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Liz Teitz

Covid
County to offer more vaccine perks
Ouray County Public Health may increase gift card incentives to $100 in an effort to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates, especially among school-aged ...
March 23, 2022
Veteran wants to put military, civilian experience to use for Ridgway
Veteran wants to put military, civilian experience to use for Ridgway
Editor’s note: Ridgway will hold an election on April 5 for three town council seats and mayor. In the coming weeks before the election, we will publi...
March 23, 2022
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Ridgway developer gets 7th extension
Ridgway Town Council voted to give a seventh twoyear extension to complete the Ridgway Industrial Park, where developers say they hope to begin work t...
March 17, 2022
THE PANDEMIC AT 2
Covid
THE PANDEMIC AT 2
[tecnavia_gallery slug='the-pandemic-at-2-gallery' view='carousel']As he began a monthly multi-agency command meeting last week, Ouray County Emergenc...
March 17, 2022
News
County narrows plans for federal funds
Ouray County, which is set to receive almost $1 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, is planning to spend the first of those dollars on a fiber ...
March 17, 2022
News
The question of an authority
The debate over how to make housing more affordable – or even attainable – in Ouray County has been going on for decades. But in the past few years, i...
March 9, 2022
Covid
Mask mandate dropped in county facilities
Masks are no longer required in Ouray County facilities, after commissioners voted to repeal the mandate in alignment with recent changes from the 7th...
March 9, 2022
Space to Create set to open this summer
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Space to Create set to open this summer
[tecnavia_gallery slug='space-to-create-set-to-open-this-summer-gallery' view='carousel']Applications for Ridgway’s Space to Create building, with 30 ...
March 3, 2022
Covid
Schools to ditch mask mandates
Ridgway and Ouray school districts will make masks optional in classrooms and on buses starting Monday. The change is in line with new guidance from t...
March 3, 2022
Ridgway town council candidate feature: Polly Enochs
Ridgway town council candidate feature: Polly Enochs
Polly Enochs was keeping a journal when she made her first trip to Ridgway, jotting down her observations as she made her way around the Western Slope...
March 3, 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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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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