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CORRECTION
Carolyn Snowbarger's column in the Aug. 11-17 edition should have said the discoverer and owner of the Camp Bird Mine was Thomas Walsh, not John Walsh...
August 18, 2022
HIGHGRADERS RETURN THIS WEEKEND
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HIGHGRADERS RETURN THIS WEEKEND
Richard Weber III holds the drill steel as LiErin Wilson swings the hammer during the double-jack rock drilling competition at the Highgraders Holiday...
August 18, 2022
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POLICE LOG
RIDGWAY MARSHAL The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from June 25-Aug. 14. If you have information on any of the b...
August 18, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Aug. 10-16: OURAY POLICE AUG. 10 Officer responded to a parking probl...
August 18, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from Aug. 8-14: OURAY SHERIFF AUG. 8 Deputy assisted a citizen on En...
August 18, 2022
MEET ME AT THE FAIR
MEET ME AT THE FAIR
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August 18, 2022
Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO August 17, 1972 - A Moab, Utah man was fined $250 in U.S. Magistrate Court in Montrose on Aug. 10 for unauthorized road construction with...
August 18, 2022
The sad tale of the would-be robber, Kid Adams
The sad tale of the would-be robber, Kid Adams
After the silver panic of 1893, most mines in the northern San Juans shut down. Many prospectors and miners gave up and left the high country, but not...
August 11, 2022
The value of, and trouble with, TABOR
Dear Editor: Thanks, TABOR, I appreciate the refund I just got from the State of Colorado. So, what is TABOR, and why the refund? In 1992, Colorado vo...
August 11, 2022
Commissioners not interested in input
Dear Editor: Once again, the Ouray County commissioners have demonstrated their hostility to county citizens and citizen input. A county citizen, Rich...
August 11, 2022
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Ridgway girls run down state title
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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ELECTION 2025
Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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