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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
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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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Mine shaft wasn’t identified as hazard
State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...
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Pushback against wolves grows
Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...
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Council nixes alcohol at hot springs
Ouray parks director had suggested limited sales at special events next year to generate revenue
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
The Ouray City Council rejected a proposal Monday to sell alcohol at three special events at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool next year, concluding the costs and risks outweigh the potential revenue. Parks ...
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