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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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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

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

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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Water providers ask customers to pull back

Ridgway enacts mandatory irrigation restrictions

By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

July 8, 2026

Water managers in Ouray County are asking residents to curtail water use and avoid putting more demand on their distribution systems in light of the Gold Mountain Fire and ongoing tinder-dry condition...

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Looking Back

50 Years Ago

July 8, 2026

July 7, 1966 Charges have been filed in Ouray County Court against three Ouray youths for violation of state statutes in climbing over a fence at the municipal swimming pool last Friday and breaking b...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines