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Looking Back
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Looking Back
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago March 3, 1966 Arthur R. Alschbach, ...
March 4, 2026
News
KOA campground fixes septic problems
The Ouray KOA Holiday campground has increased its septic capacity and will continue to monitor flows, nearly five years after a neighbor complained t...
March 4, 2026
News
Ridgway Fire mulls creating burn pit
The Ridgway Fire Protection District board of directors is weighing creating a burn pit at its training center property south of the Ouray County 4-H ...
March 4, 2026
News
County: Short-term rental rules working
Ouray County officials say rules governing shortterm rentals that took effect last year are working and have led to fewer complaints.The Ouray County ...
March 4, 2026
News
County considers security upgrades
Ouray County leaders will consider potential security improvements to county facilities after hearing feedback from department heads and hold an execu...
March 4, 2026
Ridgway senior leads by words, deeds on court
Columns, Feature
Ridgway senior leads by words, deeds on court
At intense moments of a close basketball game, there’s nothing that Ridgway senior Sophia Scranton savors more than to hunker down in her defensive st...
March 4, 2026
Ridgway, Ouray basketball head to state playoffs
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Ridgway, Ouray basketball head to state playoffs
March 4, 2026
Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
THURSDAY MARCH 5 Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome. Sewi...
March 4, 2026
Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
Main, News
Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
Georgia Evans greeted the bus driver with jugs of milk and water in her hands and boarded the 11-seater OurWay shuttle, headed home from work in Ridgw...
February 25, 2026
Main, News
Backcountry road closure eyed
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday directed staff to pursue closing an upper section of Yankee Boy Basin this summer to motorized traffic, in respo...
February 25, 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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