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Live fire training planned on Saturday
By Erin McIntyre 
April 8, 2021
A house located on County Road 5, donated for fire training, is expected to be burned down this weekend. The Ridgway Fire Department has been conducting training inside the home at 7137 County Road 5 ...
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Seeking vaccines for teens a ‘goose chase’
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Seeking vaccines for teens a ‘goose chase’
By Liz Teitz 
April 8, 2021
After the state announced last week that anyone over 16 would be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, Niki Dow began searching. She’d already been vaccinated at the 4-H Center in Ridgway, but she wanted t...
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Debris removed, officials look to rebuild infrastructure for ice park, hydro plant
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Debris removed, officials look to rebuild infrastructure for ice park, hydro plant
By Mike Wiggins 
April 8, 2021
Replacing penstock, water line, bridge will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars The hard work is done. A helicopter last week hauled away from the bottom of the Uncompahgre River Gorge the mangled ...
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New county roads boss expected in May
By Carolina Brown 
April 8, 2021
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday approved another extension of Interim Road and Bridge Superintendent Bill Frownfelter’s contract, but only until the end of April, as commissioners are optimistic...
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City workers get 5% pay increase
By Mike Wiggins 
April 8, 2021
Ouray City Administrator Silas Clarke this week gave every city employee a 5 percent pay raise, a move he said was needed to boost sagging morale in workers who haven’t received a salary increase for ...
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County: Continue masking up
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County: Continue masking up
By Liz Teitz 
April 8, 2021
Ouray County commissioners voted Wednesday to adopt a local mask mandate, requiring them in public indoor places after the state relaxed restrictions last week. Facial coverings must be worn “when wai...
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HOP TO IT
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HOP TO IT
By News Staff 
April 8, 2021
The Ouray Elks Lodge Easter egg hunt attracted more than 100 people to Fellin Park on Easter Sunday. The lodge was unable to host the event last year due to the pandemic and limitations on group even...
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A BELATED HONOR
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A BELATED HONOR
By News Staff 
April 8, 2021
Family members of Dick and M-E Spirek stand in the pavilion dedicated to them last month at the north end of Hartwell Park in Ridgway. The Spireks, who lived in Ridgway for 26 years, died within days ...
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A reminder about our calendar, press releases
By News Staff 
April 8, 2021
CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS A year ago, we ceased printing a calendar of events because, well, we went into lockdown and there were no events. For a few weeks, our calendar normally listing things to do turn...
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County adopts local mask order
By News Staff 
April 7, 2021
Ouray County commissioners voted Wednesday to adopt a local mask mandate, requiring them in public indoor places after the state relaxed restrictions last week.  Facial coverings must be worn “when wa...
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Ouray County to pursue local mask order
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Ouray County to pursue local mask order
By News Staff 
April 6, 2021
Ouray County Commissioners will pursue a local mask order this week, returning to tighter restrictions after the state relaxed requirements last week for small, rural counties. At a meeting Tuesday mo...
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Commissioners to discuss masks in Tuesday meeting
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Commissioners to discuss masks in Tuesday meeting
By News Staff 
April 5, 2021
Ouray County commissioners will discuss a possible local mask order in a meeting this week with Public Health Director Tanner Kingery, scheduled after the governor announced relaxed mask requirements ...
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State eases mask order for green counties
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State eases mask order for green counties
By Liz Teitz 
April 2, 2021
Masks will no longer be required in some public spaces in Colorado counties at level green, including Ouray County, under a modified executive order from Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday.  Effective ...
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Pitkin County has the highest virus rate in the state, again. Here are the three most likely causes
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Pitkin County has the highest virus rate in the state, again. Here are the three most likely causes
By News Staff 
April 2, 2021
By Alex Hager, Aspen Public Radio Pitkin County’s COVID-19 incidence rate is the highest in Colorado by a wide margin. As a result, businesses are operating under “orange” level restrictions – a more ...
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County opts not to restrict outdoor events
By News Staff 
April 1, 2021
Outdoor events can be planned for this summer at full capacity, county elected officials said Thursday in a joint policy group meeting.  Under the state's COVID-19 dial, counties at levels blue and gr...
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County aims for positive message with new employee
By Carolina Brown 
April 1, 2021
Ouray County commissioners and County Administrator Connie Hunt say they hope the county’s newest employee will help promote the county in a positive way to residents and visitors while also quickly r...
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A shot in the arm — for towns and tourists
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A shot in the arm — for towns and tourists
By Ray Ellen Bichell 
April 1, 2021
By Ray Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News DURANGO – Bartenders were pouring Old-Fashioneds at a bar with a bullet hole straight through the wood. Servers in corsets and fishnet stockings roamed the ro...
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County grants extension for grow facility
By Carolina Brown 
April 1, 2021
A local marijuana cultivation business must hire a professional landscaping company to design screening of their facility if they are to continue operating their business on Log Hill Mesa. A four-hour...
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County buildings to reopen April 12
By Carolina Brown 
April 1, 2021
Ouray County buildings are scheduled to be open to the public on Monday, April 12. This tentative decision came Wednesday during a special work session of the Board of County Commissioners with depart...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
April 1, 2021
GUNNISON The Town of Marble in northwest Gunnison County presents a predicament for law enforcement and land managers: it’s remote year-round and in the summers it’s packed with tourists. In response,...
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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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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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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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