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By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
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    A christening for Cimarron Athletic Field
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    A christening for Cimarron Athletic Field
    March 18, 2026
    The Cimarron Athletic Field at Ridgway Secondary School hosted its inaugural meet with the Ridgway Invite on March 14. Ridgway senior Sophia Forrest won the girls' 100-meter dash with a time of 13.19....
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    Race pits experience against new perspective
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    RIDGWAY MAYOR CANDIDATES
    Race pits experience against new perspective
    Clark proud of town's progress, aware of challenges
    By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
    March 18, 2026
    Even after 14 years serving as Ridgway's mayor, John Clark still thinks there's work to be done. He's served seven terms. Every two years, when his seat comes up for election, folks ask him if he want...
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    Mihelarakis advocates for creatives in first bid for office
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    RIDGWAY MAYOR CANDIDATES
    Mihelarakis advocates for creatives in first bid for office
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    March 18, 2026
    Tia Mihelarakis believes the Ridgway Town Council deserves a leader with new perspectives — specifically those of creatives, renters and the younger generation. Mihelarakis, 34, is challenging Mayor J...
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    Water leaders sound supply alarm
    Record-low snowpack in San Juans, balmy temps portend meager runoff
    By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
    March 18, 2026
    State water managers Tuesday painted a dire picture of record-low snowpack and abnormally warm temperatures this winter straining water supplies for Western Slope municipalities and agricultural produ...
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    Ribbing focuses bid on sustainability
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    RIDGWAY COUNCILOR CANDIDATES
    Ribbing focuses bid on sustainability
    By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
    March 18, 2026
    If you ask Sheridan Ribbing why she's running for town council, the answer is pretty simple. It's because Councilor Terry Schuyler decided not to run, and she's passionate about making sure a champion...
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    Meyer: ‘Ombudsman for the people’
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    RIDGWAY COUNCILOR CANDIDATES
    Meyer: ‘Ombudsman for the people’
    By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
    March 18, 2026
    Russ Meyer was so determined to run for Ridgway Town Council, he finished his candidate paperwork from a hospital bed in Grand Junction and paid a notary to drive from Glenwood Springs to get it final...
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    Grambley seeks to foster economy, culture
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    RIDGWAY COUNCILOR CANDIDATES
    Grambley seeks to foster economy, culture
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    March 18, 2026
    Kevin Grambley believes being a Ridgway town councilor means supporting initiatives around music, art and other “everyday joys” the town can offer, as affording to stay becomes harder to do. “It’s not...
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    Scoville vows to listen to all voices in bid for council
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    RIDGWAY COUNCILOR CANDIDATES
    Scoville vows to listen to all voices in bid for council
    By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
    March 18, 2026
    Josey Scoville took her cues in public service from her parents. Growing up in rural Minnesota, her father spent years on the local school board. Her mother served on the board of an energy company. “...
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    Greenwood touts knack for learning, open-mindedness
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    RIDGWAY COUNCILOR CANDIDATES
    Greenwood touts knack for learning, open-mindedness
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    March 18, 2026
    Trish Greenwood isn’t gunning for a seat on the Ridgway Town Council with an agenda — she’s looking to learn and participate now that she’s retiring and has the time. The 61-year-old former Ridgway El...
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    Looking Back
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    Looking Back
    March 18, 2026
    Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago March 17, 1966 Colorado — in, over and beyond the Continental Divide — will be stress...
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    Counties: ‘Mega projects’ should pay their way
    Ouray, Montrose, San Miguel commissioners scrutinize Mountain Village development, talk transportation
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    March 18, 2026
    Leaders from Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel counties say they want developers of “mega projects” in the region to pay for collateral impacts to their communities. That was the biggest outcome of a spe...
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