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CORRECTION
A story on Page 3 in the March 3-9 edition incorrectly indicated nobody from the Ponderosa Village neighborhood spoke during public comment during the...
March 9, 2022
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State of the River March 16
The Colorado River District and the Ouray County Water Users Association will host a Ouray County State of the River meeting at the Ouray County 4-H C...
March 9, 2022
HAVE YOU HERD?
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HAVE YOU HERD?
A herd of elk graze in a field just off County Road 24 west of Ridgway on Tuesday evening. The deadline to submit applications for big game hunting li...
March 9, 2022
Letters
County only wants to control CR5
Dear Editor: This newspaper has once again neglected to lay out all the facts regarding County Road 5 and San Juan Huts' lawsuit. Let’s be absolutely ...
March 9, 2022
Letters
What has Biden done?
Dear Editor: Joe Biden has been in office for over a year. I would like to list all of the things he has done to make America greater or stronger. Hmm...
March 9, 2022
Letters
Paying more for gasoline a small price to pay to harm Russia
Dear Editor: Eighty years ago American forces along with our allies were fighting dictators trying to take over independent peoples in Europe by force...
March 9, 2022
CLIMBER INJURED BY FALLING ICE
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CLIMBER INJURED BY FALLING ICE
Ouray Mountain Rescue Team member Kevin Koprek tends to an injured ice climber in the Ouray Ice Park on Feb. 26. A 25-year-old woman was climbing in t...
March 3, 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....
March 3, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
SILVERTON Mark Esper, longtime editor of The Silverton Standard, passed away in his home in Silverton this month. Originally from Flint, Michigan, Mar...
March 3, 2022
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Highway 50 work to resume March 7
After a months-long winter break, construction on U.S. Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison will resume Monday, March 7. Starting that day, motori...
March 3, 2022
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Cimarron Gathering Place opens with fanfare
By James Hanlon 
November 6, 2026
After months of planning, elder community members now have a place to gather during the week. The Cimarron Gathering Place is an age-friendly community center held most Tuesdays and Thursdays at the O...
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Cleared for takeoff
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Cleared for takeoff
Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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