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LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO September 2, 1971 - Heavy cloudbursts Friday afternoon caused most of Whitehouse Mountain’s east drainage to cut loose in a flooding ramp...
September 1, 2021
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Six candidates vie for Ridgway School Board
Voters will have six candidates to choose from in the race for Ridgway School Board in November, to fill three seats. Each of the positions is for a f...
September 1, 2021
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Camper rescued from Blaine Basin
A woman in her 60s who was camping with a group of people in Blaine Basin last week had to be rescued after taking a “misstep” and injuring herself, a...
September 1, 2021
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Foundation awards grants to local programs
The local Ouray County Community Foundation has awarded $10,000 to local organizations. The Ouray County Public Library's Recovery and Resilience buil...
September 1, 2021
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON The dock was quiet for a summer afternoon on Saturday. Boat slips sat mostly empty as the marina prepared to shut down for the year — six wee...
September 1, 2021
HUSTLE ON THE HILL
HUSTLE ON THE HILL
Participants in the 6th annual Log Hill Hustle fun run on Aug. 29 enjoyed an in-person race this year after last year's virtual event, due to the pand...
September 1, 2021
A DAY AT THE PARK
A DAY AT THE PARK
[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-day-at-the-park-gallery' view='carousel']Ridgway runner Canyon Ishikawa competes in the Compassion 5k on Aug. 27 at Fellin P...
September 1, 2021
Voice of frustration, not support for tax
Dear Editor, In response to Mr. Hall from Albuquerque: My letter addressed and tried to explain the frustration that some in the community feel over t...
September 1, 2021
Ouray’s housing crisis needs creative, compassionate solutions
Dear Editor: While we are both incredibly fortunate to have stable housing today, we have also been directly impacted by the current housing crisis, a...
September 1, 2021
It’s time for some more change
It’s time for some more change
[tecnavia_gallery slug='its-time-for-some-more-change-gallery-20230406-1330-090669' view='carousel']In the summer of 1991, you could catch a matinee a...
August 25, 2021
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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
Town seeks payment of sales, lodging taxes; hotel calls lawsuit 'misguided'
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
The town of Ridgway is suing the owners of MTN Lodge over their plans to use the hotel as workforce housing for the next several years, aiming to suspend operations and demanding they pay lodging and ...
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Board rebukes commissioner
Niece, Nauer censure Padgett for secretly recording closed-door meeting
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
Two Ouray County commissioners publicly reprimanded their fellow commissioner after discovering she secretly recorded an executive session last week. Portions of the audio from that executive session ...
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Proposed merger could make fire chief highest paid official
Latest draft bases members' voting power on financial contributions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
The current proposal to combine fire and emergency medical services entities in Ouray County could eventually make the new fire chief the highest-paid public official in the county and may base partic...
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Jury convicts mother in retaliation case
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Jury convicts mother in retaliation case
By Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins erin@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
A jury has convicted a former Ouray woman of retaliating against another woman who accused her son of sexual assault in 2023. Jurors deliberated for about an hour on March 26 before finding Kristyn Tr...
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EMS moves overnight quarters with help from chamber grant
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
April 1, 2026
Ouray County Emergency Medical Services is moving its sleeping quarters for on-call staff in Ouray into the former Public Health office location, with donations providing rent assistance. An EMT will ...
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