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Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

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Ouray County EMS to assess medical needs
Ouray County Emergency Medical Services plans to perform an assessment to learn about the community’s medical needs, with hopes it will lead to a esta...
November 19, 2025
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City waiting on facility remodel price tag
The Ouray City Council will have several issues — and costs — to balance as it considers its 2026 budget at its first official budget meeting on Oct. ...
October 22, 2025
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City considers outdoor lighting rules
The city of Ouray doesn’t have a comprehensive ordinance regulating outdoor lighting, and city officials have decided it’s about time to get one.The c...
October 8, 2025
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Ridgway schools go cellphone free
Ridgway schools are now cellphone free.The Ridgway School District, like many school districts in the state, including Ouray, is restricting students ...
August 6, 2025
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City pulls back on plans for Fellin Park stage
Ouray city councilors are much happier with revised plans for a permanent stage in Fellin Park. Now the challenge is finding money to pay for it.Counc...
June 18, 2025
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SMPA delays Ouray work until August
San Miguel Power Association is postponing work to replace power poles and more in the city of Ouray until late August because of delays in getting su...
June 18, 2025
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Police investigating fireworks shot at homes
Police are searching for suspects who shot a barrage of fireworks onto homes on Sunday night, sparking fires in the southern part of Ouray. The explos...
June 17, 2025
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Mine donor: Happy to preserve land for others
Stan Frymann has donated “about the most beautiful place you could find” to Ouray County.Frymann donated the six-acre Tip Top Mine, and eventually the...
May 28, 2025
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County launches search for new manager
The search has begun to find a new manager after the Ouray County commissioners hired Peckham & McKenney to consult on the hiring process. The cou...
May 14, 2025
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County plots next manager hiring steps
Ouray County commissioners hope to hire a county manager in the next six months by using a similar process the city of Ouray used to hire its city adm...
April 16, 2025
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Ridgway town council asks county for 15% of proposed disaster recovery sales tax
By James Hanlon 
August 17, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council asked Ouray County to consider a slightly higher distribution of funds from a proposed disaster recovery sales tax fund, while requesting more clarification on a possible cons...
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Bear killed after entering Ridgway home, killing chickens
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Bear killed after entering Ridgway home, killing chickens
By erin@ouraynews.com 
August 17, 2026
State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home on Saturday after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildli...
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‘Pinched on every front’
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‘Pinched on every front’
Historic drought, wildfires, high feed prices strain local ranchers
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
One breezy afternoon in mid-July, Mike Potter's phone started making all kinds of noise. “It goes, beep, beep, beep, beep!” shouted the Ridgway rancher, brandishing his flip phone from the pocket of h...
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Flood work could begin within week
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Flood work could begin within week
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
Ouray County officials said Tuesday that flood mitigation work below the Gold Mountain Fire’s burn scar could begin as soon as next week, while warning that storms in the coming days could trigger fur...
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
Fairgrounds empty as focus shifts to Elk Fire
By James Hanlon 
August 12, 2026
The incident command post for the Gold Mountain Fire relocated to the Gunnison County Fairgrounds Saturday as Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 took over for Team 1 and combined effort...
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