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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
September 17, 2020
Log Hill garage burns The Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire on Canyon Drive in the early morning hours of Sept. 11, which destroyed a detached garage. "By the time we got there, t...
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Structures draw complaints, probe
By Liz Teitz 
September 17, 2020
An assortment of tiny homes and other non-conforming structures in Elk Meadows has drawn the attention of Ouray County after complaints from neighbors. The county is considering legal action the owner...
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IN MEMORIAM
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IN MEMORIAM
By News Staff 
September 17, 2020
Members of the Our ay Volunteer Fire Department raise the U.S. flag above the street outside the Ouray Community Center before the start of Friday's ceremony remembering the victims of the Sept. 11 te...
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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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ELECTION 2025
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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ELECTION 2025
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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