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Joseph A. ‘Joe’ Rogers
Joseph A. ‘Joe’ Rogers, 71, died Jan. 9, 2021, at Montrose Memorial Hospital, from a cardiac event. Joe was born Mar. 18, 1949 in Pueblo, CO, to Josep...
March 25, 2021
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Following the faculty referendum on whether Greg Salsbury should remain president at Western Colorado University, the Board of Trustees large...
March 25, 2021
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO March 25, 1971 - Editorial: How come in these days of environmental concern, the cretinous “all terrain” adult toys continue to be manufa...
March 25, 2021
Libraries: Far more than book lenders
Dear Editor: It’s more than books on a shelf. I salute Liz Teitz’s article “A new chapter for Ouray library” in that it identified what an amazing res...
March 25, 2021
Thanks, congrats to Lupita’s owner
Dear Editor, After 30-plus years as Ridgway's greeting card/ unique gift/local art and craft headquarters, Lupita has decided it's time for her to clo...
March 25, 2021
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO March 18, 1971 - It may or may not be true, as some country folk claim, that America’s growing army of snowmobile enthusiasts is comprise...
March 18, 2021
A new level of blaming the messenger
Dear Editor: Blaming the messenger is a cherished American tradition, especially when the press raises uncomfortable questions and demands that public...
March 18, 2021
Workers owed a debt of gratitude
Dear Editor: We owe a debt of gratitude to Ouray County’s public health officials who’ve worked tirelessly for over a year now, ensuring that our scho...
March 18, 2021
Janice Mayfield
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Janice Mayfield
Janice Mayfield at age 91 passed away in her Montrose, Colorado home on March 5, 2021. After a long bout with COPD, she suffered a seizure a week befo...
March 11, 2021
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Water restrictions exception, not rule
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
Crews working to plug old water well
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Crews working to plug old water well
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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