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Ridgway paves way for housing
Construction could begin as early as this week on Ridgway's newest affordable housing project, after the town council unanimously approved it Aug. 3 w...
August 11, 2022
City mulls land buy for housing
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City mulls land buy for housing
The Ouray City Council is split on whether to pursue purchasing a tract of land for affordable housing, but agreed to initiate the appraisal process t...
August 4, 2022
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Voyager ponders child care expansion
Voyager Youth Program is considering expanding to serve younger children, and moving activities for teenagers away from the Teen Center in Ridgway. Th...
July 28, 2022
Mountain Medical to merge
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Mountain Medical to merge
Mountain Medical Center, LLC will merge later this summer with Montrose-based Cedar Point Health, which will continue providing services at the Sherma...
July 21, 2022
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County cracks down on unlicensed rentals
In Ouray County’s first attempt at enforcing its 2018 ordinance limiting the number of short-term rentals, a company hired by the county has identifie...
July 13, 2022
Park stays with the dogs
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Park stays with the dogs
The Ouray Dog Park will not house construction workers for the city’s water and wastewater treatment plants. The City Council determined Monday that “...
June 30, 2022
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Planning board rejects mining request
The Ouray County Planning Commission denied a request to allow mineral extraction and processing in the Valley Zone, which would have opened up about ...
June 23, 2022
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UPDATE: Pilot in fatal crash identified as Canadian man
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UPDATE: Pilot in fatal crash identified as Canadian man
Investigation underway to determine cause of crash at Silver Jack Reservoir
By Mike 
July 13, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been changed to correctly indicate the change in the team overseeing the fire response. The pilot who died when his aircraft went down in Silver Jack Reservoir Sunday was...
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Firefighting aircraft goes down in Silver Jack
Body of pilot recovered from crash scene by dive team late Sunday
By Plaindealer Staff 
July 12, 2026
An aircraft fighting the Gold Mountain Fire went down in Silver Jack Reservoir in southwestern Gunnison County on Sunday night and the body of the pilot has been recovered from the crash. One person w...
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