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MAKIN’ MUCK – Local Jeepers got out on the Mudfest course for a trial run at the Ouray County Fairgrounds last weekend. Mud, rocks, hills and tire obstacles challenged the enthusiastic testers. Organizers say planning for the April 28 event is going great guns, with over $25,000 in cash and in-kind donations so far and sponsors lining up. The 4x4 Mud Run begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. (Photos by Samantha Wright and courtesy photos)
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Mud madness at the Ouray County Fairgrounds.
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A study indicates Montrose County’s pay scale doesn't match its competitors.
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Joe Ryan’s struggles with the USFS over permits for his San Juan Hut System are ongoing.
COMING BACK? – Naturita residents are campaigning to restore the historic Uranium Drive-In sign. (Photo by John Keller)
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During the uranium mining boom times, the Uranium Drive-In was the place to be. The Town of Naturita hopes to bring those memories to life by restoring historic sign.
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The Sheriff Department’s theory is that the perpetrators found the keys to the stolen vehicle inside the house on County Road 17 that they allegedly burgled on March 26.
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Fishing for Dollars!... 5th Annual Ridgway River Festival Call for Sponsors…Michelle Haynes Named Director of Region 10 Area Agency on Aging…Brent Robert Harris, Josephine Katlyn Bush, Jessica Mari...
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The communications officer for the Denver District Attorney’s Office issues a terse statement in the ongoing sex assault case involving Norwood students.
TRADITION ON HOLD – The annual Norwood horse races bring in about 300 people a day to the San Miguel County Fairgrounds, but financial restraints have forced the annual event to be put on hold. (File photo)
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“There is no blame, no shame. We'll just come back bigger and better next year,” says Tamara K. Dargavel, president of the San Juan Horse Racing Association, about the cancellation of this year’s N...
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The National Park Service has decided not to include a ban on guided climbing in its draft Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan for Black Canyon.
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See Spot Run, at the soon-to-open Ouray Dog Park
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Montrose citizens get community insight during a weekly forum.
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The combined ballot for the Telluride Fire Protection District and the Telluride Hospital District has been mailed, and must be returned by Tuesday, May 8, at 7 p.m.
LEANNA JOHNSON'S winning poster. (Courtesy image)
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Montrose graphic artist Leanna Johnson won the national contest to design the poster for this year’s second-annual USA Pro Cycling Challenge.
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A conference in Ridgway explored solutions to the disparity in broadband service between urban and rural areas of Colorado.
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Montrose County submits costs for latest battle with JetAway Aviation, returns to court Thursday
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HANDSHAKE – Montrose's newly appointed mayor, Thomas Smits, far right, shakes hands with councilor Carol McDermott, far left, while newly elected councilors, Judy Ann Files, Kathy Ellis and Bob Nicholson look on, during the Montrose City Council meeting Tuesday. Smits wore his wrestling referee uniform as a demonstration that council, similar to a wrestler, works for the betterment of their team and community even though they make individual choices. (Photo by Kati O'Hare)
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Montrose city councilors take their new seats.
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Name Change for Beaumont Restaurants… Hopkins Re-plat… Ice Park Purchase Comment Period Ends May 1… Hot Springs Pool Reopens April 23 … Sales Tax Revenues Jump
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The organizers of this Saturday’s Agricultural Symposium at the 4-H Event Center in Ridgway believe that agriculture can and should flourish in Ouray County once more.
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Earth Day celebrations include Saturday’s giveaway of reusable grocery-shopping bags donated by Wal-Mart, City Market, Safeway and Alpine Bank, at City Market South.
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Ouray County, Delta Housing Authority classes for low-interest loans for low-income households…Caring for Colorado Awards $100,000 to Uncompahgre Medical Center for dental services…
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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