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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
March 18, 2021
50 YEARS AGO March 18, 1971 - It may or may not be true, as some country folk claim, that America’s growing army of snowmobile enthusiasts is comprised chiefly of city folk too lazy to ski. But it is ...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
March 11, 2021
50 YEARS AGO March 11, 1971 - Low numbers of deer and an elk population that is not increasing as fast as the elk hunting pressure were the basic considerations on which the Colorado Game, Fish and Pa...
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My answer to this noxious weed? Burn, baby, burn
Opinion
My answer to this noxious weed? Burn, baby, burn
By Erin Stadelman 
March 4, 2021
The spring thaw will be quickly upon us. The irrigation ditches will need to be readied to accept the glorious flow of water. To ensure the hay meadows receive the optimum amount of precious water, so...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
March 4, 2021
50 YEARS AGO March 4, 1971 - Anyone who is interested even in a small way, in preservation of Ouray County’s history and artifacts, should make a firm commitment to be at the meeting next Sunday, Marc...
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Opinion
Let’s focus on more pressing issues
By News Staff 
March 4, 2021
Dear Editor: It pains me that we are engaging in a heated political debate over a giant new American flag in the valley. C’mon folks, can’t we save our brain power and passion for other, more pressing...
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Wet February not likely to carry over into spring
Opinion
Wet February not likely to carry over into spring
By Karen Risch 
February 24, 2021
Ouray reached a climatological and human tipping point last weekend. Cabin fever had settled in quite nicely after 12 days of mostly cloudy weather, including to continuous snow days. Some was the ult...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
February 18, 2021
50 YEARS AGO February 18, 1971 - Student Editorial from “The Voice of Troy” - Prejudice is a dangerous disease which is afflicting America today. It seems that the majority or dominant group do not su...
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Happy birthday to the town that refused to die
Opinion
Happy birthday to the town that refused to die
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
February 10, 2021
Ridgway is 130 years old next month. Ridgway’s story is also a railroad tale, so let’s look back. Silver and gold were found in the San Juans in the years following the Civil War, and newcomers “rushe...
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Opinion
Records request is about clearing up a blurry picture
By Erin McIntyre 
February 10, 2021
In this business we ask a lot of questions. It’s kind of our job. Sometimes we ask questions that don’t lead to clear answers, and that means we keep digging. At first we might have a blurry idea of w...
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Opinion
An error in judgment
By News Staff 
February 4, 2021
Throughout the course of the nearly two years we have owned this newspaper we’ve promised to you that when we get something wrong we’ll correct it — and do so as quickly as possible. Part of building ...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
February 4, 2021
50 YEARS AGO February 4, 1971 - Editorial: President Nixon’s budget text included the message that the cloudseeding project here has provided “roe first opportunity to assess possible social and envir...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
January 28, 2021
50 YEARS AGO January 28, 1971 - If the flu bug bedded you fora few weeks before the end of 197o don’t worry. If your employer kept you on the payroll you have the sympathy of the Internal Revenue Serv...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
January 21, 2021
50 YEARS AGO January 21, 1971 - Television in Ouray and Ridgway leaves a lot to be desired. If Ouray’s booster isn’t out, which is most of the time, there still is only one channel to watch. The repai...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
January 14, 2021
50 YEARS AGO January 14, 1971 - It’s probably never been done before but there’s one sure way to camp in Yankee Boy Basin without fighting waves of tourists. A group of 12 college students from Massac...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
January 7, 2021
50 YEARS AGO January 7, 1971 - Parents can no longer tell their children to “go out and play in the traffic (but watch out for cars)”, at least not as far as Ouray’s sledding areas are concerned. And ...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 29, 2020
50 YEARS AGO December 31, 1970 - Many adults saw for the first time Monday night what the young people of Ouray County have achieved in building and maintaining their Youth Center at Ouray. The center...
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Opinion
CORRECTION
By News Staff 
December 24, 2020
A story in the Dec. 17-23 edition, “Body cameras not qualified for virus aid reimbursement,” erroneously reported the amount of money left to spend in CARES Act funds. The county has already spent mor...
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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 24, 2020
50 YEARS AGO December 24, 1970 - Though the Ouray City Council had discussed plans to plow all sidewalks of the town with majority approval at its Dec. 7 meeting nothing definite had been decided. Bid...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 17, 2020
50 YEARS AGO December 17,1970 - Mrs. Evelyn Bates, Ouray school instructor, has won honorable mention as a Colorado Teacher of the Year for 1971. Mrs. Bates was born in Ouray and raised here. She grad...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 10, 2020
50 YEARS AGO December 10,1970 - Plans were made at the Ridgway Town Council meeting Monday night to build an ice-skating rink on school-owned property on the north side of town. Permission had been ob...
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Ridgway keeps water restrictions
By Erin 
July 16, 2025
Ridgway remains in Stage 3 watering restrictions, upheld during a July 9 meeting by town councilors who cited concerns about persistent dry conditions and no permanent fix allowing the town to access ...
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Hunting down the ghosts
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Hunting down the ghosts
Veterans services officer finds and assists those who served with benefits, problems
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 16, 2025
During his time as a bus driver in Telluride, Mikael Madsen encountered many of his fellow veterans struggling to survive a Western Slope winter. At the time, Madsen was what he calls a military ghost...
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Wildfires surge across region
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Wildfires surge across region
Brief monsoon could bring relief — or lightning — before dry spell returns
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 16, 2025
Four lightning-sparked wildfires that had scorched more than 20,000 acres in southwestern Colorado as of Wednesday continue to churn through tinder-dry terrain, as hundreds of firefighters struggle to...
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Judge to rule on land condemnation
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Judge to rule on land condemnation
Town seeks slice of property for walking trail; resident c laims use unnecessary
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 16, 2025
A district judge is expected to rule this week on whether the town of Ridgway can seize a slice of a resident’s property to create a walking trail, after a trial concluded last week. The conflict date...
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Aspen Democrat seeks to unseat Hurd in Congress
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Aspen Democrat seeks to unseat Hurd in Congress
Alex Kelloff, first-time candidate for public office, stumps in western Colorado
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 16, 2025
An Aspen Democrat tried and failed twice in the last two elections to represent the 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. Now, a different Democrat from Aspen hopes he’ll have better luck in 2...
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