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Jeep to be raffled New Year’s Eve
By Mike Wiggins 
November 12, 2020
Is there a better way to say good riddance to 2020 and welcome a fresh start in 2021 with a new Jeep? The Ouray Chamber Resort Association is counting on the answer being no. The 56th annual Jeep Raff...
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A SYMBOL OF UNITY
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A SYMBOL OF UNITY
By Erin McIntyre 
November 12, 2020
When it began to grow, the world was in turmoil. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had started his second term. Eight million people were out of work, some were starving. Roosevelt inherited a country ...
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News Briefs
By News Staff 
November 12, 2020
Application process opens for homeownership opportunities in Ridgway Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans has opened the application process for two homeownership opportunities in a triplex being bui...
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County tests hundreds, 8 new cases reported today
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County tests hundreds, 8 new cases reported today
By News Staff 
November 11, 2020
At least 800 tests for COVID-19 were performed today at the mass testing event at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, eclipsing the two-day total of tests in the last mass testing event. Health officials ra...
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Ouray County now at 25 positive virus cases in two weeks
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Ouray County now at 25 positive virus cases in two weeks
By News Staff 
November 10, 2020
Four new cases of COVID-19 are being investigated by the Ouray County Health Department as of Tuesday morning. They involve: A woman in her 40s who was tested on Nov. 4 and received positive results a...
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Cheek leaving Ridgway Town Council
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Cheek leaving Ridgway Town Council
By News Staff 
November 9, 2020
This week’s Ridgway Town Council meeting will be the last for councilor Tessa Cheek, who is resigning from the board as of Nov. 30 and plans to move to San Francisco. Cheek said she reluctantly resign...
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More virus cases tied to mine outbreak
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More virus cases tied to mine outbreak
By News Staff 
November 6, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Ouray Silver Mines has four new confirmed cases this morning. Two cases involve Ouray County residents – a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s. Two more cases involve a ma...
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New virus case detected in mine outbreak
By News Staff 
November 5, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Ouray Silver Mines has increased to five cases. A man in his 60s, who was tested on Nov. 2, has tested positive for the virus, according to county officials. All the emplo...
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McLachlan secures third term in House District 59
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McLachlan secures third term in House District 59
By Mike Wiggins 
November 5, 2020
Democrat Barbara McLachlan won a third term representing House District 59, defeating Republican challenger Marilyn Harris, according to unofficial election results. The Durango resident received 29,1...
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Amendment B a win for local districts
By Carolina Brown 
November 5, 2020
Ouray County voters overwhelmingly supported Amendment B to the Colorado Constitution in Tuesday’s election, with 65 percent of voters in the county opting to repeal the Gallagher Amendment. The measu...
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Change to Highway 550 proposed to access retail marijuana store
By Carolina Brown 
November 5, 2020
Concerns over proposed changes to traffic lanes of U.S. Highway 55o at Colona to make it easier for customers to access a proposed recreational marijuana store led county commissioners to continue the...
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Voters OK medical practice subsidy
By Carolina Brown 
November 5, 2020
Ouray County voters have approved a measure to continue subsidizing a primary care practice in the county. The Regional Service Authority ballot issue narrowly passed with 53 percent of the vote, or 1...
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Virus outbreak hits silver mine
By Erin Mcintyre And Lizteitz 
November 5, 2020
UPDATE as of Friday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m.: Four new confirmed cases of the virus have been announced as part of the mine outbreak today , and four new "probable" cases are also being investigated as part ...
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Mass testing planned for next week
By Erin McIntyre 
November 5, 2020
Ouray County will likely return to more restrictive COVID-19 protocols next week in response to one outbreak, a suspected outbreak and increased virus cases. In a meeting Wednesday afternoon, county h...
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Democrats sweep commission races
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Democrats sweep commission races
By Erin Mcintyre And Lizteitz 
November 5, 2020
Democrats swept the Ouray County commissioners’ races Tuesday, claiming the term-limited Republican chairman’s seat and defeating an unaffiliated incumbent. In races peppered with negative campaign ad...
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MORE TREATS, LESS TRICKS
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MORE TREATS, LESS TRICKS
By Erin McIntyre 
November 5, 2020
The young — and young at heart —turned out en masse to trick-or-treat on Main Street in Ouray on Saturday. Buoyed by unusually warm weather, dozens of costumed characters wandered from store to store...
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Election draws record county turnout
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Election draws record county turnout
By Liz Teitz And Erin Mcintyre 
November 5, 2020
The Ouray County Clerk’s office survived its fifth election of the year, amid a pandemic, election anxiety from concerned voters and record turnout. Ouray County showed up in force for the election, c...
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Ouray to hike utility rates again
By Mike Wiggins 
November 5, 2020
Ouray residents likely will see another rate increase on their utility bills next year, as the city undertakes a pair of major infrastructure projects. The Ouray City Council on Monday approved on fir...
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Ouray residents keep flume tax in place for 20 more years
By Mike Wiggins 
November 5, 2020
Ouray city residents overwhelmingly agreed to continue paying a property tax for projects designed to protect homes and businesses from flood damage. Final, unofficial results Tuesday night showed vot...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
November 5, 2020
GUNNISON Law enforcement officers believe a body found in the Black Canyon is of missing Western Colorado University student Walter “Kent” Jackson, 18. Officers found the body Friday, Oct. 23, along w...
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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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