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Snowpack lagging in San Juans
A recent series of storms helped boost the paltry snowpack in the San Juans, but the amount of water in that snowpack in the Gunnison River Basin — kn...
December 3, 2025
Letters, Opinion
‘Timeout’ for Padgett sends bad message
We don’t put women in timeout; we put children in timeout. When you put a woman in timeout, you are putting her voice in timeout; telling her to go be...
December 3, 2025
Letters, Opinion
Nauer’s ‘timeout’ idea is a non-starter
Had I not participated in scores of Ouray County Board of County Commissioners' and Planning Commission meetings, that Commissioner Lynn Padgett was e...
December 3, 2025
New era launches for Ouray basketball
Columns, Feature
New era launches for Ouray basketball
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, Ouray High School hosted its “Meet the Trojans” night, akin to a college's Midnight Madness event to celebrate the st...
December 3, 2025
Ouray County Performing Arts Guild
Feature
Ouray County Performing Arts Guild
Year established as a nonprofit: 1983 What does your organization do for Ouray County? For more than 40 years, the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild ...
December 3, 2025
Mike Corley
Obituaries
Mike Corley
May 22, 1945 – November 24, 2025 Danny Michael Corley, lovingly known as Mike, died in Dallas, Texas on November 24, 2025, at the age of 80. Born on M...
December 3, 2025
Calendar & Events
Calendar & Events, Feature
Calendar & Events
Thursday, December 4 Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Twin Peaks Hot Springs Riverside breakfast room, 124 Third St....
December 3, 2025
State to reduce highway speeds near Ridgway
Main, News
State to reduce highway speeds near Ridgway
The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to lower the speed limit for traffic along a half-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 550 north of Ridgway, n...
November 26, 2025
Main, News
City trims jobs, capital expenses
A cautious Ouray City Council approved a $16.8 million budget for 2026 on Tuesday, leaving a handful of vacant jobs unfilled and slashing capital proj...
November 26, 2025
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
Feature, Main...
After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
Sporting nearly 30-year-old jerseys, pilot junior varsity team takes field, aims for long-term viability through fundraising
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Ouray County Baseball after the story was published. ...
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Zero-waste policy draws public fire
Council tables proposal for compostable, recyclable materials over concerns from business owners, community groups
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Ridgway town councilors tabled a draft “zero-waste” policy for events on town property after public backlash about how the rules would impact business owners and community groups. The proposal discuss...
News
County renews water lease for fourth year
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
April 15, 2026
Ouray County commissioners signed off on an agreement Tuesday to lease and help pay for backup water to support the county’s irrigators for a fourth year. The lease secures a 2021 no-call agreement be...
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