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A love of teaching
Dear Editor: Phylis Fagrelius and I dearly thank the beautiful community of Ouray for your loving support, thoughtful cards and gifts, and encourageme...
June 9, 2022
Kudos to past, current staff
Dear Editor: I’d like to offer my congratulations to the Ouray School Class of 2022. From what I read in the Trojan Tribune members of this class are ...
June 9, 2022
It’s time to remember immigrants’ stories
Dear Editor: Immigrants. People from somewhere else, arriving here to stay, not visit; to settle down, not return. People who chose to live among us, ...
June 9, 2022
Kenneth Guy McKenzie
Obituaries
Kenneth Guy McKenzie
Kenneth Guy McKenzie, born July 24, 1927, passed away at his home in Ouray, Colorado, on January 12, 2022 at the age of 94 years. Ken was proceeded in...
June 9, 2022
Obituaries
Sally Swartz
Sara Helen Swartz (Sally) passed away on May 23rd after a spirited, joyful, and purposeful life. Sally is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, ...
June 9, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from June 1-7: JUNE 1 Officer returned a phone call in regards to parking ...
June 9, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from May 30-June 1: MAY 30 Deputy responded to County Road 1 and Wis...
June 9, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON After concluding five days of negotiations with the local teachers’ union, the Gunnison Watershed School District Board of Directors approved...
June 9, 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....
June 9, 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS
Vaccine bus will roll through town A bus offering Covid-19 vaccinations and boosters, as well as flu shots, will make stops this week and next at the ...
June 9, 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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