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Columns, Opinion

Put Ophir, Colorado, on your exploration bucket list for this summer. At 9,695 feet in elevation, this off-the-beaten-path community is seven miles so...

January 8, 2025

Columns, Opinion

Clive Cussler’s last great story

Most people probably don't know they're driving past the burial site of one of the most prolific American authors in recent history when they're trave...

December 11, 2024

Columns, Opinion

John Fremont’s Colorado legacy

John Charles Fremont (1813-1890) is a famous and infamous figure in the 19th century. He was a major general for the Union Army during the Civil War, ...

November 13, 2024

Columns, Feature

The origins of Dallas: Scottish word or little-known VP?

Do vice presidents leave a legacy? Many historians believe that Vice President George Mifflin Dallas certainly did here in Ouray County. Today you can...

October 9, 2024

Columns, Opinion

Origins of ‘Danny Boy’ found in the U.K. — and Ouray

“Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side The summer’s gone, and all the roses falling, It’s you,...

September 11, 2024

Opinion

Dr. Earl Fish, Ouray’s unknown medical pioneer

July 12, 2024, marked the 120th anniversary of the death of Dr. Earl Hamilton Fish. Few know of his remarkable accomplishments that changed many lives...

August 14, 2024

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January 15, 2025

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Report: Padgett likely treated workers poorly

Commissioner apologizes; county plans to adopt code of conduct

By By Deb Hurley Brobst and Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

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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An adventurer of ‘considerable abilities’

Whether he was testing his own athletic limits or mentoring others, avalanche victim Don Moden Jr. was passionate about the outdoors

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

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...

News

Niece handed board leadership over Padgett

Commissioners break tradition of taking turns, drawing objections from public

By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

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...

News

Ridgway deputy receives lifesaving award

Brannon Hasler pulled Ridgway resident from burning car after wreck

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

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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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines