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Multiple agencies respond to Jeep rollover on County Road 361

UPDATE, 3 P.M. Three people were killed this afternoon when their Jeep rolled down an embankment on County Road 361, the Colorado State Patrol confirm...

September 12, 2022

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Cut fiber line causes service outage

A CenturyLink fiber line was cut during construction at the firehouse project in Ridgway Thursday, causing an outage in Ridgway, Log Hill and other pa...

September 9, 2022

We need tolerance and respect, not proselytizing

Dear Editor: I can identify with Alyssa Preston’s habit of “self-censoring” to avoid offending those of her neighbors who do not accept Jesus Christ a...

September 8, 2022

Our homework: Fact check information

Dear Editor: “Do your homework! Follow the money!” we are admonished in Alyssa Preston’s letter to the editor of Sept. 1: “Research shows that funders...

September 8, 2022

Fire tax request small part of total bill

Dear Editor: As the former Ouray County treasurer, and current Ridgway property owner, I was shocked to see your recent headline, 'Fire district to as...

September 8, 2022

Creating a greener planet takes all of us

Dear Editor: Here in Ridgway and throughout the U.S. and the world we are in a human- caused climate crisis that is frightening! We are witnessing an ...

September 8, 2022

Fire District tax headline off-base

Dear Editor: I am writing to point out the inaccuracies of the headline “Fire district to ask voters to double property tax.' A more precise headline ...

September 8, 2022

Let’s differ with each other respectfully

Dear Editor: I would like to address the written comments submitted by Jane Errion in relation to the cannabis grow ordinance as reported in our incre...

September 8, 2022

Obituaries

John Wilbur Delles Jr.

June 4, 1948-August 26, 2022 John Delles, also known around town as “California John,” mistaken as “Dallas,” or affectionately self-labeled “Dull-ass,...

September 8, 2022

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CALENDAR & EVENTS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray....

September 8, 2022

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Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray

By LIA SALVATIERRA

November 4, 2025

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd has introduced legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray, identical to a Senate bill introduced in September, after w...

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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title

By Plaindealer Staff Report

November 1, 2025

The Ridgway High School girls’ cross country team is bringing a state title back to the San Juans. The six-person team won the Class 2A state title Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, capping a te...

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Food assistance benefits dry up

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

An estimated $51,000 in federal food benefits will no longer be available to 170 Ouray County households starting Friday. The monthlong federal government shutdown without Congressional appropriations...

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Mine shaft wasn’t identified as hazard

State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...

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Pushback against wolves grows

Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines