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Iconic spa, lodge receives facelift
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Iconic spa, lodge receives facelift
By Carolina Brown 
May 26, 2021
The pandemic brought an unexpected opportunity to one of Ouray’s iconic places to stay and soak. Now the Wiesbaden Hot Springs, Spa and Lodge is celebrating a facelift and a reinvigorated atmosphere. ...
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County commissioners move to drop local mask mandate
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County commissioners move to drop local mask mandate
By News Staff 
May 25, 2021
Ouray County Commissioners voted Tuesday to rescind the local mask mandate this week, aligning the county’s rules with statewide public health orders and federal health guidance. Public Health Directo...
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Team investigating death on CR14
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Team investigating death on CR14
By News Staff 
May 25, 2021
UPDATE: 12:59 p.m. A suspected drunken driver who was pursued by a Ouray police officer died after falling into Dexter Creek Canyon while fleeing the officer, according to a news release issued by the...
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PAVING THE WAY
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PAVING THE WAY
By News Staff 
May 19, 2021
Above : Sage Country Concrete owner Kevan Wedel rakes concrete for a new apron and driveway at the Ouray Mountain Rescue barn on County Road 361 on May 14. Ouray Silver Mines and San Juan Mountain Gu...
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Paramedic: ‘It can happen to you’
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Paramedic: ‘It can happen to you’
By Erin McIntyre 
May 19, 2021
Until that fateful night in April 2017, Devin Feltes’ drug of choice was work. And his job was to save lives. He was successful, a critical care paramedic and operations supervisor. The Army veteran ...
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Firm tapped to manage sewer project
By Mike Wiggins 
May 19, 2021
The city of Ouray may have found the firm to manage the design and construction of its new wastewater treatment facility. City councilors on Monday unanimously agreed to issue a notice of award to Mol...
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Commissioners shift meetings to in-person
By Carolina Brown 
May 19, 2021
Ouray County commissioners will move their public hearing to the 4-H Center next week and allow the public to attend in person or online, a decision made in the last few minutes of their meeting on Tu...
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ACCIDENT WITH A PURPOSE
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ACCIDENT WITH A PURPOSE
By News Staff 
May 19, 2021
Top : Members of the Ridgway Volunteer Fire Department stabilize a car used in the mock accident exercise Friday at the Ouray County Fairgrounds. Roughly 40 members of law enforcement, fire departmen...
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Mask rule holds — for now
By Liz Teitz 
May 19, 2021
Ouray County commissioners delayed a decision on whether to rescind their local mask mandate until next week, despite the public health director’s recommendation to drop it and align with the state’s ...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 19, 2021
GUNNISON With one day to go before commencement, Western Colorado University President Greg Salsbury said May 7 that he would retire from his post at the end of June. But public records show that Sals...
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Ridgway enacts voluntary water restrictions
By Erin McIntyre 
May 19, 2021
Ridgway has adopted voluntary water restrictions, citing concerns about continued drought and water supplies. The council unanimously voted to adopt the restrictions on May 12, after a conversation in...
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Ouray drops 2 girls’ sports
By Mike Wiggins 
May 19, 2021
The Ouray School District is dropping its high school girls’ basketball and volleyball programs, citing a lack of participation that will leave those programs without enough players to field teams nex...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
May 19, 2021
Communities that Care receive grant Through the Ouray County Public Health Department, the state has awarded a five-year, $650,000 grant for prevention to address youth problem behaviors including sub...
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From the publishers: Time to let the public back in
By News Staff 
May 19, 2021
The Ouray County commissioners met in person this week, in a meeting where the public was restricted to online attendance. We sent reporter Liz Teitz to cover the meeting, which included an item on th...
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City councilor to run for coroner
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City councilor to run for coroner
By Erin McIntyre 
May 12, 2021
Glenn Boyd is looking at switching up his collection of hats. Right now, he’s the county’s emergency manager. The other hats he wears include being a paramedic, serving on Ouray city council and – his...
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After delay, county OKs CR5 improvements
By Carolina Brown 
May 12, 2021
Ouray County commissioners last week approved a maintenance agreement for the upper sections of County Road 5, but not before Commissioner Lynn Padgett raised a host of concerns that led to a brief ve...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 12, 2021
GUNNISON Gunnison County leaders celebrated the start of what will be a multi-million dollar overhaul to the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport this summer with an official groundbreaking on Frid...
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Vaccine clinics for kids eyed
By Liz Teitz 
May 12, 2021
Children as young as 12 can begin receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado starting this week, and Ouray County school districts are hoping to set up mobile vaccination clinics for their eligib...
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Schools excited to host ‘normal’ graduations
By Carolina Brown 
May 12, 2021
Graduation events in Ouray County will largely return to normal this month after a roller coaster ride full of shutdowns and quarantines. While the Ridgway class of 2021 missed out on prom and a tradi...
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Desperate for help
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Desperate for help
By Liz Teitz And Mike Wiggins 
May 12, 2021
With the busiest tourist season just around the corner, businesses are struggling to find enough employees to staff up, and they’re pointing to a lack of available housing as one of the hurdles. “We’...
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Several homes damaged, 17 people rescued from flooding
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Several homes damaged, 17 people rescued from flooding
By Mike Wiggins 
July 30, 2026
At least 17 people were rescued from flooding and debris flows in the Cutler Creek area between Ridgway and Ouray on Wednesday night, authorities said this morning. At least three homes in Ponderosa V...
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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar
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Evacuations ordered near Cutler Creek as rain pummels burn scar
Oak Street closed due to mud, flooding
By Mike 
July 29, 2026
UPDATE, 9:45 p.m. U.S. Highway 550 reopened between Ridgway and Ouray Wednesday night, authorities announced at 9:15 p.m. Emergency officials encouraged motorists to be cautions when driving through a...
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Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation
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Rain on burn scar triggers flooding, evacuation
Hydrologist: Above-average rain forecast through September
By Chart Riggall 
July 29, 2026
Heavy rainfall over scorched soil sent flash floods raging down Cutler Creek on Sunday night, spilling mud down through Ponderosa Village and briefly shuttering U.S. Highway 550. The torrent of water ...
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Fire scorches bottom lines
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Fire scorches bottom lines
Reliant on summer tourism, reeling businesses running out of time to claw back lost revenue
By Mike Wiggins, Chart Riggall and Erin McIntyre 
July 29, 2026
It didn’t take but a spark and a stiff breeze to turn Justin Mitchell’s summer upside down. During the first few hours of the Gold Mountain Fire, Mitchell — who runs a horseback guiding outfit in the ...
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Governments team up on flood mitigation
City, nonprofits pitch in $165,000, while financially pinched county searches for more funding
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 29, 2026
Government agencies and nonprofit organizations have begun stepping up to help Ouray County pay to protect homes and roads from flooding and mudslides in the aftermath of the Gold Mountain Fire. The O...
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