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Jury convicts Ridgway man of threats, stalking
A Ouray County jury on Thursday evening found a Ridgway man guilty on multiple felony charges stemming from a case in which he threatened three local ...
July 21, 2023
Man killed in accident on Highway 550
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Man killed in accident on Highway 550
July 13, 2023
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NEWS BRIEFS
July 5, 2023
July 4, 1888: A holiday to remember — and forget
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July 4, 1888: A holiday to remember — and forget
Ouray has long had a boisterous and festive holiday to celebrate the Fourth of July, as is evidenced by the newspaper accounts of the patriotic holida...
June 28, 2023
A RAPID DESCENT
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A RAPID DESCENT
June 28, 2023
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Lawsuit filed in outbreak
A Grand Junction man has filed a lawsuit seeking damages from Taco Del GNAR, alleging he contracted a parasite from eating a salad with ahi tuna on Ma...
June 23, 2023
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NEWS BRIEFS
A $10,500 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado will help provide camping gear to expand recreation at Ridgway State Park. The money, provided through th...
June 21, 2023
SUMMER SOUNDS
SUMMER SOUNDS
Ridgway band Smutdolly opened for Paco Versailles at the Mountain Air Music Series on June 15 in Fellin Park in Ouray. Pictured here, from left to rig...
June 21, 2023
A PRIDEFUL DAY
A PRIDEFUL DAY
June 21, 2023
Ridgway restaurant tied to illness outbreak
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Ridgway restaurant tied to illness outbreak
An intestinal parasite outbreak on the Western Slope has largely been linked to Taco del GNAR restaurant in Ridgway, state health officials announced ...
June 16, 2023
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Forest closure expands as fire makes another big run
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Forest closure expands as fire makes another big run
By Mike 
July 2, 2026
The U.S. Forest Service this afternoon expanded the closure area in the Uncompahgre National Forest east of Ridgway, as the Gold Mountain Fire makes another big run. The original closure largely encom...
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Water providers ask customers to conserve
By erin@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2026
Water managers are asking residents to avoid excessive water use and putting more demand on their distribution system. Ridgway Mayor John Clark announced during a Ouray County Board of County Commissi...
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Reservoir to close due to aerial firefighting operation
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Reservoir to close due to aerial firefighting operation
By erin@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2026
Ridgway Reservoir will close to boaters as soon as planes dispatched to assist with the aerial attack on the Gold Mountain Fire arrive. It's hard to tell exactly when that will be, but Colorado Parks ...
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Fire surges into Cimarrons
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Fire surges into Cimarrons
Evacuations expand, forest closes as forecast offers little relief
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 1, 2026
A wildfire that started as a wisp of smoke on a cliffside just north of Ouray last weekend exploded to more than 15,000 acres by Wednesday, driven by winds north to the Cimarron Range east of Ridgway....
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City curtails holiday events, keeps parade
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City curtails holiday events, keeps parade
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 1, 2026
Fourth of July events in Ouray will be scaled back this year in response to the Gold Mountain Fire, with the July 3 fire department benefit concert and the Independence Day parade and kids’ games a go...
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