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Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

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Ouray schools pledge $100K to athletic field
The Ouray School District will contribute $100,000 toward the Cimarron Athletic Field project after extensive discussion and a 4-1 vote.Organizers app...
January 29, 2025
Ridgway deputy receives lifesaving award
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Ridgway deputy receives lifesaving award
Sue Stern doesn't remember much about the day her life was saved.She and her husband, Burt, were on their way back home after a trip to Montrose. They...
January 15, 2025
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Police chief finalists to visit Ouray
The search for Ouray's new police chief has yielded three finalists for the position — three career law enforcement officers with varying experiences,...
January 8, 2025
San Juan Skijoring saddles up again this weekend
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San Juan Skijoring saddles up again this weekend
The sport marrying Western horse culture with slope shredders returns to Ridgway this weekend, with the ninth annual San Juan Skijoriing competition a...
January 8, 2025
Top story of 2024: Overwhelmed district attorney resigns
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Top story of 2024: Overwhelmed district attorney resigns
The top prosecutor for Ouray and five other counties announced his resignation in September and left the job only days before he would have been re-el...
January 1, 2025
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Town administrator gets high marks, salary raise
The Ridgway Town Council awarded Town Administrator Preston Neill high marks again in his annual evaluation, along with a salary bump in recognition o...
December 18, 2024
Cattle rustling suspected in region
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Cattle rustling suspected in region
While some might think cattle rustling is a thing of the past — dating back to the days of shootouts with outlaws and no-good robbers holding up banks...
December 11, 2024
GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
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GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Ouray County turns into a holiday wonderland this weekend, with free celebrations in both Ridgway and Ouray to kick off the season. Both events promis...
December 4, 2024
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Ridgway moves forward with $4.9M budget for 2025
The town of Ridgway is close to finalizing its 2025 budget, including $4.9 million in general fund expenditures which pay for the day-to-day operation...
November 27, 2024
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It’s official: Electricity rates to rise next year
San Miguel Power Association customers will pay more for power used during peak-demand hours starting in May, and more for access to services starting...
November 20, 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...
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‘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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