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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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A barrel of fun on Labor Day
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A barrel of fun on Labor Day
September 9, 2026
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Water restrictions exception, not rule
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
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Trump declares disaster for fire
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
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Crews working to plug old water well
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Crews working to plug old water well
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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Parking enforcement nixes popular highway camping spot
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
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