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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
March 11, 2020
GUNNISON Gunnison County health officials confirm that Gunnison County has its first case of COVID-19, or the coronavirus. County Health and Human Services Director Joni Reynolds on Tuesday, March 10,...
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Judge bans man from contact with others
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Judge bans man from contact with others
By Erin McIntyre 
March 11, 2020
A judge granted a permanent restraining order barring a rejected mayoral candidate from interacting with his former boss and the Colorado Boy Brewpub in Ridgway. During a 5 1/2-hour hearing featuring ...
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Board OKs housing code changes
By Mike Wiggins 
March 11, 2020
The Ouray Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended a package of changes to the city’s land-use code aimed at creating more workforce housing. Planning commissioners voted 4-0 to forward code amendme...
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County: Firm overstepped on project
By Carolina Brown 
March 11, 2020
Ouray County is concerned that a company hired to install fiber internet may have overstepped the limitations of the project it was hired to do. Deeply Digital owner Doug Seacat told the county in Jan...
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State basketball tournament closed to fans
By News Staff 
March 11, 2020
Fans planning on attending the state basketball playoffs – where the Ouray Boys basketball team is set to play vs. Kit Carson on Thursday – may want to make other plans. The Colorado High School Activ...
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Forest Service eyes Atlas Mill cleanup
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Forest Service eyes Atlas Mill cleanup
By Mike Wiggins Mike@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2020
Federal forest officials are looking to partner with conservation groups and others on a project to remove contaminated mine tailings from the Atlas Mill southwest of Ouray. The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgr...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
March 5, 2020
GUNNISON City leaders this week approved a 24 percent rate increase for refuse services in the City of Gunnison. While that figure seems steep, the revenues produced from the city-run utilities will o...
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County struggles to hire road and bridge leader
By Carolina Brown News@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2020
After a candidate for the open road and bridge superintendent job turned down the county’s offer, the Board of County Commissioners has authorized County Administrator Connie Hunt to solicit prices fr...
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Gulf remains between city, tourism office
By Mike Wiggins Mike@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2020
The Ouray City Council on Monday officially awarded one-year contracts to the Ouray Tourism Office to manage the Visitors’ Center and market the town to tourists, but the two organizations remain far ...
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Ouray superintendent fired
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Ouray superintendent fired
By News Staff 
March 5, 2020
By Erin McIntyre and Carolina Brown   Citing concerns about leadership, communication and accountability, the Ouray School Board fired Superintenden Scott Pankow on Monday night. The board voted unani...
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Schools prepare for virus, promote handwashing
By Carolina Brown News@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2020
Coronavirus was a hot topic at last Thursday’s Ridgway School Board meeting with two members of the public voicing concerns. Ridgway parent John Countryman, who has five children at the school, asked ...
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Council to interview 4 for interim manager
By Mike Wiggins Mike@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2020
Ouray city councilors will interview four candidates for the interim city administrator job, hoping they can select an experienced leader who will guide the city for several months while they simultan...
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In first presidential primary in 20 years, Ouray County turnout exceeds state’s
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In first presidential primary in 20 years, Ouray County turnout exceeds state’s
By Erin Mcintyre Erin@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2020
Ouray County voters participated in their first presidential primary in two decades, with more than half the registered voters in the county casting ballots. More than 55 percent of registered voters ...
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Board fires Ouray Schools superintendent
By News Staff 
March 2, 2020
The Ouray School Board voted unanimously to dismiss Superintendent Scott Pankow on Monday night, after multiple executive sessions held in the last few weeks to discuss his evaluation and performance....
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Montrose hospital earns top ranking
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Montrose hospital earns top ranking
By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com 
February 27, 2020
Montrose Memorial Hospital announced last week it has once again been named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. It is the only h...
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Analysis: People tasked with fixing steep medical bills profit from them
By Markian Hawryluk Kaiser Health News 
February 27, 2020
Every politician condemns the phenomenon of “surprise” medical bills. Last week, two committees in the House were marking up new surprise billing legislation. One of the few policy proposals President...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
February 27, 2020
Suicide prevention training set for March 9 Tri-County Health Network is offering free suicide prevention training in Ridgway next month. A four-hour safeTALK workshop is scheduled from 5-9 p.m. March...
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Council pivots to replace manager
By Mike Wiggins Mike@ouraynews.com 
February 27, 2020
The Ouray City Council is moving quickly to find a replacement for City Administrator Justin Perry. Councilors agreed in a special meeting on Feb. 20 that they will advertise for an interim city admin...
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Bill seeks to offer lifeline to search and rescue crews
By Mike Wiggins Mike@ouraynews.com 
February 27, 2020
Before moving his family to Ouray 11 years ago, Tim Pasek served in the U.S. Coast Guard and participated first-hand in well-funded search and rescue operations. The men and women called out to look f...
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New program focused on LGBTQ youth
By Carolina Brown News@ouraynews.com 
February 27, 2020
A local nonprofit is embarking on a program to better support LGBTQ youth, focusing on what makes kids feel safe and accepted in the community. The Colorado Health Foundation recently awarded Voyager ...
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Historic drought, wildfires, high feed prices strain local ranchers
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
One breezy afternoon in mid-July, Mike Potter's phone started making all kinds of noise. “It goes, beep, beep, beep, beep!” shouted the Ridgway rancher, brandishing his flip phone from the pocket of h...
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Flood work could begin within week
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Flood work could begin within week
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
Ouray County officials said Tuesday that flood mitigation work below the Gold Mountain Fire’s burn scar could begin as soon as next week, while warning that storms in the coming days could trigger fur...
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
Fairgrounds empty as focus shifts to Elk Fire
By James Hanlon 
August 12, 2026
The incident command post for the Gold Mountain Fire relocated to the Gunnison County Fairgrounds Saturday as Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 took over for Team 1 and combined effort...
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County fair carries on
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County fair carries on
Fire doesn't stop 4-H kids from showing their animals this week
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 12, 2026
The night the Gold Mountain Fire started, the Cornell family anxiously watched the fire spreading toward their fenced livestock, the billowing smoke filling the canyon. They decided to load up their h...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
We need to stand firm to preserve alpine tundra
By Dianne Eschman 
August 12, 2026
Dear Editor: The July 23 guest column by Sue Dreamweaver Spielman was excellent and brings up so many issues that we regular backcountry users experience. I have been recreating in this area since 197...
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