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County to revise wildfire mitigation rules
By Liz Teitz 
August 11, 2021
Ouray County commissioners will add revisions to wildfire mitigation regulations to their to-do list, and discussed changing how the land use office handles code enforcement complaints after hearing a...
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I-70 TO OPEN SATURDAY
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I-70 TO OPEN SATURDAY
By News Staff 
August 11, 2021
Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon is expected to open Saturday afternoon, according to information provided Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Transportation. Extensive damage from mudslides and d...
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Supply chain problems impede businesses
By Shannon Najmabadi 
August 11, 2021
Salsa-maker Amy Lasley used to throw away the disposable gloves she wears during food preparation. But as the price of nitrile gloves skyrocketed in recent months, she’s started to disinfect them with...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
August 11, 2021
GUNNISON Gunnison County commissioners on Tuesday approved the next steps in a plan that could result in breaking ground on a new affordable housing development in Gunnison as early as summer 2022. Th...
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Highway closure pushed to September
By Mike Wiggins 
August 11, 2021
Less than a month ago, San Miguel Power Association had an aggressive timeline in mind for work meant to reduce the chances its aging power line atop Red Mountain Pass could spark a wildfire. The rura...
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TEENS POWER ECONOMY
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TEENS POWER ECONOMY
By Liz Teitz 
August 11, 2021
In his first week on the job at Ouray Brewery, a few customers handed tips to Kortlan Nelson, shocked to see someone so young delivering their food and busing their tables. Seven summers later, the n...
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Covid
County reports fifth COVID-positive death
By News Staff 
August 11, 2021
A fifth Ouray County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19, Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd said Wednesday.  The man, who was in his 80s and tested positive in mid-July, died on Aug. 5.  ...
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SMPA won’t pursue highway closure until September
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SMPA won’t pursue highway closure until September
By Mike Wiggins 
August 6, 2021
San Miguel Power Association will not seek to close U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass until September because it can't secure the resources it needs to do the work that would precipitate the hig...
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Smoke returns to area from distant wildfires
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Smoke returns to area from distant wildfires
By News Staff 
August 6, 2021
Hazy conditions and smoke are expected to return to the skies today and over the weekend, as an air quality advisory has been issued by the state health department. Most of the West Slope has been pla...
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Covid
Loans help local businesses
By Liz Teitz 
August 4, 2021
Almost $14 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans were approved for Ouray County businesses since last April, with more than a third going to restaurants, hotels and others hit hard by pandemic ...
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Covid
More COVID cases reported
By News Staff 
August 4, 2021
As of Tuesday, Ouray County had four new COVID cases, according the the Ouray County Public Health Agency. Those included two fully vaccinated individuals – a woman in her 20s and a man in his 80s – a...
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Boarding schools under investigation
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Boarding schools under investigation
By Claire Cleveland 
August 4, 2021
When Dzabahe was 11 years old, she went to her first government-run boarding school in rural Arizona around 1953. She left everything she knew on the Navajo reservation where she grew up.. “You became...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
August 4, 2021
GUNNISON Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Thursday held a public open house for the Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan, encouraging Gunnison residents to ask questions and learn more about th...
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State halts Highway 550 closure
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State halts Highway 550 closure
By Mike Wiggins 
August 4, 2021
The project that was on, then off, then on, is now off — again. Flooded with concerns from local and state elected officials, appointed leaders and business owners, the Colorado Department of Transpor...
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Firm hired to assist with water plant
By News Staff 
August 4, 2021
The firm hired by the city of Ouray to assist with the new wastewater treatment plant has also been tapped to help with a new water treatment plant. The City Council on Monday unanimously agreed to hi...
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Crews scramble to clean up Corbett Creek flood
By Carolina Brown 
August 4, 2021
Corbett Creek flooded at the crossing of County Road 17 on Saturday evening, closing the road for about 3 hours while crews worked to clear the road. Ouray County Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Bar...
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A NIGHT OUT ON THE HILL
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A NIGHT OUT ON THE HILL
By News Staff 
August 4, 2021
Above, Ouray County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Derrick Linnell grills hamburgers with Deputy Luis Perez at the Log Hill Fire Station on Tuesday night. The event attracted more than 75 participants who vis...
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A PRIVATE SOLUTION TO A PUBLIC PROBLEM
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A PRIVATE SOLUTION TO A PUBLIC PROBLEM
By Liz Teitz 
August 4, 2021
Four local businesses are purchasing the Ouray Chalet Inn to use it for workforce housing, with plans to rent long-term to their own employees and other businesses. San Juan Mountain Guides, Ouray Gro...
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Sheriff seeks advisory committee members
By News Staff 
August 4, 2021
The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office is looking for volunteers to serve on its newly formed Community Advisory Committee. The committee, the first of its kind for the sheriff’s office, is intended to pro...
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Ouray to seek tax on rentals
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Ouray to seek tax on rentals
By Liz Teitz 
August 4, 2021
The Ouray City Council will ask voters this November to approve a 15% excise tax on short-term rentals, and have instituted a cap on the number of rental permits in the city, with exceptions only for ...
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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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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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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