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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
September 1, 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....
September 1, 2022
Opinion
Story Hour a success
Dear Editor: The Ouray Public Library would like to thank our community, staff, and volunteers for an overwhelmingly successful Drag Queen Story Hour....
September 1, 2022
Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO August 31, 1972 - It’s here! Ouray’s county ambulance is in town and ready to go. The brand-new Chevrolet Sentinel ambulance is an attrac...
September 1, 2022
Opinion
Federal legislation needed to prevent suicides, support care
Dear Editor: September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. As a volunteer advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, I ...
September 1, 2022
Opinion
Teaching to throw off norms counter to safe self-expression
Dear Editor: While my opinion and world view hasn’t changed drastically as an adult, over the years I have adopted a coping mechanism of self-censorsh...
September 1, 2022
Opinion
Celebrate the library
Dear Editor: I celebrate our Ouray Public Library and the wonderful variety of services and programs it offers us! Ann Dettmer Ouray
September 1, 2022
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO August 24, 1972 - At the Ouray County commissioner public meeting Monday the zoning ordinance requiring a “green belt” in each subdivisio...
August 24, 2022
Vote and honor suffragists
Dear Editor: Aug. 26, 2022, marks the 102nd anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by which American women won the ...
August 24, 2022
Ridgway development should be rejected for lack of access
Dear Editor: The proposed new Ridgway housing development adjacent to the Vista Terrace neighborhood named Four Winds at Ridgway Subdivision, LLC is a...
August 24, 2022
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
After careers in big cities and large governments, Antonio Mendez is shifting his perspective
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County is unlike most places Antonio Mendez has lived or worked before, and Mendez brings experience unlike the county has seen in two decades, or possibly ever. Ouray County’s new manager grew ...
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
Administrator cites concerns about training, liability; sheriff's office assumes full control of services in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administrative tasks, citing concerns about liability and ...
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County considers asking voters for tax hike in November
Staff to research potential funding measures for EMS, road and bridge; sheriff won't seek question this fall
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County leaders want to research and poll the public’s appetite for asking voters for more tax revenue, to raise additional money for the county’s Emergency Medical Services and the Road and Brid...
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Ridgway gets initial OK for $1.34M grant
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ridgway has received initial approval for a $1.34 million grant to help it explore an all-electric building code for new construction and help electrify municipal operations, to lower its carbon footp...
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
February 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
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