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GRILLIN’ AND CHILLIN’
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GRILLIN’ AND CHILLIN’
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August 4, 2022
IT’S NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, BABY
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IT’S NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, BABY
Ava Sales, age 1, enjoys eating chips and wearing her Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department Junior Firefighter hat at National Night Out Tuesday. Her mom...
August 4, 2022
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO August 3, 1972 - Used to be the only place you saw naked ladies in public around here was hanging over a bar here and there. Not these da...
August 4, 2022
Road to Yankee Boy Basin to reopen after flooding, mudslides
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Road to Yankee Boy Basin to reopen after flooding, mudslides
Ouray County officials plan to reopen County Road 361 later today (Thursday) following mudslides that buried and damaged the popular high-country road...
July 28, 2022
Will Divide Ranch neighbors give modular homes a chance?
Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the article written about system-built construction on “Divided Ranch" in the July 21-27 edition. I must di...
July 28, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from July 20-26: JULY 20 Officer found a parking problem in the 400 block ...
July 28, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from June 27-July 24. If you have information on any of the below active case...
July 28, 2022
SUMMER’S SWEET SOUNDS
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SUMMER’S SWEET SOUNDS
[tecnavia_gallery slug='summers-sweet-sounds-gallery' view='carousel']Above: Bluegrass singer Sierra Hull performs for the crowd at Ridgway's Hartwell...
July 28, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON After voting against placing an $83.4 million bond on the ballot in 2021, the Gunnison Watershed School District Board has continued to make ...
July 28, 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....
July 28, 2022
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Firefighters gain ground on Gold Mountain Fire
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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
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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
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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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