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By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
Ouray Halloween 2023
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    No-idling ordinance stalls after months of debate
    By LIA SALVATIERRA 
    May 14, 2026
    “Idle-Free Ridgway” remains a motto, rather than a rule after the town council voted down final approval for an anti-idling ordinance that drew zealous support and opposition over the past five months...
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    Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
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    Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
    A year after two daycares opened within affordable housing development, builder looks to replicate template in three other cities
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    May 13, 2026
    The solution to the statewide childcare shortage might be here in Ouray County, where a blueprint for building childcare-ready affordable homes was drafted. It’s been a little more than a year since t...
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    County tests: No mold problem in meeting rooms
    After commissioner claims 'toxicity,' manager says 4-H, courthouse spaces safe to use
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    May 13, 2026
    Ouray County commissioner meeting rooms don’t have a mold problem, according to testing ordered after Commissioner Lynn Padgett said the facilities caused her to feel sick and used it as justification...
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    Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
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    Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
    State grant allows county to add sixth ranger to patrol backcountry, focus on safety, education
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    May 13, 2026
    Ouray County’s alpine ranger program is back and bigger this year with the help of a state grant. The public will see alpine rangers patrolling areas including Yankee Boy Basin, Imogene Pass and the A...
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    Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
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    Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
    Election to represent Ridgway, Log Hill contested for first time since 2014
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    May 13, 2026
    For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a contested election for the District 6 seat on the San Miguel Power Association board of directors, representing all of Ridgway, much of Log Hill and...
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    LETTER TO THE EDITOR
    Savage would bring expertise, connection to SMPA board
    By Dear Editor: 
    May 13, 2026
    As San Miguel Power Association District 6 members prepare to vote, for the first time in quite some time we have a choice between two excellent candidates. I encourage members to take a close look at...
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    War to peace: rebranding the San Juans
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    War to peace: rebranding the San Juans
    By Carolyn Snowbarger 
    May 13, 2026
    For decades, the San Juans were valued primarily for what could be pulled out of them. These mountains were a brutal, dangerous locale defined by the extraction of silver, gold and other metals. As Wo...
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    Looking Back
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    Looking Back
    May 13, 2026
    Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago May 12, 1966 Toby is back in town. Proof of it is that Johnny Johnson of the Western ...
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    Sex assault suspect to plead guilty to reduced charge
    May 13, 2026
    One of three men charged with sexually assaulting a then-17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge. Ashton Whittington, who was originally charged with a ...
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    Commissioners hedge on compensation requests
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    May 13, 2026
    A Ouray County employee rescinded a request Tuesday to be paid for the hours she spent outside her regular work week helping run the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds. Commissioners spent roughly 45 mi...
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    Evacuation exercise in Elk Meadows kicks off Friday
    May 13, 2026
    Between 40 and 60 volunteers and dozens more officials are preparing for Ouray County’s first emergency evacuation exercise in Elk Meadows southwest of Ridgway on Friday. The event will simulate what ...
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