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Looking Back
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March 13, 1975 – Mountain Bell has asked the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for emergency approval of a $1.30 a month increase in one-party mont...
March 12, 2025
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Looking Back
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January 31, 1975 – Ouray's first Centennial- Bicentennial event took place Monday night this week in a "gentle blizzard," a somewhat appropriate setti...
January 29, 2025
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50 YEARS AGO January 3, 1975 – John Wilson, 28, of Ouray suffered the loss of his left arm in an accident at the Camp Bird Mill Dec. 28. The accident ...
January 1, 2025
Looking Back
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November 15, 1974 – In the days of high prices and shortages, homemakers wanted to know how to stretch a limited sugar supply. "Americans normally con...
November 13, 2024
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Aug. 11, 1974 – Rick Trujillo not only won the Pikes Peak annual marathon but he won it for the second year in a row, and broke his own record in doin...
August 14, 2024
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July 25, 1974 – James McGuire, Ouray City Police deputy, received a call from his dispatcher around 10:30 Monday night, that someone had reported two ...
July 24, 2024
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July 4, 1974 – Action by the Ridgway Volunteer Fire Department, assisted by the Ouray County Sheriff’s Department and other volunteers, prevented a fi...
July 3, 2024
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OURAY COUNTYApril 18, 1974 - The City of Ouray will receive $16,577.90 in grant money for the city swimming pool park improvements from the Colorado P...
April 17, 2024
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OURAY COUNTYApril 11, 1974 - This week a group of about 35 concerned persons met with officials of the Colorado Dept. of Game & Fish in the Montro...
April 10, 2024
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Opinion
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OURAY COUNTY 50 YEARS AGO March 7, 1974 - Deep snow and cold have placed Ouray County deer and elk under severe stress this winter, according to Jim O...
March 6, 2024
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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
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City takes plunge on hot springs repairs
Council approves $286,568 contract to resurface, replace tiles in overlook pools in September
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
The city of Ouray will spend more than $280,000 to resurface the hottest soaking areas at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool this fall, a repair pool managers say is vital to maintaining one of the city’s mos...
County backs down on road closure
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County backs down on road closure
Rather than block access to upper Yankee Boy Basin, commissioners focus on managing, restoring
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
Ouray County has decided against closing the upper section of Yankee Boy Basin road to motorized traffic, and will work with the U.S. Forest Service and volunteer groups to keep drivers on the main ro...
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County leaders campaign for merger
Commissioner claims benefits to combined fire, EMS; Log Hill Fire District concerned about structure, cost
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 22, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week campaigned for a combined countywide fire and emergency services authority at a Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection District meeting, while the district’s board of directors a...
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