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Karen Risch

Will Super El Niño boost winter snow? Stay tuned
Columns, Opinion
Will Super El Niño boost winter snow? Stay tuned
A “9,000 mile “freight train of warm water” — a Kelvin wave — “hundreds of feet deep” in the Pacific Ocean has surged eastward toward Peru since April...
May 27, 2026
Super El Niño could be boon for parched area
Columns, Opinion
Super El Niño could be boon for parched area
After three months of desperately dry Colorado weather, there’s finally good news. ENSO-neutral conditions are now present and favored from April-June...
April 29, 2026
Is there relief for brutally warm, dry March?
Columns, Opinion
Is there relief for brutally warm, dry March?
Early this month, spring 2026 seemed to be yet another hot, droughty season across the West. Since then, March has been abysmally dry and scarily warm...
March 25, 2026
Wet snow, later sunsets mark spring’s approach
Columns, Opinion
Wet snow, later sunsets mark spring’s approach
Thanks to warming sun, wet snow showers, spells of shirtsleeve weather, earlier sunrises and later sunsets, meteorological spring (March 1) is upon us...
February 25, 2026
Despite weekend storm, 2026 starts warm and dry
Columns, Opinion
Despite weekend storm, 2026 starts warm and dry
The year 2025, Ouray’s hottest year ever recorded, began with a very cold, dry month. January 2025’s mean temperatures were 4.8 degrees below normal b...
January 28, 2026
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Tassel worth the hassle
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Tassel worth the hassle
May 27, 2026
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Governments push for better transit service
County, city, town want OurWay shuttle to run more frequently, be more user-friendly
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 27, 2026
Ouray County’s three local governments are calling for the OurWay shuttle to run more often and become more user- friendly. Local government leaders want the Montrose-to-Ouray service to run at least ...
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County denies permit for disc golf tourney
Log Hill neighbors complain about impacts; property owners claim they were 'trying to take the right steps'
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 27, 2026
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday denied a permit for a disc golf tournament on residential properties on Log Hill Mesa, after hearing further complaints from the public. Land Use Department staff...
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Citizens petition city to pave Oak Street
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 27, 2026
Residents fret over dust, erosion; other work to be done first A group of residents has petitioned the city of Ouray to pave Oak Street, claiming the work is needed to control dust, accommodate increa...
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Award-winning ‘Lord of the Rings’ parody comes to Ouray
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Award-winning ‘Lord of the Rings’ parody comes to Ouray
'Fly, You Fools!' plays at the Wright Opera House Friday-Monday
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 27, 2026
You know the lines. Or at least you’ve seen the memes — and the myriad spinoffs of them. “One does not simply walk into Mordor.” “One ring to rule them all.” “What about second breakfast?” “You shall ...
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