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Montrose gift, toy shop expands to Ridgway
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Montrose gift, toy shop expands to Ridgway
Sonja Horn was looking for a way to retire from running her gift shop in Montrose when she got a call asking if she’d be interested in opening a secon...
April 23, 2025
Custom cowboy couture saddles up to Ouray
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Custom cowboy couture saddles up to Ouray
Tourists and locals alike can add a feather in their cap at The Mercantile Ouray, a new build-your-own hat bar and Western wear shop opening on Main S...
April 23, 2025
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Uncertainty over federal cuts remains
Federal funding slashes and freezes may mean emptier food pantry shelves, fewer library resources and cuts to public health, emergency management and ...
April 16, 2025
Public health sounds alarm on measles
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Public health sounds alarm on measles
As measles cases continue to crop up in Colorado, Ouray County Public Health Director Kristin Kelley is encouraging residents to vaccinate against the...
April 16, 2025
Detained Ouray mother in limbo
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Detained Ouray mother in limbo
AURORA, Colo. — Before this, she had never been away from her daughter for more than a week. Aurora Yadira Mireles Terrazas has spent the past two mon...
April 9, 2025
Pushback grows over road plowing
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Pushback grows over road plowing
Outrage over wintertime wheeled access on public county roads is resurging as Ouray County residents scorn new requests from private landowners to plo...
April 2, 2025
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7th District to receive additional judge
The 7th Judicial District, which includes Ouray County, will receive a sixth district court judge next year, after Gov. Jared Polis signed a Senate sp...
April 2, 2025
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Fire victims in limbo
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Fire victims in limbo
Three years after federal prescribed burn destroyed their home, family has no answers or compensation
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
June 4, 2025
She spent three months carefully itemizing everything they lost in the fire, trying to remember what was in kitchen drawers and closets. Every piece of silverware, furniture, clothing, appliances and ...
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Wildfire mitigation nonprofit shrinks
Expecting funding cuts, West Region Wildfire Council trims staff, ends free services
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 4, 2025
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that the West Region Wildfire Council received $7,184.63 donations from individuals in 2023. The Plaindealer received this information from the no...
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Mobile home park deed restrictions delayed
Swiss Village residents say limitations too restrictive
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 4, 2025
The Ouray City Council postponed approving a series of deed restrictions for the Swiss Village Mobile Home Park on Monday after residents who are on the cusp of buying the property objected, saying th...
A HEART FOR ADVOCACY
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A HEART FOR ADVOCACY
After leading special education services in the San Juans for 12 years,Tammy Johnson is retiring, giving way to a new director
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 4, 2025
A good administrator never forgets what it’s like to be a teacher. Those are the words signing off Tammy Johnson’s email and ones she’s lived by while leading the Uncompahgre Board of Cooperative Educ...
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