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AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE
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AN ENCORE PERFORMANCE
Pianist returns to Wright Opera House, adds benefit concert in Ridgway Since Kara Huber last performed in Ouray, she's finished her doctorate degree a...
June 5, 2024
Ouray bookshop starts new chapter
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Ouray bookshop starts new chapter
Last-minute sale keeps beloved store alive Pat Light was half-joking when he yelled, "If someone else doesn't buy the bookshop I'll buy it," to his ne...
May 29, 2024
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County gets flak over Pride flag, support
Retired judge involved in landmark Texas case calls proclamation 'an abuse of discretion' For the second year in a row, Ouray County commissioners are...
May 29, 2024
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Cohousing project crumbles
Property for sale after Ridgway development can't overcome rising costs, delays Alpenglow Cohousing's death was a slow one, stretched over years of de...
May 15, 2024
Blast causes blowback
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Blast causes blowback
Demand for local regulations follows explosion above Ouray, lack of notification Blasting for a homeowner's new garage inside a mountain above Ouray l...
May 1, 2024
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Complaint filed against Ouray PD
Internal probe initiated after ex-employee alleges misconduct, lack of professionalism The city of Ouray has initiated an internal investigation of it...
April 24, 2024
PREHISTORIC PRESERVATION
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PREHISTORIC PRESERVATION
Forest Service acquisition northwest of Ouray ensures public access and protects world's longest dinosaur trackway for generations The Charles family ...
April 10, 2024
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Flood ravages homes
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Flood ravages homes
County deems trio of Ponderosa Village properties uninhabitable, as residents fear more debris flows imminent
By Erin McIntyre, Chart Riggall and Mike Wiggins 
August 5, 2026
When the fire raged above them on the mountain, the evacuated residents of Ponderosa Village hoped for rain. They wished for anything to help the firefighters get control of the blaze so it wouldn't b...
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County floats disaster relief sales tax
By Chart Riggall 
August 5, 2026
Draft ballot language proposes half-cent tax, with revenue split between county, city, town Ouray County commissioners are in talks to put a half-penny sales tax increase question to voters this fall ...
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Log Hill won’t join fire authority
Board: No benefit to cost, operational structure
By James Hanlon 
August 5, 2026
The Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department will not join the proposed consolidated fire and emergency medical services authority in Ouray County. Board members of the Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection Distric...
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Crews near full containment on fire
By James Hanlon 
August 5, 2026
Firefighters who are closing in on fully containing the Gold Mountain Fire have shifted their work to undoing firelines that are no longer needed to prevent erosion. “We've moved out of the suppressio...
‘We were in a panic’
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‘We were in a panic’
Flooding relocates part of Dexter Creek, forces couple to seek help with pigs
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 5, 2026
Hank and Betsy Nicholson were watching TV at home the night of July 26 when the skies opened up and filled Dexter Creek with rainwater, mud and debris. The creek, which serves as the Nicholsons’ only ...
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