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COVID-19 outbreak hits Ouray Silver Mines
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COVID-19 outbreak hits Ouray Silver Mines
By Erin McIntyre 
November 3, 2020
Four employees of the Ouray Silver Mines have tested positive for COVID-19, in the first workplace outbreak of the virus in Ouray County. The positive cases were confirmed through workplace testing, a...
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Column: Elections here in Ouray County
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Column: Elections here in Ouray County
By News Staff 
November 2, 2020
By Michelle Nauer Ouray County Clerk and Recorder Though some parts of the country are new to mail ballots and are using them for the first time due to the pandemic, Colorado has been using mail ballo...
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Four new COVID-19 cases reported
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Four new COVID-19 cases reported
By News Staff 
November 1, 2020
Ouray County has four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported today, according to county officials. Health officials are investigating the four cases as a possible outbreak. More details were not ava...
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State mulls local virus mitigation plan
By Erin Mcintyre And Carolina Brown 
October 29, 2020
The state health department has amended its limits on personal gatherings for counties in the “safer at home” category, including Ouray County. Citing concerns about increased infection rates, the Col...
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Aided by snow, fire near Silverton fully contained
By Mike Wiggins 
October 29, 2020
A wildfire burning west of Silverton was fully contained Tuesday, aided by this week’s winter storm that dropped a foot of snow in some areas of the San Juan Mountains. The Ice Fire had burned 596 acr...
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A SILVER LINING FOR OURAY’S ECONOMY?
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A SILVER LINING FOR OURAY’S ECONOMY?
By Samantha Tisdel Wright 
October 29, 2020
Local mine operator Ouray Silver Mines Inc. reached a milestone in its five-year quest to revive the historic Revenue Mine last week when its Canadian parent company, Aurcana Silver Corp., secured a ...
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County secures full-time nurse
By Carolina Brown 
October 29, 2020
Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery was pleased to report the hiring of a full-time nurse to the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday. The county has previously only had a nurse one...
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Audit finds gaps in school’s virus protocols
By Carolina Brown 
October 29, 2020
The Ouray School District is working to improve in four areas after a COVID-19 safety audit found gaps in the school’s protective measures. The four areas of weakness found by auditing company H2 Manu...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
October 29, 2020
GUNNISON Discussions surrounding accessory dwelling units in Gunnison residential areas have dissolved following a report that found the city’s outdated infrastructure would be unable to accommodate i...
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Local judges up for retention on ballot
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Local judges up for retention on ballot
By Erin McIntyre 
October 29, 2020
Ouray County voters will be able to vote on the possible retention of four local judges in the 7th Judicial District in this year’s election. Three district court judges and a county court judge are ...
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Options for school fixes to be unveiled
By Carolina Brown 
October 29, 2020
The firm hired to develop the Ridgway School District’s master plan to address infrastructure needs within the district’s two schools will unveil several options to the public during a web-based open ...
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Election receiving record turnout
By Erin McIntyre 
October 29, 2020
With less than a week to go before the election, Ouray County voters have returned ballots in record numbers. As of Wednesday morning, Ouray County’s elections office had received 2,814 ballots, a 64....
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New cases of COVID-19 involve mother, infant
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New cases of COVID-19 involve mother, infant
By News Staff 
October 26, 2020
Ouray County's newest confirmed cases of COVID-19 involve a woman in her 30s and her infant. The two were tested at Montrose Memorial Hospital and were confirmed to have positive tests, reported to th...
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Snow day for Ridgway, Ouray school closed for water break
By News Staff 
October 26, 2020
Both school districts in Ouray County have closed for school today. Ridgway announced a snow day closure for K-12 this morning. A reported 9 inches of snow fell overnight in the area. Ouray School Dis...
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State issues 10-person limit on personal gatherings, amends ‘safer at home’ rules for counties
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State issues 10-person limit on personal gatherings, amends ‘safer at home’ rules for counties
By News Staff 
October 23, 2020
The state health department has amended its limits on personal gatherings for counties in the “safer at home” category, including Ouray County. Citing concerns about increased infection rates, the Col...
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Red Flag warning issued again for region, Ice Fire at 596 acres
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Red Flag warning issued again for region, Ice Fire at 596 acres
By News Staff 
October 23, 2020
Despite high winds and dry conditions, the Ice Fire near Silverton has remained under 600 acres and is estimated to be 30 percent contained, according to today's update from Ice Fire public informatio...
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County records 2nd COVID-19 death
By Erin McIntyre 
October 22, 2020
Ouray County has recorded its second death of a resident who tested positive for COVID-19. The 89-year-old woman died at Montrose Memorial Hospital earlier this week after testing positive for the vir...
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Ice Festival to go virtual in January
By Mike Wiggins 
October 22, 2020
The show will go on for the 2021 Ouray Ice Festival. But rather than crammed shoulder-to-shoulder above the Uncompahgre Gorge, spectators will be spread thousands of miles apart. The COVID-19 pandemic...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
October 22, 2020
Mail theft on Log Hill investigated The Ouray County sheriff has received two reports of mail theft involving financial items, both located off County Road 1 on Log Hill. Both reports involved stand-a...
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OURAY-RIDGWAY-SILVERTON BOYS CROSS COUNTRY AT STATE COMPETITION
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OURAY-RIDGWAY-SILVERTON BOYS CROSS COUNTRY AT STATE COMPETITION
By News Staff 
October 22, 2020
Lefto Rock Gibbs finished the Oct . 17 state championship 5K race at Norris·Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs with a time of 20:07. Righto Paton Edwards (in the black Ouray uniform) finished ...
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Board makes offer on top job
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On same day commissioners pick Peace Corps director, interim manager resigns
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
Ouray County’s new county manager will travel from Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, for the job, if he accepts the position. Ouray County commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to offer the county’s to...
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Federal shutdown threatens food assistance program
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
Food assistance for low-income residents in Ouray County will likely be cut off at the end of the month due to the federal government shutdown, leaving an estimated 170 households with less money and ...
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Woman’s body found in mine shaft
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
A Ridgway woman who was reported missing Monday night was found dead in a deep, water-filled mine shaft on Red Mountain Pass. Rescuers found Jennifer Nelson, 54, early Tuesday morning after accidental...
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City OKs purchase of new police vehicles
Interim police chief sought five hybrid SUVs to replace aging fleet; council authorizes three
By Mike Wiggins and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
The Ouray City Council approved the purchase of three new police vehicles Monday night, allowing the police department to start rotating in new patrol cars for an aging fleet that hasn’t been replaced...
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