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Stage 2 fire restrictions adopted
Tinder-dry conditions prompt stricter rules, no campfires allowed
August 13, 2025
All three local governments in Ouray County ramped up to stage 2 fire restrictions this week, as multiple wildfires burn across the Western Slope and the San Juans continue to wither under a hot, dry ...
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Neighborhood to consider mosquito fogging
Health officials, government leaders debate efficacy of possible treatment in Dallas Meadows
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 13, 2025
Ouray County may help Dallas Meadows residents pay to kill adult mosquitos swarming the area since some preventative treatments were skipped earlier this spring. Leaders from Ouray County, the town of...
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Fired federal rangers return to backcountry
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Fired federal rangers return to backcountry
Patrol, education duties look similar, only now county foots the bill
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
Kricket Olin pulled the side-by-side ATV over to a cluster of off-highway vehicles and leaned over the door, sticking her head in the neon helmet out the window. “Hi I’m Kricket, an alpine ranger with...
Interim chief has first shot at permanent job
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Interim chief has first shot at permanent job
City administrator plans interviews, public meet-and-greet for Daric Harvey, whose contract is up soon
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
Interim Ouray Police Chief Daric Harvey will be given the first crack at the permanent police chief position through an internal interview process arranged by City Administrator Michelle Metteer. Mett...
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Council nomination petitions available
August 6, 2025
Ouray residents who are thinking about running for one of the three open seats on the city council this fall can now pick up and begin circulating nomination petitions. The two-year term for Mayor Eth...
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Aug. 14-28, 2025
August 13, 2025
THURSDAY AUGUST 14 "Midsummer Night's Dream" burlesque show, for ages 18+. 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. Advance tickets $30 at thewrightoperahouse.org, $35 day of show. "Mi...
More than a scholarship
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More than a scholarship
Chang Chavkin scholars value support as first-generation college students
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
Andrea Peralta Villa was unsure how she would make it to college until the final few days before classes started, despite having a roommate and a nearly full-ride scholarship lined up. She overcame th...
The West’s unsung heroes? Post offices
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The West’s unsung heroes? Post offices
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
August 6, 2025
The American West, including the Western Slope of Colorado, experienced significant population growth in the latter decades of the 19th century. “Boosterism” was one of the government strategies used ...
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Aug. 7-22, 2025
August 6, 2025
THURSDAY AUGUST 7 Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Ridgway Christian Center, 120 Redcliff Dr.  More information at ourayrepublicans.com. Farmers market, 10 a.m.– 2 p....
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Girl survives fatal accident
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Girl survives fatal accident
Three die in wrecks on Highway 550 on back-to-back days
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
An 11-year-old girl survived a car crash that killed two adults on Red Mountain Pass on Tuesday morning, after the vehicle she was riding in tumbled down a 320-foot cliff and landed on its roof in Red...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A reminder: If you pack it in, pack it out
August 6, 2025
Dear Editor: To those who use our trails and any of our beautiful outdoors: Please take everything with you when you are finished hiking, biking or whatever activity you may have been doing! That incl...
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City approves rooftop deck for library
Council clears way for second-story outdoor space
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
The Ouray Public Library will get its rooftop deck — and at its preferred location. The Ouray City Council voted Monday night to amend the library’s lease with the city to allow it to build a 670-squa...
Accident closes U.S. Highway 550
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Accident closes U.S. Highway 550
Alternate route is County Road 1
By Erin 
August 1, 2025
A single vehicle rollover accident involving a truck and a trailer has shut down U.S. Highway 550 at mile marker 114, near Billy Creek State Wildllife Area north of Ridgway. Both lanes of the highway ...
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