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CALENDAR & EVENTS
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray....
October 20, 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS
Ridgway State Park will close its boat ramp for the season at the end of October. In addition to the upcoming boat ramp closure, the hours for Aquatic...
October 20, 2022
News
POLICE LOG
RIDGWAY MARSHAL The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Sept. 19-Oct. 16. If you have information on any of the ...
October 20, 2022
We need to plan for future water shortages, pursue storage
Dear Editor: In this time of drought or aridification we can never take our water sources and the availability of water when we need it for granted. W...
October 13, 2022
Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO October 12, 1972 - Ouray County retail sales jumped from $407,000 to $617,000 for a whopping 51.6% increase over the same period in 1971,...
October 13, 2022
Tax increase needed for more staffing
Dear Editor: Shortly after the Cow Creek Fire happened in 2019, I decided to join the Ridgway Fire Department. I had met Chief Chris Miller while havi...
October 13, 2022
No exploitation in refugee project
Dear Editor: I have been a member of the Fairway Pines Estates Owners' Association and lived full time in Fairway Pines close to 10 years. I am writin...
October 13, 2022
Jane V. Eaton Meiklejohn
Obituaries
Jane V. Eaton Meiklejohn
September 3, 1930-October 4, 2022 Jane V. Eaton Meiklejohn was born on September 3, 1930 in New York City, the only daughter of John “Jack” Stafford E...
October 13, 2022
Charles E. Wilson
Obituaries
Charles E. Wilson
November 5, 1931-October 8, 2022 Charles E. Wilson, MD was born on Guy Fawkes Day, which delighted his English grandmother, in Canon City, Colorado on...
October 13, 2022
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray....
October 13, 2022
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Cleared for takeoff
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Cleared for takeoff
Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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Jury finds man not guilty in 2023 sex assault case
By Erin McIntyre, James Hanlon 
November 4, 2026
A Montrose County jury found the stepson of the former Ouray police chief not guilty of sexual assault Wednesday, at the end of his eight-day criminal trial. The jury handed down the verdict after del...
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