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Man found not guilty in 2018 rape trial arrested for alleged sex assault

A Ridgway man acquitted by a jury in a felony sexual assault case in Ouray County in 2018 has been arrested for alleged sexual assault again. Brian Sc...

January 30, 2024

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Food illness linked to Ridgway taco shop

State health officials are trying to locate the source of contaminated food that has sickened dozens of people on the Western Slope in the last two mo...

June 21, 2023

Time to read up on open records laws

[tecnavia_gallery slug='time-to-read-up-on-open-records-laws-gallery' view='carousel']The appointed and elected volunteer boards here in Ouray County ...

October 13, 2022

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TRAGEDY ON CAMP BIRD

[tecnavia_gallery slug='tragedy-on-camp-bird-gallery' view='carousel']Don Fehd had a quirky, genuine way with the visitors who climbed into his Jeep. ...

September 15, 2022

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Feds: Prescribed burn caused fire

The Simms Fire that destroyed a home and other structures in northern Ouray County on May 19 was caused by a federal prescribed burn ignited three day...

June 9, 2022

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BURNING CONCERNS

[tecnavia_gallery slug='burning-concerns-gallery' view='carousel']Tom Austin wasn’t just upset by the fact that the cigarette butt he found while on a...

May 12, 2022

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‘He was just living his best life’

[tecnavia_gallery slug='he-was-just-living-his-best-life-gallery' view='carousel']Out of the hundreds of photos he posted on his social media accounts...

March 23, 2022

Why eliminate agenda publication?

[tecnavia_gallery slug='why-eliminate-agenda-publication-gallery-20230406-1328-408532' view='carousel']You might notice something missing from this we...

September 30, 2021

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Autopsy: Man fell in canyon during pursuit

A Montrose man who died after falling into Dexter Creek Canyon while fleeing a Ouray police officer in May had a blood-alcohol level nearly three time...

July 28, 2021

Time for body camera footage to be released

By the time you read this, at least 59 days will have passed since Montrose resident Luther Medina died in Dexter Creek Canyon after being pulled over...

July 21, 2021

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Ridgway to grow capacity to fight wildland fires

Additional staff, engine can enhance skills, create more revenue

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 3, 2025

Ridgway’s wildland firefighters have mopped up hotspots in Nevada, fought wildfire on the front lines in California and protected structures at home in Colorado. Since the Ridgway Fire Protection Dist...

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County chops event center operations to aid budget

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 3, 2025

Ouray County is performing triage on its 2026 budget as 2025 revenues are coming in lower than expected, placing even more pressure on the county’s general fund savings. County leaders have been worki...

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New council’s first task: Fill vacancies

After soliciting applications, councilors to interview, pick appointments Jan. 5

December 3, 2025

Ouray city leaders swore in a new mayor and city councilor Monday night, then turned their attention to the council’s most pressing issue: Finding and appointing two more councilors to fill out the ra...

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Slow start to snow season

Wave of storms helps, but snowpack in San Juans well below normal

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

December 3, 2025

A series of post-Thanksgiving storms delivered desperately needed snow to the moisture-starved San Juans, but snowpack at the start of December remains well below average in Ouray County and the surro...

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SEASON OF SHARING

Ridgway Ouray Community Council

December 3, 2025

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...

Mike Wiggins And Erin Mcintyre

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines