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The last bastion for spring fly-fishers is officially blown out, so hit the still water until the runoff runs down.
Rest assured, the Colona Current-Telegraph is alive and on the beat.
Summer in Telluride brings adventurous movies, mushrooms, a transmission line, and some sad stories.
When a little girl finds the words to share her joy, she adds to the joy of others.
The L.A. Lakers may be a graceful team, but when push comes to shove in the Western Conference finals, the Denver Nuggets have the rough physicality that it will take to win.
OHV users take issue with article decrying U.S. Forest Service’s disinclination to restrict motorized vehicle traffic near Rico/West Dolores Planning Area.
More commentary from members of the Mountain Village 15-Year Plan Vision Task Force
Make no mistake, columnist Peter Shelton isn’t pro abortion but he is pro freedom.
Warmer waters make for more active fish. Action at Ridgway Reservoir and below the dam should heat up along with the temperatures.

HIKER READY – Although there are a few downed trees and patches of snow, trails in Ouray County like Bear Creek (above) are ready and hikeable. (Courtesy photo)
The Ouray Trails Group works diligently to clear area hiking trails, but is always in need of additional volunteers.
The “three Town Council members and a few members of the public who constantly attack the Realtors, the real-estate community and the developers” seem to think that “if we are for something, then t...
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BIG NEWS – Motion Picture Corporation of America CEO Brad Krevoy (at right), who is a producer of “When Calls the Heart,” and two of the show’s stars, Daniel Lissing and Erin Krakow (left and center), were among those who spoke at Tuesday’s press conference at the State Capitol. (Photo by Greg Clifton)
Law enforcement officials in San Miguel County are searching for the whereabouts of 33-year-old Matthew Busker, who was reported missing on Monday. (Courtesy photo_

ALL AMERICA CITY MANAGER – Montrose City Manager Bill Bell flourished the award Sunday evening in Denver. Montrose was awarded the title of All America City this weekend. (Photo courtesy Scott Shine)
TELLURIDE ACADEMY STAFF – Gathered for a pre-season photo just prior to the Monday, June 10, launch of its 33rd Summer Season. (Courtesy photo)
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER – Trish Greenwood, Ridgway Elementary School’s new principal (here with husband Jim Nowak), is returning to the school where she began teaching, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)
HEALTHY FAWN – Leave them alone, even if they seem to be abandoned. They more-than-likely are not. (Photo courtesy of David Hannigan, Parks and Wildlife)
HIGH TIMES – The Gold Belt Theatre was part of the “small empire” of vice developed by the brothers Vanoli in late Victorian Ouray. The Ouray County Historical Society Evenings of History presentation next Tuesday (June 18) will look at artifacts from the Vanoli Block, and what it all means. (Courtesy photo)
BEN WAYNE LILLARD, 1957 - 2013
DIXIE KEITHLY, April 3, 1931 – June 9, 2013

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