News
January 24, 2025
The city of Ouray will start over its search for a new police chief af...
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Marcus Garcia's 'artwork' serves as focal point of Ice Fest competition
January 22, 2025
It peers out from the Uncompahgre Gorge like a swan with a body of rock and ice, daring climbers to reach its head. Rooted at the foot of the gorge, a slab of rock is sandwiched between two distinct sections of ice. Its crown jewel is a 32-foottall, man-made spire fitted to the edge of the cliff and decorated with knobs and holds for climbers to swing ice axes into, pulling themselves to the top. ...
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Bayfield police chief no longer in consideration, leaving Delta sergeant Furstenfeld, Montrose commander Valerio
January 22, 2025
The search for Ouray’s new police chief has narrowed to two candidates whose careers have placed them in the closest proximity to the city. With input from incoming City Administrator Michelle Metteer...
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January 22, 2025
Ironton Park’s fens, wetlands and stream channels will see nearly $1 million to rehabilitate drought and mining impacts at the headwaters of the Uncompahgre River. The $931,000 grant awarded by the U....
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Commissioner apologizes; county plans to adopt code of conduct
January 15, 2025
Ouray County commissioners will develop a conduct policy for both elected county leaders and staff in the wake of a final report on an investigation of Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger’s compl...
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Whether he was testing his own athletic limits or mentoring others, avalanche victim Don Moden Jr. was passionate about the outdoors
January 15, 2025
It was a workout day for Don Moden Jr. For the 57-year-old Ridgway athlete and adventurer, that could take many forms — a gravel bike ride along County Road 24, a run on one of the countless ribbons o...
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Commissioners break tradition of taking turns, drawing objections from public
January 15, 2025
A routine change in leadership roles on the Board of County Commissioners attracted attention this week when Commissioner Lynn Padgett was not chosen as chairperson, a position that instead went to Co...
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Brannon Hasler pulled Ridgway resident from burning car after wreck
January 15, 2025
Sue Stern doesn't remember much about the day her life was saved. She and her husband, Burt, were on their way back home after a trip to Montrose. They had taken their dog, Spencer, to a grooming appo...
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Beacon park aimed at helping people hone rescue skills
January 15, 2025
Backcountry skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers can practice the safety skill of locating beacons buried beneath snowpack at Ouray Mountain Rescue Team’s Avalanche Beacon Training Park. The park opene...
Feature
Weekend event packs in film screening, conversation with founders, clinics, climbing competition
January 22, 2025
Ouray Ice Park’s 30th Ice Festival doubles as a four-day long birthday party that is equal parts celebration and reflection of three decades as a keystone of Ouray winter. “There's going to be an ener...
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January 8, 2025
In the shadows of the Uncompaghre Gorge, Sonya Wilson carefully swung her ice axe and kicked her crampons up a frosty pitch. Hooked into belayers watching from above, neighboring climbers treading up ...
Columns, Feature...
January 8, 2025
I had a delightful conversation with Sue Young after the Second Chance Humane Society shelter manager let me know that she has been a star volunteer for years, walking dogs, helping at adoption events...
Calendar & Events, Feature...
January 8, 2025
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 TALK: "Guiding the Heights: Inside Mt. Everest's Commercial Climbs" with Chad Peele, 6 - 8:30 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. Tickets $10 in advance or $15 day of s...
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Jan. 2-14, 2025
January 1, 2025
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road, Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. FRIDAY, JANU...
Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
January 22, 2025
Dear Editor: I write this letter not to you, but to my mother, Lynn Padgett. One of my earliest memories is holding her hand as we walked through Ouray, knocking on doors and meeting residents. I didn...
Looking Back
OURAY COUNTY
40 YEARS AGO
January 22, 2025
January 24, 1975 – Most of the threehour meeting of the Ouray City Council Monday night was concerning garbage and the new two-hour parking restrictions on Main Street. About 20 citizens of this commu...
Obituaries
January 22, 2025
January 25, 1946-January 19, 2025 Rose Widegren was born in the doctor's office in Hotchkiss, Colorado, on Jan. 25, 1946. She was the third of five children born to her mother, Agnes Egger Welch, and ...
Calendar & Events
Jan. 23 - Feb. 6, 2025
January 22, 2025
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 SPECIAL EVENT: IGNITE Talks. 6:30 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. Entry by donation. More info at sherbino.org. BOOK CLUB: "Good Material" discussion from 5-6 p.m....
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Mountain cabin to be removed
January 15, 2025
Cabin will be removed, timeline unclear Ouray County leaders affirmed they will require a cabin to be removed on Red Mountain Pass after determining that its owner misled the county when he obtained a...
