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Tourism Office faces uncertainty
By Mike Wiggins 
December 11, 2019
  The future of Ouray’s marketing organization is in limbo, as the Ouray Tourism Office remains without an executive director while it waits to see how much a new city council shakes up the city’s app...
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WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
SILVERTON - Town staff has begun winter grooming efforts for the non-motorized Nordic trails maintained at Memorial Park, Kendall Mountain Ski Area, and Silverton School. These trails are open for wal...
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County plans alert system test
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
Don’t panic. On Wednesday, around dinner time, you’ll likely receive an emergency alert on your phone. That is, if it’s registered to receive CodeRED emergency alerts in Ouray County. County Emergency...
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Search for dogs continues
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Search for dogs continues
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
OURAY COUNTY A family searching for their beloved dogs for more than a month is growing desperate to find them. The Johnsons posted flyers far and wide, advertising their missing pets, but so far have...
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Soccer team scores awards
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
The Ridgway boys' soccer team has received the sort of accolades befitting a state champion. Weeks after winning the team's first state soccer title, Demons' coach Jon Kornbluh and senior midfielder R...
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Hunt honored as administrator of year
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Hunt honored as administrator of year
By Erin McIntyre 
December 11, 2019
  Ouray County Administrator Connie Hunt has been awarded the 2019 Administrator of the Year Award from the Association of Colorado County Administrators. The award was presented to a surprised Hunt a...
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Program brews solutions for mine waste
By News Staff 
December 4, 2019
By Olivia Exstrum, special to the Plaindealer The secret to cleaning up old mine waste might be in beer. Well, the waste from making beer, that is. A new environmental group is putting that theory to ...
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Council approves $10.1M budget for 2020
By Mike Wiggins 
December 4, 2019
  Two years after voters approved a 1 percent sales tax to help pay for capital expenses, the city of Ouray is ready to put some of that money to work. The City Council on Monday approved a $10.1 mill...
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Wildfire mitigation regs hearings continue
By Carolina Brown 
December 4, 2019
  A second public hearing on a Ouray County land-use code amendment regarding wildfire regulations was continued again last month, but county commissioners expect the next hearing on Dec. 10 to be sho...
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Sheriff accused of drunk driving
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Sheriff accused of drunk driving
By Erin McIntyre 
December 4, 2019
  The Ouray County sheriff was arrested by one of his own deputies on suspicion of driving under the influence last week, after he was found to have a breath-alcohol level almost twice the legal limit...
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New board sworn in, officers elected
By Carolina Brown 
December 4, 2019
  After bidding farewell Ouray School Board President Kentee Pasek, who leaves the board after eight years of service, newly elected Ouray School Board members were sworn in and officers were elected ...
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WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
December 4, 2019
SILVERTON - The Town of Silverton is gearing up for an early opening at Kendall Mountain Ski Area. The chair lift will start spinning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. "With recent storms and more snow ...
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Firehouse project closer to approval
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Firehouse project closer to approval
By Erin McIntyre 
December 4, 2019
  Plans to build a three-story culinary arts campus, including housing, eateries and garden spaces in the heart of Ridgway, are one step closer to fruition. Ridgway Planning Commission members unanimo...
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‘I don’t know this town without her’
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‘I don’t know this town without her’
By Mike Wiggins 
December 4, 2019
  If you were looking for the perfect dress for this weekend’s social event, Dee Hilton would not only help you pick it out, she’d offer you an honest opinion about how you looked, not simply tell you...
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Sheriff arrested for alleged DUI
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Sheriff arrested for alleged DUI
By Erin McIntyre 
December 3, 2019
The Ouray County Sheriff was arrested by one of his own deputies for alleged DUI last week, after he was found to have a breath-alcohol level almost twice the legal limit after driving. According to c...
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Local forest picked for 2020 Capitol tree
By News Staff 
November 26, 2019
WESTERN COLORADO The tree destined for the U.S. Capitol building next year is growing right now, perhaps within the forests near Ouray. The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests have b...
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Teens ‘carry on’ to recycling plastic
By Carolina Brown 
November 26, 2019
  Ridgway’s group of teenage environmental activists, Carry On! Ridgway Reuses, are on to their next project. The group, founded by now eighth-graders Indigo Krois and Maizy Gordon, was instrumental i...
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Council OKs design for park pavilion
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Council OKs design for park pavilion
By Mike Wiggins 
November 26, 2019
  Local residents played a big role in selecting the location for the new pavilion scheduled to be built in the Athletic Park next year. Now Ridgway town leaders hope the public will be equally invest...
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County receives legal advice on right-of-way
By Carolina Brown 
November 26, 2019
  The Board of County Commissioners held an executive session during their regular meeting on Nov. 19 to receive legal advice concerning right-of-way encroachment at the junction of County Roads 5 and...
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CITY OF OURAY
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CITY OF OURAY
By News Staff 
November 26, 2019
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Hickenlooper hears concerns from constituents
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Hickenlooper hears concerns from constituents
Loss of federal funds prompts requests for help with wildfire mitigation, water and more
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
August 29, 2025
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper encouraged Ouray County nonprofits and public officials to persevere, find ways to do more with less money and look for opportunities to change systems during moments of tu...
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Closures on Red Mountain expected for next few weeks
Five-hour closures scheduled Tuesday-Thursday for power line upgrades
By Erin 
August 29, 2025
Motorists traveling over Red Mountain Pass should expect lengthy weekday delays starting next week, as San Miguel Power Association continues to rebuild its power line on the pass. A roughly three-mil...
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Bears start packing on pounds
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Bears start packing on pounds
Wildlife officials urge residents to avoid attracting bruins as they seek food before hibernating
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Bears have entered the time of year where they seek food for at least 20 hours a day, trying to pack on the pounds before the first snow flies. The compulsive eating, called hyperphagia, helps prepare...
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Fatal crash on pass involved marijuana
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The driver of the vehicle that went off Red Mountain Pass on Aug. 5 had a significant amount of marijuana in his system, according to toxicology results from his autopsy. Tests showed 42-year-old Loui...
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City proceeds with plans to remodel city hall, police station
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The city of Ouray is moving ahead with plans to remodel a portion of the Ouray Community Center and a building across the street that will house the police department. City councilors earlier this mon...
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