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Sue Ann Schlosser
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Sue Ann Schlosser
Sue Ann (McMahan) Schlosser passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on June 24th, 2022. Sue was born to John and Helen McMahan on Novembe...
July 7, 2022
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County drops fire restrictions
After debate, Ouray County commissioners have agreed to ratify the decision made by Sheriff Justin Perry to join the City of Ouray, Town of Ridgway an...
July 7, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON As the water levels of Lake Powell and Lake Mead hit staggering lows, the Bureau of Reclamation recently asked water users along the Colorado...
July 7, 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 7, 2022
DROWNING THE COMPETITION
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DROWNING THE COMPETITION
[tecnavia_gallery slug='drowning-the-competition-gallery' view='carousel']Top: This co-ed battle between Richard Weber III and LiErin Wilson, on the r...
July 7, 2022
CHILD’S PLAY
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CHILD’S PLAY
[tecnavia_gallery slug='childs-play-gallery' view='carousel']TOP LEFT: Madison Cross, 4, laughs as she participates in the gunnysack race at Fellin Pa...
July 7, 2022
CELEBRATION BY DAY — AND NIGHT
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CELEBRATION BY DAY — AND NIGHT
[tecnavia_gallery slug='celebration-by-day-a%c2%80%c2%94-and-night-gallery' view='carousel']Left: Ridgway’s Mike Potter of Potter Ranch drove the only...
July 7, 2022
HAVING A BLAST
HAVING A BLAST
The crowd cheers as the defending women’s water fight champions, Eva Schoonover and Sara Martinez, flood their opponents with water at the July 4 wate...
July 7, 2022
DRAWING A CROWD
DRAWING A CROWD
The water fights have been a part of Ouray's Fourth of July celebration for more than a century, and this year's event brought out the usual crowd on ...
July 7, 2022
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 6, 1972 - Editorial: July 4, 1972 in Ouray has to have been a landmark celebration as one of the best in a great many years. Old-tim...
July 7, 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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