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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....
May 5, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from April 26-May 2: APRIL 26 Officer assisted OCEMS with a medical call a...
May 5, 2022
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
Ridgway senior Bella Janda signs a letter of intent to play volleyball at Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri next year. Janda lettered in var...
May 5, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from April 25-May 1: APRIL 25 Deputy responded to the 500 block of R...
May 5, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Gunnison County commissioners have selected Fading West, a Buena Vista modular housing manufacturer, to construct a new affordable housing co...
May 5, 2022
TRACK AND FIELD COMPETES IN MONTROSE
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TRACK AND FIELD COMPETES IN MONTROSE
[tecnavia_gallery slug='track-and-field-competes-in-montrose-gallery' view='carousel']Left, Lucas Lane competes in the 1600-meter run in Montrose last...
May 5, 2022
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO May 4, 1972 — The “mystery man” who had asked to lease Rotary Park from the City of Ouray was revealed as being Bob Griggers at Monday ni...
May 5, 2022
John Alton Malone Jr.
Obituaries
John Alton Malone Jr.
John Alton Malone Jr. was born to John and Ava Malone on August 2, 1940 and raised on a working ranch in Tarkington, Texas. He was the youngest of thr...
May 5, 2022
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO April 27, 1972 — The Board of Education of Ouray School District R-1 in a regular meeting April 24 unanimously opposed the inclusion of O...
April 27, 2022
Elected officials need to model respect
Dear Editor: I am writing this to the editor strictly as an individual. My family and business partners are not associated with my position and/or thi...
April 27, 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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