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The merit of 3,000 words
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The merit of 3,000 words
[tecnavia_gallery slug='the-merit-of-3000-words-gallery-20230503-2306-208402' view='carousel']Why are you spending time on this? Why is this a story? ...
April 19, 2023
Letters
Appreciation for Elk Meadows article
Dear Editor: I’m the Elk Meadows homeowner with that “whopping” 57,000 gallon usage in November 2021. I was notified by email Dec. 1, 2021, as soon as...
April 19, 2023
Columns
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO April 19, 1973 - Monday of this week, Chief Miller and his deputy borrowed radar equipment from the Montrose Police Department and conduc...
April 19, 2023
AN EGGS-CELLENT EASTER AT FELLIN PARK
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AN EGGS-CELLENT EASTER AT FELLIN PARK
[tecnavia_gallery slug='an-eggs-cellent-easter-at-fellin-park-gallery' view='carousel']Left, some of the Easter egg hunt participants were laser-focus...
April 13, 2023
News
Comparing water rates
Elk Meadows residents pay some of the lowest water rates in the region: $33 a month. While most municipalities and utility companies raise rates gradu...
April 13, 2023
Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO April 12, 1973 - Greatly to her surprise, Miss Emma Lou Wilder, indefatigable secretary of the Ouray County Chamber of Commerce, was name...
April 13, 2023
News
CALENDAR & EVENTS
THURSDAY, APRIL 13 LEGAL CLINIC: A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney. Volunteer attorneys answer questions by phone. Ouray Library, 3...
April 13, 2023
Letters
Headlights help save lives on highway
Dear Editor: U.S. Highway 550 is a dangerous highway, especially the Million Dollar Highway stretch! The remainder of the highway claims many lives al...
April 13, 2023
Letters
Revised marijuana grow rules worth nothing
Dear Editor: I sat through five hours of a public hearing for the Cannaboo commercial cultivation facility license request. The license was approved f...
April 13, 2023
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A christening for Cimarron Athletic Field
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A christening for Cimarron Athletic Field
March 18, 2026
The Cimarron Athletic Field at Ridgway Secondary School hosted its inaugural meet with the Ridgway Invite on March 14. Ridgway senior Sophia Forrest won the girls' 100-meter dash with a time of 13.19....
Race pits experience against new perspective
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RIDGWAY MAYOR CANDIDATES
Race pits experience against new perspective
Clark proud of town's progress, aware of challenges
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
Even after 14 years serving as Ridgway's mayor, John Clark still thinks there's work to be done. He's served seven terms. Every two years, when his seat comes up for election, folks ask him if he want...
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Water leaders sound supply alarm
Record-low snowpack in San Juans, balmy temps portend meager runoff
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
State water managers Tuesday painted a dire picture of record-low snowpack and abnormally warm temperatures this winter straining water supplies for Western Slope municipalities and agricultural produ...
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