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GRILLIN’ AND CHILLIN’
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GRILLIN’ AND CHILLIN’
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August 4, 2022
IT’S NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, BABY
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IT’S NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, BABY
Ava Sales, age 1, enjoys eating chips and wearing her Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department Junior Firefighter hat at National Night Out Tuesday. Her mom...
August 4, 2022
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO August 3, 1972 - Used to be the only place you saw naked ladies in public around here was hanging over a bar here and there. Not these da...
August 4, 2022
Road to Yankee Boy Basin to reopen after flooding, mudslides
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Road to Yankee Boy Basin to reopen after flooding, mudslides
Ouray County officials plan to reopen County Road 361 later today (Thursday) following mudslides that buried and damaged the popular high-country road...
July 28, 2022
Will Divide Ranch neighbors give modular homes a chance?
Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the article written about system-built construction on “Divided Ranch" in the July 21-27 edition. I must di...
July 28, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from July 20-26: JULY 20 Officer found a parking problem in the 400 block ...
July 28, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from June 27-July 24. If you have information on any of the below active case...
July 28, 2022
SUMMER’S SWEET SOUNDS
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SUMMER’S SWEET SOUNDS
[tecnavia_gallery slug='summers-sweet-sounds-gallery' view='carousel']Above: Bluegrass singer Sierra Hull performs for the crowd at Ridgway's Hartwell...
July 28, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON After voting against placing an $83.4 million bond on the ballot in 2021, the Gunnison Watershed School District Board has continued to make ...
July 28, 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....
July 28, 2022
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No-idling ordinance stalls after months of debate
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
May 14, 2026
“Idle-Free Ridgway” remains a motto, rather than a rule after the town council voted down final approval for an anti-idling ordinance that drew zealous support and opposition over the past five months...
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Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
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Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
A year after two daycares opened within affordable housing development, builder looks to replicate template in three other cities
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
The solution to the statewide childcare shortage might be here in Ouray County, where a blueprint for building childcare-ready affordable homes was drafted. It’s been a little more than a year since t...
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County tests: No mold problem in meeting rooms
After commissioner claims 'toxicity,' manager says 4-H, courthouse spaces safe to use
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
Ouray County commissioner meeting rooms don’t have a mold problem, according to testing ordered after Commissioner Lynn Padgett said the facilities caused her to feel sick and used it as justification...
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Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
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Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
State grant allows county to add sixth ranger to patrol backcountry, focus on safety, education
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
Ouray County’s alpine ranger program is back and bigger this year with the help of a state grant. The public will see alpine rangers patrolling areas including Yankee Boy Basin, Imogene Pass and the A...
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Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
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Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
Election to represent Ridgway, Log Hill contested for first time since 2014
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a contested election for the District 6 seat on the San Miguel Power Association board of directors, representing all of Ridgway, much of Log Hill and...
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