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[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-silver-lining-for-ouraya%c2%80%c2%99s-economy-gallery' view='carousel']Local mine operator Ouray Silver Mines Inc. reached a...

October 29, 2020

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City paves way for sidewalk service

The City of Ouray has long been known as the Switzerland of America. This summer, thanks to recent action taken by the Ouray City Council and new stat...

May 28, 2020

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Medical Center ground zero for testing

[tecnavia_gallery slug='medical-center-ground-zero-for-testing-gallery' view='carousel']When Mountain Medical Center in Ridgway got its start 20 years...

May 14, 2020

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Medical professionals deal with protocols, challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic

[tecnavia_gallery slug='medical-professionals-deal-with-protocols-challenges-amid-covid-19-pandemic-gallery' view='carousel']Every day before Avery Ma...

May 14, 2020

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Vacation rentals to the rescue

Here's one bright spot to the coronavirus crisis. Ouray County residents impacted by the coronavirus pandemic who need to find temporary housing outsi...

April 23, 2020

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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

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

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...

Samantha Tisdel Wright

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines