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Photo by Denise Jones — Special to the Plaindealer This young bear decided to hang out in a cottonwood tree at Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on Saturday whi...

July 28, 2022

Opinion

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO July 27, 1972 - Any significant increase in snowpack in the San Juan Mountains by cloud seeding will retard growth of some non-woody plan...

July 28, 2022

Let wildlife remain wild

Dear Editor: A much watched video was shown on TV recently of a man attacked by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. I had a lot of experience with b...

July 21, 2022

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POLICE LOG

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from July 11-17: JULY 11 Deputy did a VIN inspection in the 200 bloc...

July 21, 2022

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NEWS BRIEFS

County seeks monkeypox vaccine Ouray County Public Health is preparing for possible monkeypox infections, though all nine active cases of monkeypox in...

July 21, 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 21, 2022

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AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON Although visitors poured into town to celebrate the Fourth of July, the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival and enjoy the Gunnison Valley’s pub...

July 21, 2022

Opinion

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO July 20, 1972 - Wednesday afternoon about three o’clock, a truck tire tried to enter the Mary Lawrence home by the window. It broke the w...

July 21, 2022

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO July 13, 1972 - Ouray’s Chipeta Theater has been made totally safe for public use, and is again operating full blast. Damage to the exter...

July 13, 2022

Physical attack far worse than contraceptive distribution

Dear Editor: I would like to thank you for your balanced reporting in the article, "Free condom pops at parade draw ire." I can assure you the women’s...

July 13, 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