Be honest: Have you ever said one of these things about Colona? “Wish that barbecue joint was still open.” “Oh, the donut shop closed!” “That’s where ...
October 20, 2022
Opinion
Marie Scott (1896-1979) owned land (lots of it). She was a local rancher whose holdings stretched from Ridgway all the way into southeastern Utah. Lon...
July 21, 2022
The San Juan Mountains were a secret wonderland for thousands of years. The Tabegauche and Weeminuche Utes freely roamed the region for centuries. Gra...
June 23, 2022
Area ranchers Michael and Maggie Cuddigan wanted a daughter. They found 9-year-old Mary Rose Mathews at St. Vincent’s Asylum in Denver in 1883. Her mo...
May 12, 2022
What are the odds? How did a young mother from Montrose end up as a camera double in 1969’s “True Grit”? A little luck, timing, her haircut and spunk!...
April 21, 2022
Opinion
What were Ouray town folk chatting about in the winter of 1922? The Spanish Flu finally had finally waned. The new hot springs pool was filling up. Wo...
February 10, 2022
Red Mountain Town Elevation: 11,300 Date settled: 1878 Current Population: 0 Location: Unknown Rumors of gold brought early prospectors to the Red Mou...
January 13, 2022
Chipeta, also known as White Singing Bird, was married to Chief Ouray of the Uncompaghre Utes. Ahead of her time, she served as a tribal leader, diplo...
December 9, 2021
In the final quarter of the 19th century, Dave Wood was the supply chain guru for the Western Slope of Colorado. His local endeavors included freighti...
November 11, 2021
Otto Mears is remembered as one of those bigger-than-life western trailblazers. Locally he is honored as the builder of the Million Dollar Highway and...
October 13, 2021
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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 ...
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January 8, 2025
A Ridgway man was killed Tuesday after being caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing near Red Mountain Pass. Ouray County Coroner Glenn Boyd identified the victim as 57-year-old Donald Moden J...
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Philanthropists commit $900K toward purchase of Ouray's Swiss Village
January 8, 2025
The people who climbed the stairs at the Ouray Community Center and filled the seats inside the City Council hearing room carried the heavy weight of worry and desperation with them. The mother of two...
News
Public can meet Furstenfeld, Hoguet, Valerio Jan. 16
January 8, 2025
The search for Ouray's new police chief has yielded three finalists for the position — three career law enforcement officers with varying experiences, all living in the region. Community members will ...
News
New analysis finds no likely impact to ice park, but work will pause during festival
January 8, 2025
Blasting for a private homeowner’s garage project resumed Tuesday in the side of a mountain above Ouray, with operations paused for the upcoming Ouray Ice Festival due to safety concerns. The project ...
