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Letters, Opinion
‘Timeout’ for Padgett sends bad message
We don’t put women in timeout; we put children in timeout. When you put a woman in timeout, you are putting her voice in timeout; telling her to go be...
December 3, 2025
Letters, Opinion
Nauer’s ‘timeout’ idea is a non-starter
Had I not participated in scores of Ouray County Board of County Commissioners' and Planning Commission meetings, that Commissioner Lynn Padgett was e...
December 3, 2025
Letters, Opinion
SMPA’s rate structure is regressive
Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge fro...
November 12, 2025
Letters, Opinion
Governments should cinch belts
Dear Editor:This request may be a day late and a dollar short considering ballots are due soon.Nonetheless, it needs to be said that this is perhaps t...
October 29, 2025
Letters, Opinion
Gulde has background necessary to be mayor
Dear Editor:I am writing in support of Tamara Gulde as mayor for the city of Ouray.Not only has Tamara been an efficient, hardworking, informed, truth...
October 29, 2025
Letters, Opinion
Let it be known: Care must come before cuts
I just watched (well, when I first wrote this) the president of the U.S. meet with seven key European leaders, along with Ukrainian President Zelensky...
September 3, 2025
Letters, Opinion
Highway near Billy Creek can be improved
The article regarding all the accidents on U.S. Highway 550 left the impression that little could be done. That is probably true on the section south ...
September 3, 2025
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Trials in sex assault case delayed
By Mike Wiggins 
January 16, 2026
The trials for two men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 have been postponed. Gabriel Trujillo and Ashton Whittington were set to go to trial starting Feb. 9, b...
Public: Rebuild Ouray PD
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Public: Rebuild Ouray PD
Residents seek retention of independent agency after departure of interim chief
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 14, 2026
Ouray residents sent a clear message this week: They want to maintain an independent police department instead of permanently relying on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement. Faced wi...
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