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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON The Gunnison Arts Center was one of three recipients of the Community Revitalization Grant announced Monday by Colorado Creative Industries, ...
September 8, 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS
Dust control to resume on county roads Ouray County road and bridge workers will continue dust control treatments on county roads, after pausing in ea...
September 8, 2022
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POLICE LOG
OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Sept. 1-6: SEPT. 1 Officer responded to a parking proble...
September 8, 2022
WE LOVE A PARADE
WE LOVE A PARADE
[tecnavia_gallery slug='we-love-a-parade-gallery' view='carousel']Photos by Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer
September 8, 2022
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An article published on Page 1 of the Sept. 1-7 edition of the Plaindealer about the Ridgway Fire Protection District should have included Capt. Tom S...
September 8, 2022
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO September 7, 1972 - There has been a noticeable increase in interest and competition at the Ouray County Fair the past two years. This ye...
September 8, 2022
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'How the West Was Won' memorabilia sought Do you have any photos, memorabilia or stories to share from when the 1962 epic Western movie “How The West ...
September 1, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON The new Gunnison County Public Library will open its doors to the community in September, almost 50 years after the county’s first public lib...
September 1, 2022
GETTING THE LEAD OUT IN SILVERTON
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GETTING THE LEAD OUT IN SILVERTON
[tecnavia_gallery slug='getting-the-lead-out-in-silverton-gallery' view='carousel']Ridgway runner Canyon Ishikawa, far left, competes in the Silverton...
September 1, 2022
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Crews working to fill 1950s-era well along U.S. 550
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Crews working to fill 1950s-era well along U.S. 550
Reclamation part of orphaned and abandoned well program
By Chart Riggall 
September 4, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill rig that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation...
Hickenlooper hopeful for fire disaster order
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Hickenlooper hopeful for fire disaster order
Senator tours flood-damaged areas, surveys planned fire mitigation efforts
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 2, 2026
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper said Friday he was optimistic the Trump administration will declare the Gold Mountain Fire a federal disaster, arguing Congress “wouldn’t settle for” the White House withho...
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County employees remain on paid leave
EMS paramedic, deputy emergency manager sent home days after fire started
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
September 2, 2026
Ouray County has had two emergency-related employees on paid administrative leave since the early days of the Gold Mountain Fire. A third employee, Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger, was placed...
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Businesses share struggles with senator
'You guys are in crisis,' Hickenlooper tells proprietors wrestling with aftermath of Gold Mountain Fire
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 2, 2026
Ouray County business owners bent the ear of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper on Friday, sharing stories of declining profits and mass cancellations in the wake of the Gold Mountain Fire in the hopes the D...
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