Dear Editor: There’s nothing I feel as passionate about as the life changing role the teachers in this community play in our lives — specifically the ...
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: I have been reading negative comments about the coming election. It is my choice to be positive about it. Some individuals have made dero...
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: The county's agenda policy change looks bad, and is bad, for the thin-skinned BOCC. For more than a decade, I’ve stayed out of local poli...
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: In his recent speech before the UN General Assembly, President Biden listed the pandemic and the climate crisis as the top two issues con...
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: Two years ago a group of three candidates were elected as mayor and councilors with a common agenda — to take over the City of Ouray. Sin...
October 7, 2021
Covid
By Rae Ellen Bichell San Juan County, Colorado, can boast that 99.9% of its eligible population has received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccine, pu...
October 1, 2021
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A Durango-based company called Farm to Table Composting presented a proposal to the town board of trustees for bringing their services to Silverton. T...
September 30, 2021
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 and every Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7 at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. ...
September 30, 2021
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After weeks of meetings, public hearings and staff review, the Gunnison County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to amend the land use resolu...
September 30, 2021
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The San Juans are alive with fall colors, including this stretch along the Million Dollar Highway south of Ouray. This photo was taken on Sept. 27 by ...
September 30, 2021
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November 6, 2026
After months of planning, elder community members now have a place to gather during the week. The Cimarron Gathering Place is an age-friendly community center held most Tuesdays and Thursdays at the O...
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Halloween full of tricks and treats
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
