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RIDGWAY ROUTS IGNACIO
RIDGWAY ROUTS IGNACIO
By News Staff 
March 28, 2022
Ridgway's Daisy Lipton (10) thwarts an Ignacio attack during 2A Southwestern League action on March 18 at Ignacio High School Field. The Demons, powered by six Maizy Gordon goals,defeated the Bobcats ...
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LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
50 YEARS AGO March 23, 1972 — Seventy-five years of continuous service to the community is the record of the Woman’s Club of Ouray. From the founding of the first city library to the recent creation o...
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Veteran wants to put military, civilian experience to use for Ridgway
Veteran wants to put military, civilian experience to use for Ridgway
By Liz Teitz 
March 23, 2022
Editor’s note: Ridgway will hold an election on April 5 for three town council seats and mayor. In the coming weeks before the election, we will publish candidate profiles here in an effort to help yo...
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The value of hyperlocal media
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
Dear Editor: I am a week late submitting this, but I think it's always important. Last week was Sunshine Week. According to Wikipedia, Sunshine Week is a national initiative spearheaded by the News Le...
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A response to do-nothing-Biden myth
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
Dear Editor: I was struck two weeks ago by a letter to the editor in which the author wrote she could not think of a single thing Joe Biden has done to help America. Americans may disagree with the po...
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The good things Biden hasn’t done
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
Dear Editor: Well, I've been thinking about what President Biden has not done to make America greater or stronger, and here is a partial list: 1. Has not called Putin a genius. 2. Has not degraded wom...
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Writer did research on Biden
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
Dear Editor: Thank you Mr. Hennessy for taking the time to gather the facts for your editorial regarding President Biden in the March 17 issue. In a time of such divided opinions, it was refreshing to...
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You’re right, Biden hasn’t done anything
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
Dear Editor: For those who say President Biden hasn’t done anything since taking office, if by “not doing” you mean Biden hasn’t kissed up to Vladimir Putin, hasn’t had any cabinet members resign whil...
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Save cross-country alliance
By News Staff 
March 23, 2022
Dear Editor: We Silverton athletes, parents, and coaches regret the Ridgway school board’s decision to separate Ridgway’s cross-country team from the Ouray-Ridgway-Silverton alliance that has served t...
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Oh, the COVID stories we’ll tell
Oh, the COVID stories we’ll tell
By Erin McIntyre 
March 17, 2022
How do you summarize two years of chaos? Looking back at the anniversary of the coronavirus arriving in Ouray County, we asked this question over and over. So much has happened. It's mind-boggling to ...
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Time to celebrate local businesses
Time to celebrate local businesses
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
We deserve to celebrate. That's why we're launching our 2022 readers’ choice competition now. We skipped Best of Ouray County in 2021 because we were overwhelmed. There's no better explanation. We jus...
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TRACK SEASON OPENS
TRACK SEASON OPENS
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
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Ridgway photographer seeks more engagement with bid for council
Ridgway photographer seeks more engagement with bid for council
By Mike Wiggins 
March 17, 2022
Editor’s note: Ridgway will be holding an election on April 5 for three town council seats and mayor. In the coming weeks before the election, we will be publishing candidate profiles here in an effor...
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A DAY WITH GRANDMA
A DAY WITH GRANDMA
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
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On the contrary, Biden has done much
By News Staff 
March 17, 2022
Dear Editor: I feel I have to comment on Ann Coffman’s letter asking sarcastically what President Biden has done. I have to keep this to 400 words or less, so I am only including about 20% of the acco...
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Fly fishing film tour makes splash in Ridgway
Fly fishing film tour makes splash in Ridgway
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
March 9, 2022
The 16th Annual Fly Fishing Film Tour is coming to Ridgway next week, and it's a time to not only dream of summer and fishing, but also to support the health of the Uncompahgre River watershed. The s...
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Calving season: a reason to sit back and laugh
Calving season: a reason to sit back and laugh
By Erin Stadelman 
March 3, 2022
A day in the life at the ranch during calving season is just a barrel of laughs. At least, it is from my point of view. The Cowboy may feel differently, but this story isn’t from his perspective. I th...
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Ridgway town council candidate feature: Polly Enochs
Ridgway town council candidate feature: Polly Enochs
By Liz Teitz 
March 3, 2022
Polly Enochs was keeping a journal when she made her first trip to Ridgway, jotting down her observations as she made her way around the Western Slope. She and her fiancé, Nick, were living in Brecken...
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Love, loss on stage in Ridgway
Love, loss on stage in Ridgway
By Mike Wiggins 
March 3, 2022
It’s almost a town that’s almost not in the United States, whose residents find their hearts almost mend as they fall in and out of love. And when you’ve almost gotten to know them, they move on. Welc...
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A hobby that’s just his type
A hobby that’s just his type
By Erin McIntyre 
March 3, 2022
The edges are a bit worn, or maybe polished is the right word. Yes, polished – by decades of wrists resting on the edges, gradually eroding the red paint from the metal frame. Like a bronze statue ru...
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
After careers in big cities and large governments, Antonio Mendez is shifting his perspective
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County is unlike most places Antonio Mendez has lived or worked before, and Mendez brings experience unlike the county has seen in two decades, or possibly ever. Ouray County’s new manager grew ...
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
Administrator cites concerns about training, liability; sheriff's office assumes full control of services in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administrative tasks, citing concerns about liability and ...
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County considers asking voters for tax hike in November
Staff to research potential funding measures for EMS, road and bridge; sheriff won't seek question this fall
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County leaders want to research and poll the public’s appetite for asking voters for more tax revenue, to raise additional money for the county’s Emergency Medical Services and the Road and Brid...
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Ridgway gets initial OK for $1.34M grant
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ridgway has received initial approval for a $1.34 million grant to help it explore an all-electric building code for new construction and help electrify municipal operations, to lower its carbon footp...
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
February 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
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