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Marilynn Cossitt, 2, of Ouray, trick-or-treats as Princess Elsa from “Frozen” with her parents, Travis and Krysta, dressed as Sven and Olaf. The Sunda...
November 4, 2021
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Voters approve Ouray library request The Ouray Library received 71% approval for its request to sustain funding that would have been taken away, if st...
November 4, 2021
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ART SHOW: Ouray County Community Art Show at the Ridgway Library during normal hours. Nov. 12 through Jan. 12. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and ...
November 4, 2021
RUNNERS REACH SEASON’S FINISH LINE
RUNNERS REACH SEASON’S FINISH LINE
The team finished the season last weekend at the state meet in Colorado Springs, placing 13th overall out of 20 teams. There were 133 individual runne...
November 4, 2021
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LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO November 4, 1971 - Ouray, San Miguel and Montrose counties have come to an agreement to combine forces to obtain a full-time planner, who...
November 4, 2021
Last chance for input on forest plan
Dear Editor: There’s one week left to comment on the draft plan for the Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison (GMUG) National Forest. Whether you are a busi...
November 4, 2021
Accept free fence, Cedar Hill Cemetery
Dear Editor: I represent the Perotti/Janes/ Dalpez families who have proposed to the Cedar Hill Cemetery Board to have a 5-foot white vinyl fence inst...
November 4, 2021
Unofficial election results Nov. 2, 2021
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Unofficial election results Nov. 2, 2021
As of 10:43 p.m. These are unofficial results. Ouray County general election results show Ouray will have a new mayor, Ridgway School District will be...
November 2, 2021
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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...
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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