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Thursday, April 9 Adult craft night: making earrings out of old books, from 5:156:30 p.m. with the Ouray Public Library in the San Juan Room of the Ou...
April 8, 2026
Becky Duce
Obituaries
Becky Duce
March 17, 1965 – March 20, 2026 Rebecca (Becky) Susanne Duce passed away on March 20, 2026. She was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 17, 1965, to Ea...
April 8, 2026
Georgia Ann (Trujillo) Pesicka
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Georgia Ann (Trujillo) Pesicka
April 19, 1949 – March 29, 2026 Georgia Ann Pesicka, age 76, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away at home on March 29, 2026, surrounded by family. Geor...
April 8, 2026
Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
The town of Ridgway is suing the owners of MTN Lodge over their plans to use the hotel as workforce housing for the next several years, aiming to susp...
April 1, 2026
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Board rebukes commissioner
Two Ouray County commissioners publicly reprimanded their fellow commissioner after discovering she secretly recorded an executive session last week. ...
April 1, 2026
Jury convicts mother in retaliation case
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Jury convicts mother in retaliation case
A jury has convicted a former Ouray woman of retaliating against another woman who accused her son of sexual assault in 2023.Jurors deliberated for ab...
April 1, 2026
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
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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...
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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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