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County road plowing conflict drags on
By Carolina Brown 
September 17, 2020
Ouray County commissioners continued discussions over a proposed settlement on the lawsuit involving County Road 5 snow plowing this week. A possible decision was continued for a third time Monday, af...
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Political sign vandalism triggers ire
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Political sign vandalism triggers ire
By Mike Wiggins And Erin Mcintyre 
September 17, 2020
A furniture maker by trade, Scott Carlisle mounted a flag promoting President Donald Trump inside a 3 foot by 5 foot frame. He attached it to a large piece of wood, then bracketed it with campaign sig...
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Reopening Ridgway schools a laborious process
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Reopening Ridgway schools a laborious process
By Lizteitz 
September 10, 2020
As she read through the state's guidelines for reopening schools during the pandemic, Ridgway Elementary School music teacher Diane Brand tried to imagine what her classes would look like when school ...
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“Every single one of us could need them”
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“Every single one of us could need them”
By Mike Wiggins 
September 10, 2020
Jen Norvell has been hiking since she was 5 years old. She grew up in the Catskills and lived in the Adirondacks. The retired U.S. Army officer once ran a program that took juvenile delinquents into t...
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Testing yields 3 positives as new rating system imminent
By Erin Mclntyre 
September 10, 2020
Ouray County’s mass COVID-19 testing event yielded three confirmed positive cases out of 618 tests. The two-day testing event last week was held in response to an outbreak traced to a private social e...
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Staying close to home
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Staying close to home
By Lizteitz 
September 10, 2020
Faced with the choice between online classes and returning to campus this fall, John Countryman and his family decided to choose both. His three oldest children will take classes at home through Color...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
GUNNISON The amount of COVID-19 tests taken - and their positivity rate - is going down in Gunnison County, according to Health and Human Services Director Joni Reynolds. "Our test results are looking...
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Council halts easing housing restrictions
By Mike Wiggins 
September 10, 2020
Council delays vote on easing housing restrictions   By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com   The Ouray City Council on Tuesday postponed a decision on a package of recommended changes to the city’s land-...
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In wild weather swing, smoke will give way to snow
By News Staff 
September 7, 2020
A series of wildfires burning in northeastern Utah has pushed thick smoke into the region today, prompting an air quality health advisory from state health officials. But hold on: Big changes are on t...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
September 3, 2020
Campground closed for construction Angel Creek Campground and Nationa l Forest Service Road No. 853.1A is closed for construction through Oct. 31. Forest Service officials will add eight new campsites...
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More room on the school bus
By News Staff 
September 3, 2020
By Yesenia Robles Chalkbeat Colorado   As schools have started opening their doors to students this fall, and as others plan to do so soon, one more logistical problem districts have had to navigate i...
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‘You were a wolf in sheep’s clothing’
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‘You were a wolf in sheep’s clothing’
By Erin McIntyre 
September 3, 2020
A former Ridgway man who stole more than $300,000 from clients who believed he was investing their money has been sentenced to 15 years probation and ordered to pay restitution. Shawn King, 46, avoide...
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Covid
With help, Ridgway schools reopen
By Carolina Brown 
September 3, 2020
Superintendent Susan Lacy and board members praised the accomplishments of staff in the days leading up to the reopening of Ridgway Schools at a board meeting Aug. 27. “I cannot say enough about all o...
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Under limits, county fair carries on
By Carolina Brown 
September 3, 2020
Though the fair will look different this year due to COVlD-19 and its limitations, the show will go on. The livestock show, that is, and the sale afterward, in which the community can come help suppor...
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This is how he rolls
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This is how he rolls
By Liz Teitz 
September 3, 2020
Superintendent Tod Lokey brought a short yellow school bus to a stop on Whispering Pines Drive just after 8 a.m., then checked his watch. “Right on time,” he said. He waved to two students waiting ac...
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Mass virus testing attracts more than 600
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Mass virus testing attracts more than 600
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
September 3, 2020
Ouray County's first mass testing event for COVID-19 attracted so many participants that twice as many tests were performed in two days as had been conducted si nce the pandemic started. The first wav...
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Council sends flume tax question to voters
By Mike Wiggins 
September 3, 2020
The Ouray City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to ask voters to continue a property tax that pays for projects designed to protect homes and businesses from flood damage. In a special meeting, co...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
September 3, 2020
GUNNISON After more than a decade si nce its annexation, a new vision has formed on how to develop the 630~acre parcel east of the city known as Gunnison Rising. What originally began as a proposal in...
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Voting here in Colorado – a Q&A
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Voting here in Colorado – a Q&A
By News Staff 
September 1, 2020
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, but registered voters in Colorado will receive mail-in ballots after Oct. 9. Vote-by-mail began for the entire state in 2013, although some counties used it before tha...
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County scraps ambassador program over safety concerns
By Liz Teitz 
August 27, 2020
Ouray County officials have abandoned a plan to launch an ambassador program to improve compliance with a statewide mask mandate, citing increasing aggression they feared would threaten volunteers’ sa...
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Ridgway schools dial up phone ban
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Ridgway schools dial up phone ban
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
Ouray also aims to update tech policy for kids, staff Hallways and classrooms at Ridgway Secondary School will more closely resemble decades past this fall — without a cellphone in sight. During a Jun...
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Town clamps down on water usage
As supplies dry up, Ridgway stops watering parks, urges residents to conserve
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
Ridgway town leaders are cracking down on water use, fearing limited supplies won't last the summer if they don't convince residents to curb their watering habits now. The town announced Wednesday mor...
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Sheriff sees more calls, shorter responses in 2024
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office reported a 25% boost in most calls for service and shorter response times in 2024 compared to 2023. During an annual report to county commissioners Tuesday, the depar...
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Red Mountain Pass fire likely human-caused
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Red Mountain Pass fire likely human-caused
By By Erin McIntyre and Lia Salvatierra erin@ouraynews.com lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
A wildfire that burned five acres on Red Mountain Pass and closed U.S. Highway 550 for nearly 24 hours earlier this week is suspected to be human-caused. The fire burning above the highway near the av...
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‘Overwhelming demand’ at Hurd town hall
June 25, 2025
Callers to U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd's telephone town hall on Tuesday night encountered a message that they couldn't access the virtual meeting, due to "overwhelming demand." The Plaindealer and others atte...
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