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Chart Riggall

Main, News
Sales tax measure fails
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county o...
November 4, 2026
News
Local costs could limit scope of federal disaster aid
While the Trump administration’s approval of disaster relief funding for the Gold Mountain Fire may have looked like a golden ticket for a cash-strapp...
November 4, 2026
News
Cow Creek project fight heads to key hearing
A Colorado judge will consider next week whether regional water managers have enough ground to stand on to pursue a plan to divert water from Cow Cree...
October 28, 2026
News
SMPA proposes fifth consecutive rate hike
San Miguel Power Association has proposed to hike its base monthly access charge for the vast majority of its customers from $33 to $42, marking the f...
October 28, 2026
News
Agency warns of ongoing flood threats in burn scar
A U.S. Forest Service survey of the Gold Mountain Fire says flooding and debris flows will likely continue to be dangers within the most severely scor...
October 28, 2026
‘This is the challenge that I needed in my life’
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‘This is the challenge that I needed in my life’
In the waning weeks of the 2019 ice climbing season, a 27-year-old Tres Barbatelli stood at the bottom of the Uncompahgre Gorge wondering what he’d ju...
October 21, 2026
News
Voters to decide next month on county disaster sales tax
Ouray County voters will decide next month whether to raise the county’s sales tax by 0.5% to fund relief efforts for future disasters, a measure coun...
October 21, 2026
News
County wants water users to take on reservoir lease
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect the correct amount of money Tri-County Water Conservancy District is paid to operate and manag...
October 21, 2026
Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
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Will Coloradans choose the ‘right to hunt’?
Colorado’s vote next month on whether to amend the state Constitution by codifying the right to hunt and fish has intensified debate among hunters, co...
October 14, 2026
Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate
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Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate
Federal legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray cleared the U.S. Senate last week, sending the bill to the House o...
October 7, 2026
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Cleared for takeoff
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Cleared for takeoff
Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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Jury finds man not guilty in 2023 sex assault case
By Erin McIntyre, James Hanlon 
November 4, 2026
A Montrose County jury found the stepson of the former Ouray police chief not guilty of sexual assault Wednesday, at the end of his eight-day criminal trial. The jury handed down the verdict after del...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reserve backcountry for lower-impact uses
By Alex Menard 
November 4, 2026
Dear Editor: The Oct. 29 Ridgway Ouray Community Council meeting to fund the Alpine Ranger Program reveals questions about the problem and the proposed solution. Should the public be asked to pay for ...
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