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Pot cultivation license denied
Ouray County commissioners denied two separate marijuana cultivation applications last week after a long hearing process stretching across two days. B...
May 19, 2022
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County debates mine building request
The Ouray Silver Mines wants to leave buildings up at the Revenue-Virginius site on County Road 26 "post-reclamation," mine representatives told Ouray...
May 12, 2022
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Planning commissioner narrowly appointed
Ouray county commissioners voted 2-1 to reappoint a planning commissioner Tuesday, after delaying the decision and receiving complaints about him from...
May 5, 2022
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Ridgway superintendent gets raise, new contract
The Ridgway School Board approved a new three-year contract and a 7% pay raise for Ridgway Superintendent Susan Lacy on April 28, with board members p...
May 5, 2022
County progresses on cannabis code revisions
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County progresses on cannabis code revisions
Ouray County commissioners met in a seventh work session to revise the county’s marijuana ordinance on April 27, agreeing to not allow marijuana culti...
May 5, 2022
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New member joins school board
A new member of the Ouray School Board was sworn in on Monday night. Jane Schiffer was the only qualified applicant to apply to fill a vacancy left af...
April 27, 2022
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Weed department reveals needs
The county's weed department has been trying to function without a functioning vehicle, proper conditions for chemical storage, unsecured storage area...
April 27, 2022
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Group pitches marijuana grow ballot question
A Log Hill resident is asking county commissioners to place a ballot measure before voters – to require a buffer zone between marijuana grow operation...
April 27, 2022
A new frame on life in Ridgway
A new frame on life in Ridgway
Whether they’re an artist preparing for a show, a proud parent eager to show off a child’s masterpiece or just someone with some family photographs or...
April 27, 2022
Salon changes ownership, location
Salon changes ownership, location
When Kendra Manley opened Salon Monti in Ouray in 2016, one of her first major decisions involved bringing stylist Sharra King on board as an employee...
April 27, 2022
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Forest closure expands as fire makes another big run
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Forest closure expands as fire makes another big run
By Mike 
July 2, 2026
The U.S. Forest Service this afternoon expanded the closure area in the Uncompahgre National Forest east of Ridgway, as the Gold Mountain Fire makes another big run. The original closure largely encom...
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Water providers ask customers to conserve
By erin@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2026
Water managers are asking residents to avoid excessive water use and putting more demand on their distribution system. Ridgway Mayor John Clark announced during a Ouray County Board of County Commissi...
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Reservoir to close due to aerial firefighting operation
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Reservoir to close due to aerial firefighting operation
By erin@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2026
Ridgway Reservoir will close to boaters as soon as planes dispatched to assist with the aerial attack on the Gold Mountain Fire arrive. It's hard to tell exactly when that will be, but Colorado Parks ...
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Fire surges into Cimarrons
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Fire surges into Cimarrons
Evacuations expand, forest closes as forecast offers little relief
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 1, 2026
A wildfire that started as a wisp of smoke on a cliffside just north of Ouray last weekend exploded to more than 15,000 acres by Wednesday, driven by winds north to the Cimarron Range east of Ridgway....
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City curtails holiday events, keeps parade
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City curtails holiday events, keeps parade
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 1, 2026
Fourth of July events in Ouray will be scaled back this year in response to the Gold Mountain Fire, with the July 3 fire department benefit concert and the Independence Day parade and kids’ games a go...
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