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By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
Ouray Halloween 2023
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    Easter egg hunters hop to it
    Main, News...
    Easter egg hunters hop to it
    April 8, 2026
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    Town mayor re-elected in landslide
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    Town mayor re-elected in landslide
    Voters select incumbents Grambley, Scoville, newcomer Greenwood
    By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
    April 8, 2026
    John Clark will continue serving as Ridgway mayor, defeating his only challenger in 14 years since he was first elected, newcomer Tia Mihelarakis. Clark received 321 votes to Mihelarakis’ 51 votes. Cl...
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    Does Ouray need a new pool house? Council, public split
    By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
    April 8, 2026
    A series of tweaks to the design of a proposed new pool house at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool has exposed a deep divide among Ouray City Council members and the public over whether the city should proce...
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    News
    Council absorbs more criticism over police
    Employee pleads 'give us answers' as city OKs higher reimbursement rate for law enforcement services
    By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
    April 8, 2026
    The Ouray City Council on Monday agreed to pay Ouray County more for providing law enforcement services in the city, but not before absorbing another round of blistering criticism from the public and ...
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    County, Forest Service to discuss Yankee Boy closure next week
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    April 8, 2026
    Ouray County commissioners will hold a work session next week with the U.S. Forest Service to discuss their plan to close the upper portion of the road into Yankee Boy Basin to reduce environmental an...
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    Ouray man killed in highway accident
    By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com 
    April 8, 2026
    A 34-year-old Ouray man died in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 550 south of Ridgway Monday night Alixzander Thomsen was driving the Dodge Caravan, headed toward Ouray, when the crash occurred ...
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    Another dangerous part of U.S. 550 needs help
    April 8, 2026
    Dear Editor: About two months ago, I reported to the Colorado Department of Transportation my concerns about the three-lane area on U.S. Highway 550 that connects the Pa-Co-Chu-Puk entrance to Ridgway...
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    A valley of broken promises and bitter water
    Columns, Feature...
    A valley of broken promises and bitter water
    By Carolyn Snowbarger 
    April 8, 2026
    For anyone driving the lonely stretch of Colorado Highway 141 through the West End of Montrose County, the sign for “Disappointment Valley” usually prompts a chuckle or a sympathetic sigh. It sounds l...
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    Looking Back
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    Looking Back
    April 8, 2026
    Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago April 14, 1966 The Ouray City Council, meeting Monday in special session, adopted by ...
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    Support for rural areas makes Weiser good pick
    April 8, 2026
    Dear Editor: Phil Weiser has been an outstanding attorney general for Coloradans. Weiser has stated: “My track record means I can hit the ground running on day one, stand up to bullies like Trump and ...
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    Coming soon to a curb near you: Free recycling
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    April 8, 2026
    All three local governments in Ouray County are pursuing a new statewide program that aims to make recycling free to residents. The Producer Responsibility Program is the result of a state law passed ...
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