12 Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome. "M...
March 11, 2026
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June 24, 2026
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County to pursue use tax
Likely ballot measure would raise money for roads, EMS
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
June 24, 2026
Ouray County voters likely will be asked this fall to approve a use tax on both new vehicle purchases and construction material purchases, with most of the tax dollars going to the county’s Road and B...
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Will fire authority ease insurance woes?
Experts say consolidation may not help homeowners gain, keep coverage
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 24, 2026
Home insurance experts say the proposed consolidation of fire and emergency services in Ouray County may not necessarily help homeowners gain and keep insurance coverage. Leaders of the possible conso...
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Celebration honors past, looks to future
Ranch History Museum marks 20th birthday Saturday with expansion preview
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 24, 2026
The Ouray County Ranch History Museum is celebrating its 20th birthday with a preview of what it wants to be when it grows up. During a celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 27, survey stakes and...
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Ridgway council seeks more efficient meetings
After recent heated tone, councilors emphasize preserving casual culture
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 24, 2026
Ridgway town councilors want to run meetings more efficiently while preserving the council’s casual culture. After trying out informal strategies to shorten the length of meetings, the council may con...
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