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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 11, 2021
50 YEARS AGO November 11, 1971 - Police Blotter: October 4, Women’s outhouse was moved from Rotary Park to the swimming pool area on U.S. 550. Attempt to burn outhouse was made. People involved were l...
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Opinion
District’s use of children to push for ballot issues was wrong
By News Staff 
November 11, 2021
Dear Editor: Before the recent election, I was disturbed to receive a postcard from a kindergartner from Ridgway Elementary recently. This little one begged us to vote for 4A and 4B, then signed her n...
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Opinion
Short-term rental tax a rush to say ‘we did something’
By News Staff 
November 11, 2021
Dear Editor: 315 people voted for taxing tourists, out of nearly 900 registered voters. That does not sound like an overwhelming mandate when only 35% of the good people of Ouray wish to limit tourism...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 4, 2021
50 YEARS AGO November 4, 1971 - Ouray, San Miguel and Montrose counties have come to an agreement to combine forces to obtain a full-time planner, whose services the three counties will share. Ouray C...
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Tips for putting your garden to bed for winter
Opinion
Tips for putting your garden to bed for winter
By Karen Risch 
October 28, 2021
After three unusually hot summer months followed by a hotter than average September (days 3.8 degrees above normal, nights 2.1 above), October 2021 has been relatively temperate. By Tuesday the 26th, ...
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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
Opinion
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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Unaffiliated county candidates announce election campaigns
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Unaffiliated county candidates announce election campaigns
First-timers Todd, Oakland seek clerk, treasurer posts
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to specify that Glenn Boyd volunteers for the county EMS department. A group of unaffiliated political candidates joined together this week to announce the...
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Mild temps leave Ice Park high, dry
Without key ingredient — ice — and no estimated opening date, officials forced to reimagine festivals
By By Lia Salvatierra and Mike Wiggins lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
The half-bare walls of the Uncompahgre Gorge tell a story Peter O’Neil wanted no part of — one of 50-degree December days and out-of-work rangers and ice farmers scrambling to find other sources of in...
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Schiffer, Doherty picked for council
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Schiffer, Doherty picked for council
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
Ouray Planning Commissioner Kevin Schiffer and former city building inspector Dave Doherty were selected Monday to fill the two vacancies on the Ouray City Council, restoring a full slate of elected o...
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Sheriff steps in again to help police
Residents back former interim chief as meeting scheduled to discuss future of policing in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
The city of Ouray is once again leaning on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office to fill gaps in police officer patrol shifts, after City Administrator Michelle Metteer decided not to hire Interim Police ...
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Skijoring marks anniversary with expanded competition
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
The organizers of the San Juan Skijoring event learned a long time ago they couldn't count on Mother Nature to provide the materials for their competition. Last year, they invested $54,000 in their ow...
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