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Sexual innuendos have real consequences
Dear Editor: I was dismayed to read a guest column in last week’s paper that denigrates women. Misogyny and patriarchy are, unfortunately, alive and w...
February 24, 2022
No redeeming quality in column
Dear Editor: Seriously, does Willie Richardson really believe his column headlined "Thanks, Sandy for giving it one more shot" is in any way, shape or...
February 24, 2022
Pay to play is unfair
Dear Editor: Last week's County Road 5 article mentioned that the friend of the court brief in the appeal misstated that a member of the public would ...
February 24, 2022
Avalanche mitigation will delay motorists on Red Mountain Pass
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Avalanche mitigation will delay motorists on Red Mountain Pass
Motorists trying to get over Red Mountain Pass this morning should expect lengthy delays as the Colorado Department of Transportation performs avalanc...
February 22, 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....
February 16, 2022
RESCUE TEAM ASSISTS PAIR
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RESCUE TEAM ASSISTS PAIR
Members of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team hoist a woman out of the Ouray Ice Park during a rescue on Jan. 29. The volunteer group performed a pair of ...
February 16, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON The construction of hundreds of apartments on the north side of Western Colorado University — a project named Signal Peak Ranch — appeared un...
February 16, 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS
Ouray County Court judge resigns Ouray County Court Judge Zachary Martin is stepping down from the bench, creating a vacancy that will be filled by Go...
February 16, 2022
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LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO February 17, 1972 - Ouray’s first condominium units will be built this spring. Construction will begin soon on the Krisken Chalets, 36 co...
February 16, 2022
City fumbles agreement with county
Dear Editor: According to Ouray City Councilor John Wood, cancelling the city's 5-year planning agreement with Ouray County, just 19 days before the r...
February 16, 2022
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A barrel of fun on Labor Day
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A barrel of fun on Labor Day
September 9, 2026
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Water restrictions exception, not rule
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
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Trump declares disaster for fire
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
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Crews working to plug old water well
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Crews working to plug old water well
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
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