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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 28, 2021
50 YEARS AGO October 28, 1971 - The 10 percent drop in school enrollment this term is costing the Ouray School District R-1 about $12,000 in state aid under the 1969 School Foundation Act. In addition...
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That cat food is smelling pretty good right now
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That cat food is smelling pretty good right now
By Willie Richardson 
October 21, 2021
Sandy has gone to Indiana to visit our family. She left Hobo the cat and me here to look after things. What the heck was she thinkin’?! That's kinda like leavin’ a rabbit to guard a head of lettuce! I...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 21, 2021
50 YEARS AGO October 21, 1971 - Word was received late Wednesday this week that the dam proposed at Ridgway will not go in there, which will come as welcome news to many in this area who have opposed ...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
50 YEARS AGO October 7, 1971 - Two escapes from the Roubideau Honor Camp at Delta, one considered dangerous, were captured in Ouray at 11 a.m. last Friday by officers from the camp, the Ouray and Mont...
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Opinion
Invest in students, community’s future
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
Dear Editor: Join me in voting yes for 4A (MLO) and 4B (BOND) to preserve excellence in our local schools. The State of Colorado has taken more than $5.3 million from the Ridgway School District’s rev...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
September 30, 2021
50 YEARS AGO September 30, 1971 - Kitchen Korner with Betty Goddard High Altitude Kitchen Tested Recipes: Hello Friends; You should step into my kitchen, the aroma is simply wonderful. Why? Because I ...
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Small steps you can take to go on a climate diet
Opinion
Small steps you can take to go on a climate diet
By Karen Risch 
September 30, 2021
Much of this really glorious, golden September has been hot and dry; thankfully though, this week’s cooler and wetter. By Tuesday morning, the 28th, day temperatures averaged 75.2 degrees (the new nor...
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Opinion
Excise tax language too vague, mandate too broad
By News Staff 
September 30, 2021
Dear Editor: On Nov. 2, Ouray voters will be asked to pass a 15% excise tax on short-term rentals, but the ballot language is not very specific. It states that the tax is to “use the proceeds to fund ...
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Opinion
Schools seek revenue on top of revenue
By News Staff 
September 30, 2021
Dear Editor: According to the May, 2021 Notice of Valuation from the county assessor’s office my property taxes due in 2022 went up approximately 15% (if the mill levy remains the same). The revenue f...
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Opinion
Comment now on draft forest plan
By News Staff 
September 30, 2021
Dear Editor: The Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forest released its draft forest plan and draft Environmental Impact Statement on Aug. 13, which opened the 90-day comment period. The forest ...
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Opinion
A cowardly cartoon
By News Staff 
September 30, 2021
Dear Editor: I would like to redress the political cartoon published in last week’s Opinion section. In the era through which we are currently passing; one of constitutional fragility fraught with pol...
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Opinion
Let’s go to bat for Ridgway kids by supporting bond issue, mill levy
By News Staff 
September 30, 2021
Dear Editor: I would like to encourage the Ridgway community to join me in voting for 4A and 4B—two questions on the upcoming ballot proposed by the Ridgway School District (RSD). The two initiatives ...
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Yee-haw! Let’s celebrate history with Old West Fest
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Yee-haw! Let’s celebrate history with Old West Fest
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
September 8, 2021
Ridgway, our little mountain town, is known for many things – our San Juan Mountains, the home of the Grammy, and a vibrant art community. Our town’s history is equally broad – ranching, trains, and m...
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Joy of Purpose: A rabble rouser and a helper
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Joy of Purpose: A rabble rouser and a helper
By Alexandra Mitchell Jeff Pryor 
September 8, 2021
Dolgio Nergui came to Colorado with a goal of becoming a ski bum, but she instead joined a community where she found a desire to help others in the outdoors. Dolgio is originally from Mongolia and cam...
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There are Real Cowboys — and then there are the others
Opinion
There are Real Cowboys — and then there are the others
By Erin Stadelman 
September 1, 2021
I was raised in a small, dairy city called Chino in California. There were cows around — you could surely smell their presence, especially on a warm morning. (That is a column for another day.) The da...
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Is this summer’s weather the best we can hope for?
Opinion
Is this summer’s weather the best we can hope for?
By News Staff 
August 25, 2021
It’s been a smoky, unusually hot, but relatively moist summer in Ouray. Luckily for us, though, we have experienced nothing remotely like the climate disasters (horrific megafires, record-smashing hig...
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From Joy to an Angel: the story of some special horses
Opinion
From Joy to an Angel: the story of some special horses
By News Staff 
August 18, 2021
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. Since she was such an exceptional mare, stallion own...
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Butch Cassidy: Telluride’s world-famous outlaw
Opinion
Butch Cassidy: Telluride’s world-famous outlaw
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
August 11, 2021
Warning! This is a history-lite column: some undisputed facts along with a few rumors and legends. Historians and writers agree that Butch Cassidy lived and worked in the mining boomtown Telluride, an...
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Joy of Purpose: The student becomes the teacher
Opinion
Joy of Purpose: The student becomes the teacher
By Alexandra Mitchell Jeff Pryor 
August 11, 2021
Decades ago, Trisha Oakland took acting classes at the Sherbino Theater. She was an elementary school student at the time, growing up in Ridgway. Now, as the director of programs for the theater and W...
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Beware the summer monsoon in Ouray
Opinion
Beware the summer monsoon in Ouray
By Karen Risch 
July 28, 2021
Thunder rumbles. It’s 78 degrees outside at midday, Ouray’s average July high. This monsoon weather dims the memory of an anomalously warm June (days 4.9 degrees above average, nights 4.3) and July (d...
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Ute dancers perform at film fest
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Board makes offer on top job
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Board makes offer on top job
On same day commissioners pick Peace Corps director, interim manager resigns
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
Ouray County’s new county manager will travel from Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, for the job, if he accepts the position. Ouray County commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to offer the county’s to...
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Federal shutdown threatens food assistance program
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
Food assistance for low-income residents in Ouray County will likely be cut off at the end of the month due to the federal government shutdown, leaving an estimated 170 households with less money and ...
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Woman’s body found in mine shaft
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
A Ridgway woman who was reported missing Monday night was found dead in a deep, water-filled mine shaft on Red Mountain Pass. Rescuers found Jennifer Nelson, 54, early Tuesday morning after accidental...
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City OKs purchase of new police vehicles
Interim police chief sought five hybrid SUVs to replace aging fleet; council authorizes three
By Mike Wiggins and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
The Ouray City Council approved the purchase of three new police vehicles Monday night, allowing the police department to start rotating in new patrol cars for an aging fleet that hasn’t been replaced...
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