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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

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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

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

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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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

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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Blaze forces evacuations, destroys family cabin

No word when owners will be able to return

By By Mike Wiggins, Erin McIntyre and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

July 1, 2026

Rachel Nichols helped Russell McCrady when he needed emergency treatment for his dog. Little did she know he would return the favor when she and her husband encountered their own emergency, after they...

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Fire crashes wedding party

Forced to flee, Denver-area couple improvises, moves celebration

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

July 1, 2026

The navy blue suit was ready for James Lindaman to attach his great-grandfather’s Air Force airman’s pin to the lapel. Michelle Lindaman spent months arranging every detail of her wedding, from the fl...

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Looking Back

July 1, 2026

Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago July 7, 1966 Dynamite charges started Ouray’s Independence Day Celebration with a ban...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines