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Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

PREHISTORIC PRESERVATION
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PREHISTORIC PRESERVATION
Forest Service acquisition northwest of Ouray ensures public access and protects world's longest dinosaur trackway for generations The Charles family ...
April 10, 2024
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Funding OK’d for Corbett Creek bridge
More than a million dollars of federal funding for replacing the bridge over Corbett Creek into Whispering Pines has been passed by the U.S. Senate an...
April 3, 2024
WALLEYE COMING TO RIDGWAY RESERVOIR
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WALLEYE COMING TO RIDGWAY RESERVOIR
Introduction of sterile predatory fish meant to reduce population of non-native small-mouth bass, boost angling opportunities If everything goes accor...
March 27, 2024
Eye on the pies: Ridgway pizza-maker competes internationally
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Eye on the pies: Ridgway pizza-maker competes internationally
Colorado Boy's head pizza-maker didn't let a little snow storm delaying his specialty ingredient rattle him as he was preparing to compete at the Inte...
March 27, 2024
GRAVE CONCERNS
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GRAVE CONCERNS
As Cedar Hill Cemetery struggles to keep up with maintenance backlog, resource shortage, advocates seek to form nonprofit When John Hart volunteered t...
March 13, 2024
HOLLYWOOD SPOTLIGHTS SAN JUANS
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HOLLYWOOD SPOTLIGHTS SAN JUANS
Director, actor and new Ouray County property ownerTyler Perry films movie in Ouray, near Ridgway One of Ouray County's most famous new landowners has...
February 21, 2024
New book shares tale of resilience, survival
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New book shares tale of resilience, survival
People who live in Ouray probably know Sam and Di Rushing as the couple who started and ran Ouray Glassworks and Pottery for 26 years. They might know...
February 14, 2024
CBI: Accused rapist said he thought woman was his wife
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CBI: Accused rapist said he thought woman was his wife
Editor's note: This story contains details about an alleged sexual assault. A Ridgway man accused of raping a 28-year-old woman in her home in Decembe...
February 7, 2024
Teen charged as adult in alleged rape
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Teen charged as adult in alleged rape
Prosecutors have decided to charge the Ouray police chief's stepson as an adult in an alleged sexual assault case. The 7th Judicial District Attorney'...
February 7, 2024
Girl: Rapes occurred at chief’s house
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Girl: Rapes occurred at chief’s house
Accuser claims she was assaulted multiple times while Ouray police chief, family slept *** Editor's note: This note was not included in the print edit...
January 17, 2024
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Hickenlooper hears concerns from constituents
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Hickenlooper hears concerns from constituents
Loss of federal funds prompts requests for help with wildfire mitigation, water and more
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
August 29, 2025
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper encouraged Ouray County nonprofits and public officials to persevere, find ways to do more with less money and look for opportunities to change systems during moments of tu...
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Closures on Red Mountain expected for next few weeks
Five-hour closures scheduled Tuesday-Thursday for power line upgrades
By Erin 
August 29, 2025
Motorists traveling over Red Mountain Pass should expect lengthy weekday delays starting next week, as San Miguel Power Association continues to rebuild its power line on the pass. A roughly three-mil...
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Bears start packing on pounds
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Bears start packing on pounds
Wildlife officials urge residents to avoid attracting bruins as they seek food before hibernating
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Bears have entered the time of year where they seek food for at least 20 hours a day, trying to pack on the pounds before the first snow flies. The compulsive eating, called hyperphagia, helps prepare...
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Fatal crash on pass involved marijuana
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The driver of the vehicle that went off Red Mountain Pass on Aug. 5 had a significant amount of marijuana in his system, according to toxicology results from his autopsy. Tests showed 42-year-old Loui...
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City proceeds with plans to remodel city hall, police station
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The city of Ouray is moving ahead with plans to remodel a portion of the Ouray Community Center and a building across the street that will house the police department. City councilors earlier this mon...
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