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Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the letter, “Hateful flag waver welcome to leave,” written by Tom Heffernan and published in the March 9 edit...

March 22, 2023

Letters

Short-term rentals an unfair scapegoat

Dear Editor: Short-term rentals are a touchy subject, but it is very personal to us. Oftentimes STRs are considered the “evil twin” that is to blame f...

March 22, 2023

Letters

Tourists help pay for Ouray’s big bills

Dear Editor: Because Ouray’s industry is tourism, it means it’s a place people want to come, not just to visit but to live. It allows us to have excel...

March 22, 2023

Columns

OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO March 22, 1973 - Voting for rain, snow or sunshine could someday be as commonplace as electing a president, senator or mayor. Campaigns w...

March 22, 2023

Letters

Problems with Amerigas date back years

Dear Editor: Several years ago we had Amerigas propane service on Log Hill. We had regular issues with getting propane delivered during the winter. Wh...

March 15, 2023

News

NEWS BRIEFS

Ridgway and Ouray high school basketball athletes were honored with San Juan Basin League All- Conference awards after the end of the season. The foll...

March 15, 2023

Columns

OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO March 15, 1973 - Editorial: The March 6th news story from the Montrose Daily Press is reprinted, page five, this week, not for sympathy b...

March 15, 2023

Letters

Ridgway rental tax discussions rife with misperceptions

Dear Editor: As owner/operators of two of Ridgway’s longest running short-term rentals (STRs), we were shocked to learn at the March 8 Town Council me...

March 15, 2023

Obituaries

Dorothy E. Dougherty

March 15, 2023

Gas boiler would ruin what’s left of pool

Dear Editor: The Ouray Hot Springs Pool is a part of my worldly soul. That is truth, regardless of what you may think after you’ve read this. Protest ...

March 15, 2023

News

Some evacuated areas will reopen to residents Wednesday

By erin@ouraynews.com

July 7, 2026

The Ouray County sheriff is allowing some residents to return to their homes in evacuated areas starting Wednesday morning. The sheriff's office approved re-entry for credentialed residents who live i...

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Wildlife displaced by fire, residents can help by providing water for animals

Commissioners to discuss emergency plans for flooding

By James Hanlon, Special to the Plaindealer

July 7, 2026

Wildlife escaping the Gold Mountain Fire are moving closer to town, prompting state wildlife officials to advise the public on how they can simultaneously help animals and give them the space they nee...

News

Evacuees can obtain credentials for re-entry of fire zone

Timeline unclear for return to homes in evacuated area

By Deb Hurley Brobst

July 6, 2026

Evacuees of the Gold Mountain Fire — who have been displaced for more than a week — hope they will return to their homes soon, are thankful for the firefighters working tirelessly to quell the flames ...

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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...

News

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...

News Staff

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines