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BRINGING HOME PRECIOUS MEDALS
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BRINGING HOME PRECIOUS MEDALS
June 14, 2023
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NEWS BRIEFS
Angel Creek Campground southwest of Ouray reopened on Monday after U.S. Forest Service officials cleared more than 140 hazardous trees. The Forest Ser...
June 14, 2023
Letters
Don’t bet on better roads with more tax revenue
June 14, 2023
Letters
Thanks from a ‘child’ of Ouray
Dear Editor: I was recently honored, humbled and overwhelmed to receive an outpouring of deep sentiments, thoughtful gifts and heartfelt well-wishes f...
June 7, 2023
Letters
Property tax boost should go to roads
Dear Editor: I assume that almost everyone in Ouray County who owns property has reviewed their new tax assessments, shocking as they were. The county...
June 7, 2023
Rockfall concerns close Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison
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Rockfall concerns close Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison
UPDATE, 4:01 p.m. The highway reopened to one lane of alternating traffic at 3:45 and will full reopen to two lanes of traffic in each direction by 5:...
June 2, 2023
OURAY CLASS OF 2023
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OURAY CLASS OF 2023
[tecnavia_gallery slug='ouray-class-of-2023-gallery' view='carousel']Left, Ouray High School graduate Clifford Utech examines his diploma after receiv...
May 31, 2023
RIDGWAY CLASS OF 2023
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RIDGWAY CLASS OF 2023
[tecnavia_gallery slug='ridgway-class-of-2023-gallery' view='carousel']Above, Ridgway class of 2023 salutatorian Autumn Sagal rides on top of a car dr...
May 31, 2023
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NEWS BRIEFS
The average Ouray County homeowner would see their natural gas bill increase by more than $6 a month, while the average small commercial customer in t...
May 31, 2023
RIDGWAY CLASS OF 2023
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RIDGWAY CLASS OF 2023
[tecnavia_gallery slug='ridgway-class-of-2023-gallery-20230601-0251-192530' view='carousel']Left, Ridgway Secondary School graduate Maizy Gordon speak...
May 31, 2023
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April 8, 2026
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Town mayor re-elected in landslide
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Town mayor re-elected in landslide
Voters select incumbents Grambley, Scoville, newcomer Greenwood
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
April 8, 2026
John Clark will continue serving as Ridgway mayor, defeating his only challenger in 14 years since he was first elected, newcomer Tia Mihelarakis. Clark received 321 votes to Mihelarakis’ 51 votes. Cl...
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Does Ouray need a new pool house? Council, public split
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 8, 2026
A series of tweaks to the design of a proposed new pool house at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool has exposed a deep divide among Ouray City Council members and the public over whether the city should proce...
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Council absorbs more criticism over police
Employee pleads 'give us answers' as city OKs higher reimbursement rate for law enforcement services
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 8, 2026
The Ouray City Council on Monday agreed to pay Ouray County more for providing law enforcement services in the city, but not before absorbing another round of blistering criticism from the public and ...
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County, Forest Service to discuss Yankee Boy closure next week
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 8, 2026
Ouray County commissioners will hold a work session next week with the U.S. Forest Service to discuss their plan to close the upper portion of the road into Yankee Boy Basin to reduce environmental an...
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