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Carolyn Snowbarger

Chimney Rock stands as sentinel in smoke
Columns, Feature
Chimney Rock stands as sentinel in smoke
If you look east from Ridgway, the view of the Cimarron Range is usually a masterpiece of sharp, clear angles. At the center of it all stands the unmi...
July 15, 2026
Anniversaries a reminder of power of this place
Columns, Feature
Anniversaries a reminder of power of this place
The "power of place" is the theory that physical locations shape our lives, identities and ultimate destinies. This concept suggests that a geographic...
June 17, 2026
War to peace: rebranding the San Juans
Columns, Opinion
War to peace: rebranding the San Juans
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 ...
May 13, 2026
A valley of broken promises and bitter water
Columns, Feature
A valley of broken promises and bitter water
For anyone driving the lonely stretch of Colorado Highway 141 through the West End of Montrose County, the sign for “Disappointment Valley” usually pr...
April 8, 2026
Wyatt Earp’s brief, quiet chapter in the San Juans
Columns, Opinion
Wyatt Earp’s brief, quiet chapter in the San Juans
Wyatt Earp wasn’t born a legend. He was an opportunist, a man with a keen eye for the next horizon and a knack for finding — or perhaps stirring up — ...
March 11, 2026
How science fiction, silver built Mount Sneffels
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How science fiction, silver built Mount Sneffels
For those of us lucky enough to step onto our decks or open our front doors to a view of the northern San Juans, one silhouette dominates the horizon:...
February 11, 2026
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Flood ravages homes
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Flood ravages homes
County deems trio of Ponderosa Village properties uninhabitable, as residents fear more debris flows imminent
By Erin McIntyre, Chart Riggall and Mike Wiggins 
August 5, 2026
When the fire raged above them on the mountain, the evacuated residents of Ponderosa Village hoped for rain. They wished for anything to help the firefighters get control of the blaze so it wouldn't b...
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County floats disaster relief sales tax
By Chart Riggall 
August 5, 2026
Draft ballot language proposes half-cent tax, with revenue split between county, city, town Ouray County commissioners are in talks to put a half-penny sales tax increase question to voters this fall ...
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News
Log Hill won’t join fire authority
Board: No benefit to cost, operational structure
By James Hanlon 
August 5, 2026
The Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department will not join the proposed consolidated fire and emergency medical services authority in Ouray County. Board members of the Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection Distric...
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Crews near full containment on fire
By James Hanlon 
August 5, 2026
Firefighters who are closing in on fully containing the Gold Mountain Fire have shifted their work to undoing firelines that are no longer needed to prevent erosion. “We've moved out of the suppressio...
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‘We were in a panic’
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‘We were in a panic’
Flooding relocates part of Dexter Creek, forces couple to seek help with pigs
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 5, 2026
Hank and Betsy Nicholson were watching TV at home the night of July 26 when the skies opened up and filled Dexter Creek with rainwater, mud and debris. The creek, which serves as the Nicholsons’ only ...
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