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Ridgway enacts mandatory fire, water restrictions

Ridgway has implemented mandatory water restrictions and a Stage I fire ban, as of today. Hot, dry conditions and persistent high temperatures, as wel...

June 17, 2021

Obituaries

Wayne M. Nash

Wayne Morris Nash was born on July 1, 1925 to Walter H. and Alta (Chambers) Nash in Red Wing, Minnesota. Wayne attended public schools in Red Wing, gr...

June 16, 2021

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AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON The Town of Crested Butte ended one crisis declaration while starting another Monday night. As council rescinded its COVID emergency status, ...

June 16, 2021

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NEWS BRIEFS

Fire restrictions go into effect Hot, dry conditions and record temperatures have resulted in high fire danger in the area, causing a trio of local an...

June 16, 2021

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READY TO RIDE

June 16, 2021

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO June 17, 1971 - Letter to the Editor: While I remain as Chief of Police and Chief Dog Catcher of the City of Ouray, the Police Force will...

June 16, 2021

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Telluride man killed in accident near Ridgway

A 26-year-old Telluride man died in an early morning crash today south of Ridgway on U.S. Highway 550. The driver has been identified as Silas Berrier...

June 16, 2021

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Ridgway doctor agrees to settlement

A former Ridgway doctor has agreed to never practice medicine again or apply for a license in the U.S. and to pay back Medicare funds he received whil...

June 16, 2021

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Stage 1 fire restrictions enacted on BLM land

UPDATE as of 7:35 p.m. Wednesday: The city of Ouray has joined in with other governments in implementing Stage 1 fire restrictions as of midnight toni...

June 16, 2021

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Missing Ouray man found dead in river

A Ouray man reported missing by his wife was found dead in the Uncompahgre River Wednesday evening after suffering a "significant injury" at his house...

June 10, 2021

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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

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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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines