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Erin McIntyre

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I still can’t believe we own a newspaper. It feels silly to type that sentence. We’re almost seven years into being the caretakers of this community i...
November 12, 2025
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County court judge suspended after reports of misconduct
A Seventh Judicial District county court judge has been suspended from his job by the Colorado Supreme Court after the state judicial commission inves...
November 12, 2025
Ouray School Board candidate profile: Phylis Fagrelius
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Ouray School Board candidate profile: Phylis Fagrelius
Phylis Fagrelius has learned an important lesson, living in Ouray for the past 37 years. “The more you give, the more you get back,” she said. It’s so...
October 15, 2025
Ouray School Board candidate profile: Andrea Calhoon Meruelo
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Ouray School Board candidate profile: Andrea Calhoon Meruelo
It wasn’t long after Andrea Calhoon Meruelo graduated from Ouray School in 1999 that she realized she received a pretty stellar education at the tiny ...
October 15, 2025
Ouray School Board candidate profile: Tony Schmidt
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Ouray School Board candidate profile: Tony Schmidt
Tony Schmidt remembers how Ouray School used to feel like it was the center of the community. When he was a kid, he saw community members coming to th...
October 15, 2025
Man arrested in Ouray by immigration enforcement officers
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Man arrested in Ouray by immigration enforcement officers
Federal immigration officials detained at least one person in Ouray this morning, according to eyewitness reports which have been confirmed by the Our...
August 7, 2025
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January 28, 2026
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Town prepares for legal battle
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
January 28, 2026
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Ridgway Lodge LLC is the owner of MTN Lodge. Ridgway retains attorney after MTN Lodge owners say they won't pay taxes on long-term worker...
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County eyes budget cuts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 28, 2026
Manager: Looking for ways to avoid cutting employees Ouray County leaders have loosely settled on wanting to cut $500,000 from the county’s 2026 budget, anticipating they will have more unexpected exp...
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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body
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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body
January 28, 2026
Ouray County's coroner is seeking help finding friends of a man who was estranged from his family and died at a Ouray hotel. Quality Inn staff found William Curio Jr., who went by Billy, in his hotel ...
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Citing violations, county orders disc golf tourney to cease
January 28, 2026
Ouray County has ordered a disc golf tournament held on Log Hill Mesa to stop operating without a special- use permit, citing concerns about illegal gambling as well as other county rule violations. C...
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