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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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Board makes offer on top job
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Board makes offer on top job
On same day commissioners pick Peace Corps director, interim manager resigns
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
Ouray County’s new county manager will travel from Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, for the job, if he accepts the position. Ouray County commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to offer the county’s to...
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