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Library tries to get ahead of possible cuts
By Carolina Brown 
October 13, 2021
The Ouray Library District is asking voters to head off potential losses to its revenue, should a statewide ballot issue pass. Ballot Issue 6A asks voters to approve an adjustment to the district's 1....
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Out of spotlight, artist says she’s ready to lead Ouray
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Out of spotlight, artist says she’s ready to lead Ouray
By Mike Wiggins 
October 13, 2021
Heidi Forbes has long been content to quietly operate outside the limelight. The various jobs and careers she’s held over the years have been away from the public spotlight. She’s quietly given her ti...
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Covid
Ouray School quarantines elementary class
By Liz Teitz 
October 8, 2021
Ouray School has quarantined the first grade class after a COVID-19 exposure, the first time the school has done so since classes resumed in August.  A member of the first grade cohort tested positive...
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Candidate, issue forum Oct. 14
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
The Woman’s Club of Ouray County will host a forum Oct. 14 involving the two candidates running for Ouray mayor and four candidates running for two Ouray City Council seats. The forum will be held at ...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 and every Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7 at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctua...
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Sept. 13-Oct 3. If you have information on any of the below active cases or of any other incident that you have informatio...
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Council candidate field narrows as pair drops out
By Mike Wiggins 
October 7, 2021
Two Ouray City Council candidates have dropped out of the race, saying they want to focus their attention on addressing the city’s affordable housing crisis. Heather Toth and Aliyah Field told the Pla...
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Sept. 27-Oct. 4: SEPT. 27 Officer found a parking violation in the 200 block of Third Avenue. Officer conducted a direc...
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Photographer killed in wreck on Owl Creek Pass
By Erin McIntyre 
October 7, 2021
A fatal accident on Owl Creek Pass last week involved a visiting photographer who died after his Jeep Wrangler drove off a 30-foot edge. Allen Karsh, 64, was driving approximately two miles past Vista...
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School board forum Oct. 20
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
The Ridgway-Ouray Community Council and D3 Colorado are sponsoring a candidate forum for the three open seats on the Ridgway School District board. The forum is scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m. on Oct. 20 an...
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Attorney took job before public decision
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Attorney took job before public decision
By Liz Teitz 
October 7, 2021
Ouray County’s new attorney received an offer letter, accepted the job and signed an employment contract before the Board of County Commissioners voted in public to hire him, according to emails obtai...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
GUNNISON Gunnison County commissioners have intervened to save Gunnison’s newest childhood education center from closure, granting the school $60,000 in COVID relief funds. The nonprofit Wonderland Na...
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County appoints planning commissioner
By Carolina Brown 
October 7, 2021
The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Andrea Sokolowski to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission left by former Chairwoman Sheelagh Williams. Sokolowski has liv...
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Ouray eyes business registration program
By Mike Wiggins 
October 7, 2021
The city of Ouray intends to create a business registration program aimed at ensuring better communication and keeping business owners apprised of health and safety incidents and emergencies. The prog...
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Covid
Youth account for half of new COVID cases in county
By Liz Teitz 
October 7, 2021
Ouray County has reported 17 new COVID cases in the last 10 days, half of whom were children and teenagers. Public Health Director Tanner Kingery said many of the cases are members of the same househo...
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Council reverses course, won’t grant exemption for 4 short-term rentals
By Mike Wiggins 
October 7, 2021
A week after indicating they would consider approving shortterm rental licenses for four homes still under construction, the Ouray City Council reversed course Monday, saying granting an exemption to ...
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A HART FOR GOLF
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A HART FOR GOLF
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
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Water users may be paid to consume less
By Heather Sackett 
October 7, 2021
The Colorado River Water Conservation District staff plans to present its own framework for a water-savings plan — separate from one the state of Colorado is developing — at its October board meeting....
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from Sept. 27-Oct. 3: SEPT. 27 Deputy responded to the 1200 block of Catamount Drive for an alarm. Deputy responded to...
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San Juan County still has COVID outbreaks, despite 99.9% vaccination rate
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San Juan County still has COVID outbreaks, despite 99.9% vaccination rate
By News Staff 
October 1, 2021
By  Rae Ellen Bichell San Juan County, Colorado, can boast that 99.9% of its eligible population has received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccine, putting it in the top 10 counties in the nation,  a...
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
Volunteers saved an 11-year-old girl from the bottom of a cliff thanks largely to the skills of Mike Gibbs, who's made a career out of training rescuers
By By Nancy Lofholm Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
It took Mike Gibbs all of five seconds on that morning in early August to figure out it was time to execute one of the world’s most complicated rope rescues. A car had tumbled 320 feet off the edge of...
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Bills to give reservoir to Ouray debut in Congress
Administrator: City can afford repair expenses, which are still unknown
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
U.S. House and Senate bills to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray made it to subcommittee hearings in Washington, D.C. last week. Both bills are ...
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County spurns prairie dog control request
Commissioners say they're unwilling, unable to adopt restrictions; resident withdraws lawsuit threat
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week snuffed a resident’s request to require property owners to control prairie dogs, citing a legal inability and unwillingness to do so. At the start of a Feb. 11 work sess...
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Ridgway awards visitor services contract to chamber
February 18, 2026
Ridgway will hire the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce for $33,824 per year to support town marketing efforts. “RACC expressed confidence in its ability to execute the scope of work, based on many yea...
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Town approves measures to boost housing affordability
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved three measures at its meeting on Feb. 11 to boost affordable housing in the town. Ridgway applying for ADU grant Ridgway is applying for a grant that will allow it to...
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