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No GOP opponent emerges to challenge Niece The field of candidates running for two seats on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners this fall i...

April 3, 2024

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Ridgway superintendent scores high on evaluation

Ridgway School District Superintendent Susan Lacy received high marks on her annual performance evaluation last week, with board members praising her ...

April 3, 2024

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DA appeals sanctions in assault case

Prosecutors seek delay, overturn of exclusion of evidence from hearing Prosecutors have appealed a judge’s decision to exclude evidence from a hearing...

March 27, 2024

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After record-breaking year, tax revenue dips in January in Ouray

After another record-setting year for tax revenue, spending in Ouray dipped in January.Revenue generated by the city’s 4% sales tax in the first month...

March 27, 2024

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RISING TO THE OCCASION

With Ladybird bakery, Heather Crane creates an outlet for her passion for baked goods Heather Crane holds fond memories of her first job in high schoo...

March 27, 2024

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In ‘Proof,’ on stage this weekend, genius, madness go hand in hand

The line between genius and madness sometimes becomes blurred. That fact is illuminated in David Auburn’s “Proof,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that ...

March 27, 2024

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Judge sanctions DA in rape case

Prosecutors take too long to submit evidence to defense, can't introduce it at hearing Editor’s note: This story contains details about an alleged sex...

March 20, 2024

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Ouray reverses course on pool fix

With hotels threatening to shut down geothermal well, city shifts focus to heat exchanger Ouray city leaders have shifted focus on the Hot Springs Poo...

March 20, 2024

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County probing permit process

Citizens, leaders: Red Mountain Alpine Lodge larger than regs allow The Ouray County Land Use Department is investigating how the owners of Red Mounta...

March 13, 2024

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Candidate aims to build ‘pro normal party’

Seeking the middle, Frisch talks housing, health care during Ridgway campaign stop For many years, Adam Frisch said he affiliated himself with no poli...

March 13, 2024

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Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray

By LIA SALVATIERRA

November 4, 2025

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd has introduced legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray, identical to a Senate bill introduced in September, after w...

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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title

By Plaindealer Staff Report

November 1, 2025

The Ridgway High School girls’ cross country team is bringing a state title back to the San Juans. The six-person team won the Class 2A state title Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, capping a te...

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Food assistance benefits dry up

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

An estimated $51,000 in federal food benefits will no longer be available to 170 Ouray County households starting Friday. The monthlong federal government shutdown without Congressional appropriations...

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Mine shaft wasn’t identified as hazard

State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...

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Pushback against wolves grows

Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines