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Carolyn Snowbarger

Dam it: the story of Ridgway State Park
Columns, Opinion
Dam it: the story of Ridgway State Park
Our neighborhood reservoir, Ridgway State Park, has become a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts.The park is a modern chapter in the long and ...
September 10, 2025
The West’s unsung heroes? Post offices
Columns, Feature
The West’s unsung heroes? Post offices
The American West, including the Western Slope of Colorado, experienced significant population growth in the latter decades of the 19th century. “Boos...
August 6, 2025
The rise, fall and rise of Ouray County
Columns, Feature
The rise, fall and rise of Ouray County
Why did thousands of people, most of whom had never even heard of Ouray, Ridgway or Colona, come to this remote part of Colorado? The history of Ouray...
July 9, 2025
County’s historic churches home to ample stories
Columns, Feature
County’s historic churches home to ample stories
When does a mining camp truly become a town? It happens legally with official documents of incorporation. It occurs economically when businesses arriv...
July 2, 2025
Scenic Last Dollar Road connects to rugged past
Columns, Feature
Scenic Last Dollar Road connects to rugged past
It is time to begin planning our explorations into the San Juan Mountains again. Be certain to include another trek on Last Dollar Road, connecting Ri...
May 7, 2025
The forgotten — and shameful — history of Silverton
Columns, Opinion
The forgotten — and shameful — history of Silverton
Mining entrepreneurs founded the town of Silverton in 1874. With the discovery of silver, gold and zinc, it was a boomtown with prospectors, suppliers...
April 9, 2025
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
News
With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...
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News
Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Article about Space to Create too negative
September 10, 2025
Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...
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