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LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO August 19, 1971 - Eight-year-old Lisa Denise Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl V. Hill, Route 1, Ridgway, became the first traffic fata...
August 18, 2021
From Joy to an Angel: the story of some special horses
Opinion
From Joy to an Angel: the story of some special horses
In 1983 and 1984, I trained a cutting horse named Sonitas Joy. We won $320,000 in a year and a half. Her owner decided to retire her and breed her. Si...
August 18, 2021
Plenty of reasons for vacancy tax
Dear Editor: In response to the Mudges from Mesa, Arizona, who were unclear as to why someone might suggest a “vacant house tax” in Ouray on second ho...
August 18, 2021
There’s still time to act on climate
Dear Editor: This summer is on track to be another record-breaking wildfire season, Canada experienced a 120-degree heat wave, the floods in Germany w...
August 18, 2021
Farewell to a beautiful place
Dear Editor: On Aug. 10 our family sold our house on Log Hill Village. I am absolutely going to miss this area of Colorado. I'm going to miss True Gri...
August 18, 2021
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO August 12, 1971 - Robert E. Majors, 31, of Wichita, Kansas, allegedly stole over $600 worth of tools from the Idarado Mining Company wher...
August 11, 2021
James Evan Petersen
Obituaries
James Evan Petersen
James Evan Petersen died Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Montrose, CO surrounded by his family. Jim was born October 26, 1928 to Evan and Pearl Wright Peter...
August 11, 2021
Covid
VIRUS CASES UPDATE
As of Wednesday morning, Ouray County reported two new cases of the virus, confirmed with testing at Montrose Memorial Hospital. Both involved women i...
August 11, 2021
I-70 TO OPEN SATURDAY
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I-70 TO OPEN SATURDAY
Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon is expected to open Saturday afternoon, according to information provided Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Tra...
August 11, 2021
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Gunnison County commissioners on Tuesday approved the next steps in a plan that could result in breaking ground on a new affordable housing d...
August 11, 2021
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Ridgway girls run down state title
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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ELECTION 2025
Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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