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Virus cases worsen in county
Covid
Virus cases worsen in county
Public Health Director Tanner Kingery sees the emails and the invitations: campaign events, gatherings, events urging people to “meet your neighbors p...
October 28, 2021
COVID surge taxes Montrose Memorial Hospital
Covid
COVID surge taxes Montrose Memorial Hospital
Montrose Memorial Hospital is reporting a surge of COVID-19 cases and record patient numbers in the Emergency Department, forcing more patient transfe...
October 21, 2021
Covid
County plans mask discussion
Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery asked county commissioners Tuesday to schedule a conversation about a mask mandate, prompted by a r...
October 21, 2021
‘Our way to create affordable housing’
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‘Our way to create affordable housing’
[tecnavia_gallery slug='our-way-to-create-affordable-housing-gallery' view='carousel']As soon as Dolgio Nergui and Dan Hughes started looking at house...
October 21, 2021
Ouray County health tax would be unique in state
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Ouray County health tax would be unique in state
      Ouray County voters will be asked next month to approve a 2 mill tax to support the Ouray County Public Health Agency, an unusual approach in th...
October 13, 2021
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Ouray School quarantines elementary class
Ouray School has quarantined the first grade class after a COVID-19 exposure, the first time the school has done so since classes resumed in August.  ...
October 8, 2021
Attorney took job before public decision
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Attorney took job before public decision
Ouray County’s new attorney received an offer letter, accepted the job and signed an employment contract before the Board of County Commissioners vote...
October 7, 2021
Covid
Youth account for half of new COVID cases in county
Ouray County has reported 17 new COVID cases in the last 10 days, half of whom were children and teenagers. Public Health Director Tanner Kingery said...
October 7, 2021
Town toasts Space to Create construction
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Town toasts Space to Create construction
More than five years after the town of Ridgway was selected by the state for an affordable housing project, current and past town leaders and state of...
September 30, 2021
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Deed-restricted housing proceeds
The Ridgway Planning Commission voted Tuesday to approve a sketch plan for the Telluride Foundation’s proposal to build “Yellow Brick Lane,” a develop...
September 30, 2021
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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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