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Spring’s arrival means time for garden planning
Looking Back
Spring’s arrival means time for garden planning
By Karen Risch 
March 27, 2024
Last week I thought spring might have sprung as grass and dandelions morphed from beige to green, aspen cattails rioted in soft breezes, crocus bloomed, and love-hungry birds broadcast mating calls. T...
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LOOKING BACK
Looking Back
LOOKING BACK
March 27, 2024
OURAY COUNTY March 28, 1974 - The Town of Ridgway will hold its regular election April 2, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Town Hall. Although there is no competition for the three trustees on the ball...
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Looking Back
LOOKING BACK
By From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun 
November 29, 2023
OURAY COUNTY November 29, 1973 - After Jan. 1, 1974, males between the ages of 18 and 21 will no longer need parental consent to be married in the state of Colorado. County Clerk Addie Sim said a new ...
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50 YEARS AGO
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50 YEARS AGO
July 19, 2023
July 19, 1973 - Members of the Chipeta Girl Scout Council have a new camping home. Located five miles south of Ridgway, the campsite is the Council’s first established camp since the main building of ...
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Looking Back
Along with pikas, bighorns need monitoring in San Juans
July 19, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I want to point out that there is another citizen science project in the San Juans — maybe not as cute as pikas but definitely consequential and important. Mountain S...
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A barrel of fun on Labor Day
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A barrel of fun on Labor Day
September 9, 2026
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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...
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Trump declares disaster for fire
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
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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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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
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