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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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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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