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Festivities on 4th may fizzle
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Festivities on 4th may fizzle
By Mike Wiggins 
May 14, 2020
The city of Ouray is expected to cancel all traditional Fourth of July festivities this year, citing concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the likelihood that a prohibition on mass gathe...
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City awards marketing deal
By Mike Wiggins 
May 14, 2020
In a split vote, the Ouray City Council agreed May 7 to hire professional photographer and social media manager Markus Van Meter to handle digital marketing for the city for the rest of the year. The ...
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Limited pomp amid difficult circumstance
By Erin Mcintyre And Carolina Brown 
May 14, 2020
There won’t be any mortarboards tossed into the air after turning tassels. There won’t be group photos with friends, standing close with arms around each other. There won't be flowers handed out or be...
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Superintendent finalists narrowed to 2
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Superintendent finalists narrowed to 2
By Carolina Brown And Erin Mcintyre 
May 14, 2020
The Ouray School Board will choose its new superintendent from two finalists, after interviewing three and having one pull her application from consideration after she discovered that the spouse of a ...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 14, 2020
GUNNISON As COVID-19 continues to impact the economy, flights in and out of the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport largely remain up in the air. One impact is that United Airlines has dropped Hou...
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County records first positive blood test
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County records first positive blood test
By Mike Wiggins 
May 14, 2020
When the headaches, diarrhea and fatigue set in, Andrea Iuppenlatz thought she might have altitude sickness. She and her husband, Mark, had returned to their home in Ouray on March 21 after spending s...
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Medical Center ground zero for testing
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Medical Center ground zero for testing
By Samantha Tisdel Wright 
May 14, 2020
When Mountain Medical Center in Ridgway got its start 20 years ago as an experiment in rural taxpayer-subsidized medicine, nobody imagined it would one day become ground zero for local testing in a w...
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NEWS BRIEFS: Concerts canceled, Ridgway State Park campground opens, scholarships awarded, Ouray County is in drought
By News Staff 
May 14, 2020
Park concerts canceled The ninth annual Mountain Air Music Series will not begin in June as previously scheduled, due to concerns related to COVID-19. The free concerts, traditionally held at Fellin P...
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Medical professionals deal with protocols, challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Medical professionals deal with protocols, challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Samantha Tisdel Wright 
May 14, 2020
Every day before Avery MacKenzie leaves for work, she steels herself for the emotional challenges of her upcoming shift. This usually involves a lot of coffee. Once she is sufficiently caffeinated, s...
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County to discuss “home rule” in informational workshop
By News Staff 
May 12, 2020
Four months after the idea of exploring “home rule” came up at a commissioners meeting, Ouray County will have a presentation about home rule counties at a special work session Wednesday night at 5:30...
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Covid
County to seek variance from state
By Erin McIntyre 
May 7, 2020
Ouray County will seek a variance to resolve a new issue created by the state’s “safer at home” order which conflicts with the county’s plan to allow lodging bookings to resume on May 16. The state di...
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City wrestles with tourist messaging
By Mike Wiggins 
May 7, 2020
Restless tourists wondering when they’ll be able to pack up the car and head to Ouray won’t find an answer on the website dedicated solely to marketing the self-proclaimed "Outdoor Recreation Capital ...
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Covid
Mass gatherings ban likely for months
By Mike Wiggins 
May 7, 2020
Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery says he expects a prohibition on mass gatherings to linger through the summer, even as other public health orders begin to dissolve. That revelation ...
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THANKS, TEACHERS
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THANKS, TEACHERS
By News Staff 
May 7, 2020
     
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Ouray Schools superintendent finalists scheduled for interviews Friday
By Carolina Brown 
May 7, 2020
The Ouray School Board will attempt to have as traditional an interview process as possible with the three finalists for superintendent. The finalists will be interviewed in person at 9 a.m, 11 a.m. a...
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Marketplace opens online for sanitizer, masks
By Erin McIntyre 
May 7, 2020
A statewide group called Energize Colorado is working to help small businesses, nonprofits and healthcare institutions acquire personal protective equipment to help them reopen and get back to work. T...
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Covid
Donations flood ‘good neighbor’ fund
By Carolina Brown 
May 7, 2020
A charitable fund established to help Ouray County residents in need during the economic downturn has received nearly $300,000 in donations so far. The Ouray County Response Fund, set up as part of th...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 7, 2020
SILVERTON The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad now hopes to begin operations on May 26, according to Jim Harper, president of the American Heritage Railway Hotels. “Originally we placed our s...
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Covid
County to plow alpine roads, board recommends lodging, quarantine order expire
By Carolina Brown 
May 7, 2020
Ouray County will proceed with its normal schedule of plowing high-country roads, after lengthy discussions about delaying the maintenance to discourage visitors from flocking to the area and potentia...
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Personal services cautiously reopen
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Personal services cautiously reopen
By Kailyn Lamb 
May 7, 2020
On May 1, when state officials announced that personal service businesses in Colorado could reopen their doors, the news was met with mixed feelings, even from those in the business. For Kendra Manley...
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Evacuees in limbo as fire grows
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Evacuees in limbo as fire grows
By Mike Wiggins and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com 
June 28, 2026
Dottie Miller hopped online on Friday, running over checklists of items to take with her in the event of an emergency. It’s practically an annual ritual for her, just to make sure she has everything s...
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Ouray cancels Fourth of July fireworks
By Mike 
June 28, 2026
The city of Ouray has canceled its Fourth of July fireworks display in light of dangerous fire conditions. Brooke Warren, a spokeswoman for the city, said this morning Fire Chief Adam Kunz made the de...
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Extreme fire danger persists
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Extreme fire danger persists
Gold Mountain Fire burns as more firefighting resources expected to arrive
By Mike Wiggins And Erin Mcintyre 
June 28, 2026
UPDATE, 10:45 p.m. The Gold Mountain Fire made a big run this afternoon and evening, fueled by high winds. The blaze, reported at 570 acres this morning, grew to 4,217 acres as of this evening, accord...
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Gold Mountain Fire grows, prompts evacuations north of Ouray
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Gold Mountain Fire grows, prompts evacuations north of Ouray
By Mike 
June 27, 2026
Click here to read the NEW, UPDATED STORY POSTED AT 10:20 a.m. Sunday, June 28 here. UPDATE, 11:16 p.m.: A pre-evacuation notice has been issued for County Road 17 from Whispering Pines to Black Lake....
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Sweet sounds of summer
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Sweet sounds of summer
June 24, 2026
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