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Ouray teachers vouch for paraprofessional
By Carolina Brown 
June 2, 2021
Ouray School District is losing three paraprofessionals after this school year, with two resignations and one whose contract is not being renewed. During a meeting on May 25, the board heard from Duri...
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State ramps up wildlife area enforcement
By Carolina Brown 
June 2, 2021
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are increasing enforcement to better protect deer and elk herds in the Billy Creek State Wildlife Area between Ridgway and Colona. Commissioners held a work sessi...
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Ridgway man dies in accident
By Mike Wiggins 
June 2, 2021
A Ridgway man was killed last week when the semi truck he was driving rolled off U.S. Highway 550 near Ridgway Reservoir. Ralph Lowery, 58, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occu...
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How unaffiliated voters helped send Lauren Boebert to Congress
By Jesse Paul 
June 2, 2021
Lauren Boebert is best known for her far-right Republican views. But it wasn’t Republicans who were solely responsible for sending the Garfield County woman to Congress, a Colorado Sun analysis of vot...
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Housing financial hurdle cleared
By Liz Teitz 
June 2, 2021
After a lengthy delay spent trying to fill a more than $1 million funding gap, Ridgway’s Space to Create project has reached a key financial deadline, clearing the way for construction to begin. The M...
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Minors cited for underage drinking
By Liz Teitz 
June 2, 2021
Ouray County law enforcement agencies cited 15 teenagers for underage drinking on Log Hill Mesa and in Ouray last weekend. Ten citations were issued to minors for possession of alcohol on Friday night...
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GRATEFUL GATHERINGS
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GRATEFUL GATHERINGS
By Liz Teitz 
June 2, 2021
There were no pods or bubbles, no smiling faces crammed into Zoom tiles on screens and only a few masks in the crowd as the Ridgway and Ouray classes of 2021 shed restrictions that have defined their...
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Semi driver killed in accident near Ridgway Reservoir
By News Staff 
May 28, 2021
The driver of a semi truck was killed Friday afternoon in a rollover accident on U.S. Highway 550 near Ridgway Reservoir, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The accident happened around 3:52 p.m....
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Mass transit, sustainable tourism, housing: 11 highlights of Ouray’s Community Plan
By Mike Wiggins 
May 26, 2021
Interviews with more than 50 stakeholders. Dozens of meetings. Nearly three years. That’s what it took to put together the Ouray Community Plan, an arduous and sometimes tedious process officially com...
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County narrows solutions to CR17 flooding
By Carolina Brown 
May 26, 2021
With the input of new Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger, Ouray County commissioners last week narrowed their focus on potential solutions to a problem area on County Road 17 at the Corbett Cree...
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Jury convicts Ridgway man of harassment
By Erin McIntyre 
May 26, 2021
A Ouray County jury convicted a Ridgway man accused of following and harassing his former boss this week. More than 10 hours of court proceedings Monday ended with David Gottorff being found guilty of...
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In-process applications proceed as moratorium enacted
By Carolina Brown 
May 26, 2021
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday formally adopted a resolution placing a six-month moratorium on new applications for marijuana operations in unincorporated areas of the county. But two in-proces...
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Man dies while fleeing police
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Man dies while fleeing police
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
May 26, 2021
A suspected intoxicated driver who died during a police pursuit after falling into Dexter Creek Canyon had two prior drunken-driving convictions as well as a prior conviction for eluding law enforceme...
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County drops mask order
By Liz Teitz 
May 26, 2021
Ouray County commissioners voted Tuesday to rescind the local mask mandate this week, aligning the county’s rules with statewide public health orders and federal health guidance. Public Health Directo...
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MINING FOR HOUSING
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MINING FOR HOUSING
By Liz Teitz 
May 26, 2021
The job at Ouray Silver Mines seemed like a perfect fit for Brenda LeBrun: a chance to experience a new, beautiful place and to learn new skills working for the mine. She arrived in Ouray in early May...
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Private retreat opens to the public
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Private retreat opens to the public
By Carolina Brown 
May 26, 2021
A secret gem tucked away in the far northwest corner of Ouray County is waking up this spring after nearly a decade of hibernation. Elk Mountain Resort, once a private retreat for celebrities and thos...
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Iconic spa, lodge receives facelift
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Iconic spa, lodge receives facelift
By Carolina Brown 
May 26, 2021
The pandemic brought an unexpected opportunity to one of Ouray’s iconic places to stay and soak. Now the Wiesbaden Hot Springs, Spa and Lodge is celebrating a facelift and a reinvigorated atmosphere. ...
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County commissioners move to drop local mask mandate
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County commissioners move to drop local mask mandate
By News Staff 
May 25, 2021
Ouray County Commissioners voted Tuesday to rescind the local mask mandate this week, aligning the county’s rules with statewide public health orders and federal health guidance. Public Health Directo...
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Team investigating death on CR14
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Team investigating death on CR14
By News Staff 
May 25, 2021
UPDATE: 12:59 p.m. A suspected drunken driver who was pursued by a Ouray police officer died after falling into Dexter Creek Canyon while fleeing the officer, according to a news release issued by the...
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PAVING THE WAY
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PAVING THE WAY
By News Staff 
May 19, 2021
Above : Sage Country Concrete owner Kevan Wedel rakes concrete for a new apron and driveway at the Ouray Mountain Rescue barn on County Road 361 on May 14. Ouray Silver Mines and San Juan Mountain Gu...
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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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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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ELECTION 2025
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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