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READY, SET, HUNT!
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READY, SET, HUNT!
April 13, 2023
Columns
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO April 5, 1973 - At a special meeting Monday night, the Ridgway School Board decided to reduce the teaching staff by two teachers and comb...
April 5, 2023
Letters
Government shouldn’t subsidize housing
Dear Editor: Every free-market American should take offense against the state, county and city taking from you, your hard earned money, and giving it ...
April 5, 2023
Letters
No alcohol at Ouray pool
Dear Editor: I am very much against alcohol being served at the hot springs pool. The pool has always been a safe place for me. I practice for my Spec...
April 5, 2023
News
NEWS BRIEFS
Starting May 15, rapid COVID tests will no longer be available at the Ouray County Health Department. Health Department Director Tanner Kingery explai...
April 5, 2023
TRACK MAKES THE TREK TO GRAND JUNCTION
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TRACK MAKES THE TREK TO GRAND JUNCTION
[tecnavia_gallery slug='track-makes-the-trek-to-grand-junction-gallery-20230413-1229-581609' view='carousel']Top far left, Roman Sackman competes in t...
April 5, 2023
Letters
County ignores own cannabis grow rules
Dear Editor: Thank you, Ouray County Board of County Commissioners, for defeating an IQ test. You can make a round peg fit into a square hole. You jus...
April 5, 2023
In advance of Easter, ‘Godspell’ revisits Biblical parables
In advance of Easter, ‘Godspell’ revisits Biblical parables
Kathy O’Mara will be the first to tell you her next act as the artistic director for Minerva West isn’t the easiest production to piece together. The ...
March 30, 2023
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO March 29, 1973 - A wrecker towing a car went out of control last Saturday night and tore out the bridge that crosses Skyrocket Creek just...
March 30, 2023
Letters
Ridgway project trying to buy its way in
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to highlight the Four Winds proposed development located adjacent to the established Vista Terrace Subdivision i...
March 30, 2023
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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title
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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
November 1, 2025
The Ridgway High School girls’ cross country team is bringing a state title back to the San Juans. The six-person team won the Class 2A state title Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, capping a te...
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Food assistance benefits dry up
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Food assistance benefits dry up
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
An estimated $51,000 in federal food benefits will no longer be available to 170 Ouray County households starting Friday. The monthlong federal government shutdown without Congressional appropriations...
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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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