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Councilors select new legal counsel
The Ouray City Council approved selecting Karp Neu Hanlon as its new legal counsel during a Feb. 17 meeting.The law firm has an office in Ridgway with...
February 25, 2026
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Good for you!
Both Ridgway climbing teams traveled to Eagle on Feb. 21 for the Western Slope Regional Championship, with the boys’ team finishing second out of eigh...
February 25, 2026
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Homeowners’ insurance taking bigger bite of budget
In a nondescript office building in Littleton, insurance agents sit in cubicles, talking into headsets. They are fielding calls from homeowners search...
February 25, 2026
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Bill would put workplace safety rules in state law
A bill championed by a pair of Colorado Democrats seeks to put federal workplace safety law into state statute in anticipation of rollbacks and lack o...
February 25, 2026
Barbara Wiggins
Obituaries
Barbara Wiggins
April 11, 1943 – February 17, 2026 Barbara Wiggins, a longtime resident of Aurora, Colorado, died February 17, 2026, at the Medical Center of Aurora. ...
February 25, 2026
Rachel Wimer
Obituaries
Rachel Wimer
January 19, 1937 – January 25, 2026 On January 25, 2026, after a long battle with congestive heart failure, Rachel Trezize Wimer passed away in her be...
February 25, 2026
Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
Thursday, February 26 Pasta Bar community dinner fundraiser with the Ouray School Parents and Teachers Together organization, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the ...
February 25, 2026
Main, News
Bills to give reservoir to Ouray debut in Congress
U.S. House and Senate bills to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray made it to subcommittee heari...
February 18, 2026
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County spurns prairie dog control request
Ouray County leaders last week snuffed a resident’s request to require property owners to control prairie dogs, citing a legal inability and unwilling...
February 18, 2026
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Local Briefs
Ridgway will hire the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce for $33,824 per year to support town marketing efforts.“RACC expressed confidence in its abilit...
February 18, 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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