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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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Ouray housing project scores federal funding
Nearly $1.5M coming to Waterview, but type of homes in second phase unclear
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 11, 2026
The Waterview Homes affordable housing project will receive $1.46 million in federal funding to begin a second phase of development, but it's unclear what that next phase will look like. The Ouray Cit...
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County venue to hire manager
Commissioners agree to pick leader for 4-H Center, fairgrounds, could reopen space in late spring
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 11, 2026
Ouray County commissioners will hire a salaried manager for the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds, rather than an incentive-based position as previously discussed. During a meeting Tuesday, commissione...
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Survey to gauge health care needs, barriers
Assessment, listening sessions to help create community paramedic program
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 11, 2026
Community members can help reshape how health care works in Ouray County by completing a new survey focused on what’s working and what could be done better. This spring, residents can participate in l...
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County Road 5 to open in early April
March 11, 2026
County Road 5 will open to the public earlier than usual this spring to allow a contractor access to the town of Ridgway’s Beaver Creek diversion system. Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday agreed t...
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