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Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

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Commissioner candidate field nearly set
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
DA appeals sanctions in assault case
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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
RISING TO THE OCCASION
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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
In ‘Proof,’ on stage this weekend, genius, madness go hand in hand
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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
Judge sanctions DA in rape case
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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
Candidate aims to build ‘pro normal party’
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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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Firefighters gain ground on Gold Mountain Fire
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Firefighters gain ground on Gold Mountain Fire
Sheriff allows some evacuees to return home; blaze shifts away from populated areas
By By Mike Wiggins, Erin McIntyre and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 8, 2026
Residents forced to flee the Gold Mountain Fire north of Ouray nearly two weeks ago returned to charred landscapes but fully intact homes Wednesday, an indication that authorities believe the threat h...
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Despite fire, downsized Fourth celebration marches on
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Despite fire, downsized Fourth celebration marches on
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
July 8, 2026
A scaled-back Fourth of July celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States and 150th birthday of Ouray attracted thousands to the city, despite the cancellation of fireworks, water fights and...
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First fire, then floods? Leaders start planning for next potential emergency
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First fire, then floods? Leaders start planning for next potential emergency
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 8, 2026
Even though the Gold Mountain Fire is still burning, Ouray County officials are already thinking about flash flood risks in the burn scar as Colorado moves into monsoon season. “This is a predictable ...
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Water providers ask customers to pull back
Ridgway enacts mandatory irrigation restrictions
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 8, 2026
Water managers in Ouray County are asking residents to curtail water use and avoid putting more demand on their distribution systems in light of the Gold Mountain Fire and ongoing tinder-dry condition...
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Looking Back
50 Years Ago
July 8, 2026
July 7, 1966 Charges have been filed in Ouray County Court against three Ouray youths for violation of state statutes in climbing over a fence at the municipal swimming pool last Friday and breaking b...
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