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A response to do-nothing-Biden myth
Dear Editor: I was struck two weeks ago by a letter to the editor in which the author wrote she could not think of a single thing Joe Biden has done t...
March 23, 2022
The good things Biden hasn’t done
Dear Editor: Well, I've been thinking about what President Biden has not done to make America greater or stronger, and here is a partial list: 1. Has ...
March 23, 2022
Writer did research on Biden
Dear Editor: Thank you Mr. Hennessy for taking the time to gather the facts for your editorial regarding President Biden in the March 17 issue. In a t...
March 23, 2022
You’re right, Biden hasn’t done anything
Dear Editor: For those who say President Biden hasn’t done anything since taking office, if by “not doing” you mean Biden hasn’t kissed up to Vladimir...
March 23, 2022
Save cross-country alliance
Dear Editor: We Silverton athletes, parents, and coaches regret the Ridgway school board’s decision to separate Ridgway’s cross-country team from the ...
March 23, 2022
Man killed in avalanche near Telluride
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Man killed in avalanche near Telluride
A 29-year-old man with ties to Ridgway died after he was caught and buried in an avalanche south of Telluride on Thursday, the San Miguel County Sheri...
March 18, 2022
Time to celebrate local businesses
Time to celebrate local businesses
We deserve to celebrate. That's why we're launching our 2022 readers’ choice competition now. We skipped Best of Ouray County in 2021 because we were ...
March 17, 2022
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Comments sought on inactive mine work on Engineer Pass
The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests’ Ouray Ranger District is seeking public comments on a project to close or modify entrances ...
March 17, 2022
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Medical Center upgrades planned
Ouray County’s Regional Services Authority, which owns and oversees the Mountain Medical Center building, plans to spend almost $50,000 on exterior im...
March 17, 2022
OURAY COUNTY AND CORONAVIRUS — A TIMELINE OF THE MAJOR MILESTONES OF THE LAST TWO YEARS
Covid
OURAY COUNTY AND CORONAVIRUS — A TIMELINE OF THE MAJOR MILESTONES OF THE LAST TWO YEARS
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March 17, 2022
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Inmon sentenced to prison in sex assault case
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Inmon sentenced to prison in sex assault case
By Erin McIntyre 
June 5, 2026
A Ridgway man convicted of sexual assault by a Ouray County jury will spend at least four years in prison. Jeffrey Michael Inmon, 48, was convicted in a four-day jury trial in April. Jurors deliberate...
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Second Chance adopts new challenge in expansion
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Second Chance adopts new challenge in expansion
Humane society takes over Delta shelter, seeks to rehome more animals
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
Second Chance Humane Society is adopting a new beast: another Western Slope animal shelter in Delta. The Ridgway-based nonprofit organization officially took the reins of the Delta Animal Shelter on M...
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Staff criticizes commissioners
Survey: Workers satisfied with bosses
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
Ouray County’s employees are largely happy with their direct supervisors and department heads and dissatisfied with the Board of County Commissioners, according to a recent anonymous staff survey. Som...
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City reverses, will stick with sheriff for now
Council concerned about budget impacts from rebuilding police department
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
The Ouray City Council is reversing course on rebuilding an independent police department, agreeing Monday to instead continue to rely on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services...
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Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’
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Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’
Seeking help from city, nonprofit claims funding sources drying up as operational costs climb
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
The nonprofit organization that runs the Ouray Ice Park cautioned Monday that it has reached a crossroads, saying its operational costs continue to climb even as its funding sources are saturated. In ...
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