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Shooting range draws fire from neighbors
Residents located near a private shooting range in Ouray County have complained to elected officials, asking them to do something about the noise. Res...
January 13, 2022
Private via ferrata awaits approval
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Private via ferrata awaits approval
A commercial via ferrata on private land near Ouray received initial approval from the Ouray Area Joint Planning Board last month. But the applicants ...
January 6, 2022
Stories of the year No. 10: School bond passes in Ridgway
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Stories of the year No. 10: School bond passes in Ridgway
Voters overwhelmingly supported proposals to renovate the Ridgway School District's oldest building and to increase taxes in support of retaining staf...
December 24, 2021
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Stories of the year No. 9: Marijuana grow moratorium continues into new year
Ouray County is ending 2021 with a moratorium on new marijuana cultivation facilities, enacted nearly seven months ago when commissioners cited a need...
December 24, 2021
Ouray’s Mountain Fever reopens outlet shop
Ouray’s Mountain Fever reopens outlet shop
While Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts in Ouray opened its first outlet store about six years ago, owners Bruce and Tamara Gulde have never had it o...
December 24, 2021
New gallery gives art a second chance
New gallery gives art a second chance
The Paws for Art Gallery & More has been a traveling show of sorts for three years, popping up at various locations in Ridgway and Telluride. It ...
December 24, 2021
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Letters oppose domestic sheep grazing plan
Ouray County commissioners are urging federal officials to rethink a proposed grazing plan for domestic sheep that could affect wild sheep populations...
December 23, 2021
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County discusses goals, role of publicist
Nine months after hiring the county's first full-time public information officer, commissioners met with her to discuss the roles and responsibilities...
December 23, 2021
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Public right-of-way on CR17 protected
Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli and Commissioner Lynn Padgett successfully lobbied the State Board of Land Commissioners to formally recognize desig...
December 16, 2021
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Business owner fills Ouray School Board vacancy
The Ouray School Board has selected local business owner and Ouray graduate Tom Fedel to fill an open seat. The board met in a special meeting Dec. 9 ...
December 16, 2021
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Several homes damaged, 17 people rescued from flooding
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Several homes damaged, 17 people rescued from flooding
By Mike Wiggins 
July 30, 2026
At least 17 people were rescued from flooding and debris flows in the Cutler Creek area between Ridgway and Ouray on Wednesday night, authorities said this morning. At least three homes in Ponderosa V...
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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar
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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar
Oak Street closed due to mud, flooding
By Mike 
July 29, 2026
UPDATE, 9:45 p.m. U.S. Highway 550 reopened between Ridgway and Ouray Wednesday night, authorities announced at 9:15 p.m. Emergency officials encouraged motorists to be cautions when driving through a...
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Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation
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Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation
Hydrologist: Above-average rain forecast through September
By Chart Riggall 
July 29, 2026
Heavy rainfall over scorched soil sent flash floods raging down Cutler Creek on Sunday night, spilling mud down through Ponderosa Village and briefly shuttering U.S. Highway 550. The torrent of water ...
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Fire scorches bottom lines
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Fire scorches bottom lines
Reliant on summer tourism, reeling businesses running out of time to claw back lost revenue
By Mike Wiggins, Chart Riggall and Erin McIntyre 
July 29, 2026
It didn’t take but a spark and a stiff breeze to turn Justin Mitchell’s summer upside down. During the first few hours of the Gold Mountain Fire, Mitchell — who runs a horseback guiding outfit in the ...
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Governments team up on flood mitigation
City, nonprofits pitch in $165,000, while financially pinched county searches for more funding
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 29, 2026
Government agencies and nonprofit organizations have begun stepping up to help Ouray County pay to protect homes and roads from flooding and mudslides in the aftermath of the Gold Mountain Fire. The O...
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