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Giving Girls to donate next week
  The Ouray County Giving Girls club is hoping to grant another local nonprofit organization with donations at its second meeting, scheduled for Tuesd...
August 29, 2019
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Funding will help coworking biz expand
WESTERN COLORADO A western Colorado business that offers coworking spaces and helps other such businesses manage their operations has received one of ...
August 29, 2019
Get facts straight on proposed road taxes
  Dear Editor, Last week’s letter, "More equitable ways to raise road dollars," flagrantly and inaccurately overstates the taxes/fees being considered...
August 29, 2019
Tom Henry Hash
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Tom Henry Hash
  Tom Henry Hash, former resident of Ouray, went to be with his Lord and Saviour on August 18, 2019 in the home of his daughter in Lake Havasu City, A...
August 29, 2019
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Fired federal rangers return to backcountry
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Fired federal rangers return to backcountry
Patrol, education duties look similar, only now county foots the bill
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
Kricket Olin pulled the side-by-side ATV over to a cluster of off-highway vehicles and leaned over the door, sticking her head in the neon helmet out the window. “Hi I’m Kricket, an alpine ranger with...
Girl survives fatal accident
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Girl survives fatal accident
Three die in wrecks on Highway 550 on back-to-back days
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
An 11-year-old girl survived a car crash that killed two adults on Red Mountain Pass on Tuesday morning, after the vehicle she was riding in tumbled down a 320-foot cliff and landed on its roof in Red...
Interim chief has first shot at permanent job
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Interim chief has first shot at permanent job
City administrator plans interviews, public meet-and-greet for Daric Harvey, whose contract is up soon
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
Interim Ouray Police Chief Daric Harvey will be given the first crack at the permanent police chief position through an internal interview process arranged by City Administrator Michelle Metteer. Mett...
More than a scholarship
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More than a scholarship
Chang Chavkin scholars value support as first-generation college students
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
Andrea Peralta Villa was unsure how she would make it to college until the final few days before classes started, despite having a roommate and a nearly full-ride scholarship lined up. She overcame th...
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