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Carolyn Snowbarger's column in the Aug. 11-17 edition should have said the discoverer and owner of the Camp Bird Mine was Thomas Walsh, not John Walsh...

August 18, 2022

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HIGHGRADERS RETURN THIS WEEKEND

Richard Weber III holds the drill steel as LiErin Wilson swings the hammer during the double-jack rock drilling competition at the Highgraders Holiday...

August 18, 2022

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POLICE LOG

RIDGWAY MARSHAL The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from June 25-Aug. 14. If you have information on any of the b...

August 18, 2022

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POLICE LOG

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Aug. 10-16: OURAY POLICE AUG. 10 Officer responded to a parking probl...

August 18, 2022

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POLICE LOG

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from Aug. 8-14: OURAY SHERIFF AUG. 8 Deputy assisted a citizen on En...

August 18, 2022

MEET ME AT THE FAIR

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August 18, 2022

Opinion

OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO August 17, 1972 - A Moab, Utah man was fined $250 in U.S. Magistrate Court in Montrose on Aug. 10 for unauthorized road construction with...

August 18, 2022

The sad tale of the would-be robber, Kid Adams

After the silver panic of 1893, most mines in the northern San Juans shut down. Many prospectors and miners gave up and left the high country, but not...

August 11, 2022

The value of, and trouble with, TABOR

Dear Editor: Thanks, TABOR, I appreciate the refund I just got from the State of Colorado. So, what is TABOR, and why the refund? In 1992, Colorado vo...

August 11, 2022

Commissioners not interested in input

Dear Editor: Once again, the Ouray County commissioners have demonstrated their hostility to county citizens and citizen input. A county citizen, Rich...

August 11, 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