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Karen Risch

Late monsoon welcome, but it won’t fix deficit
Columns, Opinion
Late monsoon welcome, but it won’t fix deficit
This year's missing monsoon finally showed up the night of Aug. 22. By the next morning, Saturday, a much wetter, greener, cooler world greeted Ouray ...
August 27, 2025
A disappointingly dry start to monsoon season
Columns, Opinion
A disappointingly dry start to monsoon season
Ouray gardeners, like their counterparts across the Four Corners states, count on the Southwest Monsoon from July to September.In the city of Ouray it...
July 30, 2025
Will Ouray County benefit from Weather Service rehires?
Columns, Opinion
Will Ouray County benefit from Weather Service rehires?
For six lovely days, June 2-7, our San Juan earth was cool and wet. Local peaks regained their winter white.Ouray days averaged 65 degrees, 11 degrees...
June 25, 2025
Drought reigns as county barrels toward summer
Columns, Opinion
Drought reigns as county barrels toward summer
Ouray County, along with much of far western Colorado and other Southwestern states, is now in severe drought status, according to NOAA’s U.S. West Dr...
May 28, 2025
Brief warm spells, plenty of snow — yes, it’s April
Columns, Opinion
Brief warm spells, plenty of snow — yes, it’s April
April, a notorious trickster of a month, has lived up to its reputation this year.Fine hot spells, not-so-good freezing temperatures, ample snow and, ...
April 23, 2025
Spring is here, but rain may stay away in April, May
Columns, Opinion
Spring is here, but rain may stay away in April, May
Spring has sprung: Baby birds chirp riotously in birdhouses, leftover snow vanishes under an ascending sun, crocus and forsythia flutter in the March ...
March 26, 2025
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Bears start packing on pounds
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Bears start packing on pounds
Wildlife officials urge residents to avoid attracting bruins as they seek food before hibernating
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Bears have entered the time of year where they seek food for at least 20 hours a day, trying to pack on the pounds before the first snow flies. The compulsive eating, called hyperphagia, helps prepare...
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Fatal crash on pass involved marijuana
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The driver of the vehicle that went off Red Mountain Pass on Aug. 5 had a significant amount of marijuana in his system, according to toxicology results from his autopsy. Tests showed 42-year-old Loui...
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News
City proceeds with plans to remodel city hall, police station
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The city of Ouray is moving ahead with plans to remodel a portion of the Ouray Community Center and a building across the street that will house the police department. City councilors earlier this mon...
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News
Trust to preserve, donate more Red Mountain mining claims
Nonprofit under contract to purchase land near Ironton Park
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Another cluster of mining claims on Red Mountain Pass will be preserved for the public and protected from further development. The Trust for Land Restoration, a Ridgway-based nonprofit organization, i...
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News
Public Health urges stricter tobacco regs
Nurse recommends requiring local retail licenses; gas stations say program unnecessary
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Ouray County Public Health is asking local governments to more strictly regulate nicotine and tobacco retailers to help prevent underage use, by requiring local retail licenses on top of state-require...
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