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LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO June 8, 1972 - Wednesday, May 31, a 14-year-old runaway from Tinley Park, Illinois was surprised while robbing a motor home at the Amphit...
June 9, 2022
Transparency, accountability a must in wake of Simms Fire
Transparency, accountability a must in wake of Simms Fire
[tecnavia_gallery slug='transparency-accountability-a-must-in-wake-of-simms-fire-gallery-20230406-1317-344944' view='carousel']You can see it in their...
June 2, 2022
CORE Act would benefit San Juan hunters, anglers, wildlife
Dear Editor: Last month, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed the Senate’s first-ever committee vote on the Colorado O...
June 2, 2022
Athletics, activities support appreciated
Dear Editor: Now that the 2021-2022 school year is all but concluded, I speak on behalf of the Ouray School District to say thanks to the supportive c...
June 2, 2022
Forest Service blew it with Simms Fire
Dear Editor: According to Ouray Ranger District Manager Dana Gardunio, proceeding with the Simms Mesa prescribed burn on May 16 was “(her) decision .....
June 2, 2022
What is Ouray’s plan in case of an emergency?
Dear Editor: In 1944 when I was in Normandy, the sirens would glare and tell us that a bombing raid had begun, it was time to go. And we knew where th...
June 2, 2022
Commissioners need to be honest about possible tax hike
Dear Editor: The Board of County Commissioners is scheming to raise your taxes again. This time it’s a citizen-proposed property tax increase for anot...
June 2, 2022
Vernon Floyd Hudson
Obituaries
Vernon Floyd Hudson
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, 11:00 A.M. at the Ranch in Ridgway. Please join us with your memories and stories. Plea...
June 2, 2022
Bill Halasz
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Bill Halasz
William Richard Halasz, born March 29, 1925, in Chicago, passed away at home in Dallas on May 14. Bill spent all of his 97 years cultivating a spirit ...
June 2, 2022
News
AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON It was an overcast Sunday afternoon in May, but all of the boat slips at Elk Creek Marina sat empty. Nick Moore backed his truck down the ram...
June 2, 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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