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Columns, Opinion...
On grudges, ‘close to the bone’ journalism and being human
By Erin McIntyre 
February 7, 2024
Last week, Mike and I took a moment for lunch at a local restaurant, sitting in a daze while we began planning the next edition. Thursday is a day of recovery, a day I feel hungover from the exhaustio...
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Despite January powder, Ouray still in snow deficit
Columns, Opinion...
Despite January powder, Ouray still in snow deficit
By Karen Risch 
January 24, 2024
It’s the last week of January and it’s been a strange weather roller coaster of a month. But then, last year was strange, too. Four warm days averaging nearly 40 degrees and little snow on the ground ...
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The local news minefield: tough decisions, lessons learned
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The local news minefield: tough decisions, lessons learned
January 24, 2024
EDITORIAL: FROM THE PUBLISHERS Publishing a small newspaper feels like tiptoeing through a minefield each week. We debate the smallest details to identify potential hazards before taking a step. In th...
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A new chapter in old story of uranium in Uravan
Columns, Opinion...
A new chapter in old story of uranium in Uravan
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
January 10, 2024
Do you own a piece of uranium glass? This green-tinted “Vaseline” glass from the 1930s can be found in flea markets, antique shops, and online. Yes, it is radioactive, and it might be connected to min...
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White Christmas the gift we desperately need
Columns, Opinion...
White Christmas the gift we desperately need
By Karen Risch 
December 20, 2023
Today is the low point of the sun’s trajectory across the Northern Hemisphere. Sunlight increases tomorrow through June 21, 2024. Twenty-first century Americans celebrate at Christmas, as the ancient ...
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Frank Carney’s legacy remains visible in Ouray
Columns, Feature...
Frank Carney’s legacy remains visible in Ouray
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
December 13, 2023
Francis (Frank) Carney was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1846. After emigrating to the United States in 1859, he completed schooling in Corning and Watkins, New York. The family moved to New Y...
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A warm, dry November gives way to winter
Columns
A warm, dry November gives way to winter
By Karen Risch 
November 29, 2023
Meteorological winter begins tomorrow. Never mind that it’s felt like winter the last couple of weeks. Nighttime temperatures recently descended into single digits. Snow lingers on the ground, coverin...
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2023 started cold and wet. It’s ending frighteningly dry
Columns, Opinion...
2023 started cold and wet. It’s ending frighteningly dry
October 25, 2023
The year 2023 may be remembered for weather and climate whiplash. In Ouray, the first six months were cold, gray and abnormally wet. As the 10th month closes, the city is on track to end the year in d...
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Nucla’s fascinating history goes beyond nuclear energy
Columns, Feature...
Nucla’s fascinating history goes beyond nuclear energy
October 18, 2023
What is in a name? If you have assumed that the West End town of Nucla was named for its role in nuclear energy, think again. The community’s name was from the founders’ dream of a cooperative communi...
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Monsoon was MIA this year. What’s in store next?
Columns, Opinion...
Monsoon was MIA this year. What’s in store next?
By Karen Risch 
September 27, 2023
This year's minimal monsoon made a couple of short appearances this month, but overall just 0.97 inches of rain fell, 48% of the new normal, 2.04 inches. These recent storms sparked dry lightning and ...
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Birds of Ouray County: The remarkable vision of birds
Columns, Feature...
Birds of Ouray County: The remarkable vision of birds
By Sue Hirshman 
September 20, 2023
On average, birds can see Two or three times more Sharply than humans – David Allen Sibley I always wondered why birds always seem to notice me before I see them. I would be birding and just when I sp...
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Dry, hot summer gives way to fall’s bounty
Columns, Opinion...
Dry, hot summer gives way to fall’s bounty
By Karen Risch 
August 30, 2023
As you read this, the first day of meteorological autumn arrives Friday, Sept. 1. Not that the weather will change drastically, but these last few cool mornings and evenings have certainly felt differ...
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Columns, Opinion...
From the publisher: Bear with us during this bumpy transition
By Erin McIntyre 
August 16, 2023
Readers, we owe you an apology. We knew the transition to a new website and a change in our e-edition delivery system and format might be a little bumpy. But I promise we did not know it would be so r...
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Ouray Miners’ Hospital: A dream becomes reality
Columns, Feature...
Ouray Miners’ Hospital: A dream becomes reality
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
August 9, 2023
During the last half of the 19th century, prospectors found gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc in the northern San Juan Mountains. The news spread quickly, and thousands more came to this region. How...
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Columns, Opinion...
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
July 12, 2023
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Columns, Opinion...
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
July 5, 2023
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Columns, Opinion...
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
June 28, 2023
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The most elegant wildflower: Western Red Columbine
Columns, Feature...
The most elegant wildflower: Western Red Columbine
June 28, 2023
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Columns, Opinion...
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
June 28, 2023
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Columns, Opinion...
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
June 21, 2023
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
News
With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...
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News
Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
News
City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Article about Space to Create too negative
September 10, 2025
Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...
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