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City to consider creating local license for tobacco retailers
Ouray city councilors will hold a work session to discuss a proposal to create a local license for tobacco retailers, on top of a state license, with ...
February 25, 2026
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Councilor criticizes spending
Councilor Dave Doherty voiced frustration about the council’s move to spend money on two items it had initially or previously approved before he was a...
February 25, 2026
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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
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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
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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
Calendar & Events, Feature
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
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August 19, 2026
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Bear activity ramping up
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Bear activity ramping up
Second bruin killed in a week after several conflicts, entering home
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home last weekend after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildl...
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Police admin assistant resigns, blasts city
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
The Ouray Police Department's administrative assistant has resigned, leaving the office with one remaining employee assigned to desk duty. The resignation comes just after the city's response to a civ...
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Disaster relief tax moves closer to ballot
Ouray, Ridgway councils negotiate for larger share of revenue; use tax for roads all but ruled out
By Mike Wiggins and James Hanlon 
August 19, 2026
A proposed countywide sales tax to address fires, floods and other natural disasters appears to have a clear path to the November ballot, while a potential use tax on construction materials to raise m...
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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
By James Hanlon 
August 19, 2026
Ouray County Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger was placed on paid administrative leave Monday following a driving under the influence arrest in Montrose Aug. 14. Crew Chief Don Castle has been ...
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