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Ouray County’s alpine ranger program is back and bigger this year with the help of a state grant.The public will see alpine rangers patrolling areas i...

May 13, 2026

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Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board

For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a contested election for the District 6 seat on the San Miguel Power Association board of directors,...

May 13, 2026

Letters, Opinion

Savage would bring expertise, connection to SMPA board

As San Miguel Power Association District 6 members prepare to vote, for the first time in quite some time we have a choice between two excellent candi...

May 13, 2026

Columns, Opinion

War to peace: rebranding the San Juans

For decades, the San Juans were valued primarily for what could be pulled out of them. These mountains were a brutal, dangerous locale defined by the ...

May 13, 2026

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Looking Back

Compiled from the files ofThe Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer60 Years AgoMay 12, 1966 Toby is back in town. Pro...

May 13, 2026

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Sex assault suspect to plead guilty to reduced charge

One of three men charged with sexually assaulting a then-17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge.Ashto...

May 13, 2026

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Commissioners hedge on compensation requests

A Ouray County employee rescinded a request Tuesday to be paid for the hours she spent outside her regular work week helping run the 4-H Event Center ...

May 13, 2026

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Evacuation exercise in Elk Meadows kicks off Friday

Between 40 and 60 volunteers and dozens more officials are preparing for Ouray County’s first emergency evacuation exercise in Elk Meadows southwest o...

May 13, 2026

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Woman gets probation in retaliation case

A former Ouray woman has been ordered to spend two years on probation for retaliating against a woman who accused her son of sexual assault in 2023.Kr...

May 13, 2026

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Ridgway, Ouray athletes well-represented at state track competition

It’s a roughly five-hour, 300-mile trek from the San Juans to Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood. But for a group of Ouray County student-athletes, ...

May 13, 2026

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A Monster celebration

October 7, 2026

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City, county near pact on police services

Boards to vote this month on sheriff 's $1.1M annual proposal to police Ouray

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

October 7, 2026

Ouray County and the city of Ouray are hammering out the details of an agreement that would enlist the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office to provide full law enforcement services to the city for potentiall...

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Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate

By Chart Riggall

October 7, 2026

Federal legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray cleared the U.S. Senate last week, sending the bill to the House of Representatives as the clock winds down for Cong...

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SMPA plans Four Corners solar project

Utility: Array, battery storage could meet up to 40% of consumer power needs

By Chart Riggall

October 7, 2026

San Miguel Power Association has joined three other southwest Colorado electricity providers in throwing their weight behind a sprawling solar facility near Cortez that could meet up to 40% of their c...

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Council not on board with transit funding next year

Ouray won't budget for in-town shuttle, Montrose bus

By James Hanlon

October 7, 2026

The Ouray City Council dropped funding from the proposed 2027 budget for the city’s free in-town shuttle and contributions to the OurWay bus that runs between Montrose and Ouray. The in-town Ouray shu...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines