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The merit of 3,000 words
Opinion
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
TRACK TEAMS MEET AGAIN IN GRAND JUNCTION
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TRACK TEAMS MEET AGAIN IN GRAND JUNCTION
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April 13, 2023
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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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No-idling ordinance stalls after months of debate
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
May 14, 2026
“Idle-Free Ridgway” remains a motto, rather than a rule after the town council voted down final approval for an anti-idling ordinance that drew zealous support and opposition over the past five months...
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Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
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Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
A year after two daycares opened within affordable housing development, builder looks to replicate template in three other cities
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
The solution to the statewide childcare shortage might be here in Ouray County, where a blueprint for building childcare-ready affordable homes was drafted. It’s been a little more than a year since t...
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County tests: No mold problem in meeting rooms
After commissioner claims 'toxicity,' manager says 4-H, courthouse spaces safe to use
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
Ouray County commissioner meeting rooms don’t have a mold problem, according to testing ordered after Commissioner Lynn Padgett said the facilities caused her to feel sick and used it as justification...
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Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
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Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
State grant allows county to add sixth ranger to patrol backcountry, focus on safety, education
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
Ouray County’s alpine ranger program is back and bigger this year with the help of a state grant. The public will see alpine rangers patrolling areas including Yankee Boy Basin, Imogene Pass and the A...
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Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
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Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
Election to represent Ridgway, Log Hill contested for first time since 2014
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a contested election for the District 6 seat on the San Miguel Power Association board of directors, representing all of Ridgway, much of Log Hill and...
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