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Landscaped areas need a little TLC
Dear Editor: I would like to appeal to those businesses, church I would like to appeal to those businesses, churches and/or homeowners, who are adjace...
July 28, 2021
Proud to live in welcoming town
Dear Editor: I just wanted to say that I have heard some amazing things about the town/county being more openly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community! Al...
July 28, 2021
Storm triggers rockfall, mudslides on Red Mountain Pass
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Storm triggers rockfall, mudslides on Red Mountain Pass
Another day of monsoonal moisture brought heavy rains to Ouray County and triggered mudslides and rockfall on Red Mountain Pass Wednesday afternoon. S...
July 28, 2021
Log Hill haystack fire burns overnight
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Log Hill haystack fire burns overnight
The Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department extinguished a haystack fire that burned for more than 13 hours overnight on Snow Bush Drive.  After responding...
July 22, 2021
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 22, 1971 - Dear Editor, My honeymoon here in Ouray has been very memorable for several reasons. Married Saturday morning, my new wif...
July 21, 2021
Obituaries
Jack Eugene Clark Sr.
Jack Eugene Clark Sr. Born November 20, 1925, passed away at his home in Ouray, Colorado, on July 8th, 2021 at the age of 95 years. Jack was proceeded...
July 21, 2021
H. Daryl Klein
Obituaries
H. Daryl Klein
H. Daryl Klein was a Dust Bowl baby, born July 17, 1930. His family farmed in eastern Colorado until he was 5. After years of drought, a bank failure,...
July 21, 2021
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NEWS BRIEFS
Blue Lakes input sought The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests is collecting public input on management of the Blue Lakes area, wit...
July 21, 2021
PEAK PERFORMANCE
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PEAK PERFORMANCE
Yankee Boy Basin’s wildflowers are hitting their peak after a dry spell and some nourishing rains. In the foreground of this photo on the left, the fl...
July 21, 2021
Time to release body cam video
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Time to release body cam video
[tecnavia_gallery slug='time-to-release-body-cam-video-gallery' view='carousel']By the time you read this, at least 59 days will have passed since Mon...
July 21, 2021
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Ridgway girls run down state title
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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ELECTION 2025
Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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