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Ridgway clinic expands services
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Ridgway clinic expands services
By Carolina Brown 
April 28, 2021
Ouray County residents looking for a more youthful appearance now have a place to get a little lift under the direction of a physician they already know. Dr. Joel Gates has opened a new aesthetics ser...
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Real estate company finds home in Ouray
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Real estate company finds home in Ouray
By Carolina Brown 
April 28, 2021
A Realtor office that has primarily worked in Montrose and Delta counties is expanding its reach into the San Juans with the opening of a new office in the Beaumont Hotel building at 505 Main St. in O...
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Commissioners to discuss possible retail marijuana moratorium
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Commissioners to discuss possible retail marijuana moratorium
By Carolina Brown 
April 27, 2021
County commissioners will discuss a possible moratorium on new applications for marijuana operations  until  they can revise the county ordinance governing retail marijuana. Chairman Ben Tisdel brough...
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Covid
Ouray School quarantines high school after students test positive
By Liz Teitz 
April 26, 2021
Ouray School has instructed all high school students to quarantine after three students tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Tod Lokey said. Students were sent home at noon Monday after the ca...
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Ridgway’s developing situation
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Ridgway’s developing situation
By Liz Teitz 
April 26, 2021
More than 100 new housing units are in the pipeline in Ridgway, as long-discussed projects start to take shape that could rapidly increase the town’s housing stock by about 15 percent in the near futu...
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Ditch breach floods ranches, roads
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Ditch breach floods ranches, roads
By Mike Wiggins 
April 21, 2021
Ty Barger began to get a sense of the unique challenges he faces as the new road and bridge superintendent for Ouray County days before he even clocked in for the first time. He was one of the first p...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
April 21, 2021
GUNNISON Gunnison County leaders may pump the brakes on Kebler Pass traffic this summer with potential weight and length restrictions for vehicles. County commissioners met with Gunnison County Deputy...
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Ridgway pushing for full concert lineup
By Mike Wiggins 
April 21, 2021
Ridgway plans to hold a full lineup of free concerts in July at Hartwell Park, but town leaders warn they’ll scale back if there’s a surge in COVID-19 cases. Town councilors didn’t take formal action ...
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Covid
Ouray ranks in top 10 for fully vaccinated counties
By Liz Teitz 
April 21, 2021
After a slow start to vaccine distribution caused by limited supplies, Ouray County is now among the top-vaccinated counties in Colorado, according to data from the state health department. Fifty-eigh...
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Citizens invited to apply to serve on forest Resource Advisory Committee
By News Staff 
April 21, 2021
Citizens who want to have a say in managing activities within the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest are invited to apply by the end of the mont to serve on the Rocky Mountain Resour...
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Ridgway cleanup day this weekend
By News Staff 
April 21, 2021
The Town of Ridgway will hold its annual cleanup day on Saturday, April 24, in the lot behind the Ridgway Public Library off Railroad Street. The event, which is open to town residents only, will go f...
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Some fly to Cortez to get vaccinated, while others can’t reach a clinic
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Some fly to Cortez to get vaccinated, while others can’t reach a clinic
By Ray Ellen Bichell 
April 21, 2021
The airport says a lot about Cortez: The single-engine planes that fly into its one-room airport seat nine passengers at most. The city of about 9,000 is known largely as a gateway to beautiful places...
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Volunteers needed for Main Street Group
By News Staff 
April 21, 2021
The Town of Ridgway is looking for volunteers for the newly created Ridgway Creative Main Street Group. The new group merges two town initiatives, Ridgway Creative District and Ridgway Main Street, in...
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Ouray to pitch in for sidewalk repairs
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Ouray to pitch in for sidewalk repairs
By Mike Wiggins 
April 21, 2021
The Ouray City Council on Monday formally approved a Main Street sidewalk replacement program, hoping that the city’s offer to share in some of the costs will encourage business owners to replace crac...
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Ridgway’s developing situation
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Ridgway’s developing situation
By Liz Teitz 
April 21, 2021
More than 100 new housing units are in the pipeline in Ridgway, as long-discussed projects start to take shape that could rapidly increase the town’s housing stock by about 15 percent in the near futu...
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Beck appointed to Ridgway Town Council
By Mike Wiggins And Erin Mcintyre 
April 21, 2021
The Ridgway Town Council voted unanimously on April 14 to appoint Adam Beck to fill the seat vacated by Eric Johnson. Four candidates wrote letters to the town expressing interest in filling the posit...
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Landslide, flooding close pair of county roads
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Landslide, flooding close pair of county roads
By News Staff 
April 15, 2021
A small landslide northeast of Ridgway Thursday afternoon damaged a drainage ditch, leading to flooding and damage to a pair of county roads, according to Ouray County Sheriff Justin Perry. County Roa...
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Police seize counterfeit bills
By News Staff 
April 14, 2021
Ouray police confiscated two movie-prop hundred dollar bills after a Texas man tried to pay with one at the Goldbelt Bar & Grill on March 21, Chief Jeff Wood said. The bills are not counterfeit, he sa...
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County commits to renewable electricity
By News Staff 
April 14, 2021
Ouray County has agreed to join hundreds of other businesses, local governments and private individuals in obtaining its electricity from 100 percent renewable energy sources. The Board of County Comm...
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Nonprofit launches peak flow contest
By News Staff 
April 14, 2021
Snowmelt is starting to fill the Uncompahgre River. And there’s a reward for you if you can correctly predict the date and time it’ll reach its maximum flow. The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership has ...
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Montrose man identified in Mt. Sneffels fatality
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
June 15, 2026
Montrose resident Bret Brachman-Goldstein has been identified as the man who was found deceased on Mt. Sneffels on June 11, according to Ouray County Coroner Glenn Boyd. Investigators believe Brachman...
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Ridgway council votes to explore all-electric rules with grant money
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
June 12, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council has decided it’s willing to take a chance on a grant-funded public process in pursuit of an all-electric building code for new construction. Councilors unanimously voted on We...
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County hires finance director
By Plaindealer Staff 
June 10, 2026
An economist and finance strategist has been hired as Ouray County's chief financial officer. Ouray County announced this week it has hired Jason Schrock for the position and he will start in July. Ou...
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County to provide free reproductive health services
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
June 10, 2026
Ouray County Public Health will now provide free reproductive health services for patients under 25 years old, under new agreements approved by county commissioners Tuesday. The yearlong program calle...
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Primary ballots mailed to voters
By Plaindealer Staff 
June 10, 2026
Ouray County voters should begin receiving ballots in the mail this week in advance of the June 30 primary election. Most of the competition for the primary election is at the state and federal level....
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