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Commissioners discuss speed complaints
By Carolina Brown 
June 24, 2019
County commissioners will examine accident reports and ask the sheriff’s office to follow up on speed complaints, after receiving requests to lower speed limits and monitor speeds on county roads. Com...
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Near drowning at reservoir prompts call for life jackets
By News Staff 
June 24, 2019
A near drowning of a stand-up paddleboarder at Ridgway State Park last week has renewed calls from Colorado Parks and Wildlife for paddlers to wear personal floatation devices. State officials said in...
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Citing housing costs, family pulls plug on dream of living in Ouray
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Citing housing costs, family pulls plug on dream of living in Ouray
By News Staff 
June 24, 2019
The scrapbook from Bryan and Shannon Williams’ honeymoon includes a photo of them in the San Juan Mountains, newlyweds captivated by the sight of Mt. Sneffels and the forest. “Someday we’ll live here,...
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Highway rebuilding begins after rockslide
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Highway rebuilding begins after rockslide
By Mike Wiggins 
June 24, 2019
Motorists traveling on Colorado Highway 145 between Telluride and Cortez should expect delays for the next several weeks as road crews rebuild a section of highway that was destroyed by a massive rock...
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Pool managers tinker with ways to remove mineral stains
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Pool managers tinker with ways to remove mineral stains
By Mike Wiggins 
June 24, 2019
Kentee Pasek has always known about the "great minerals" in the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and how they help a 15-minute soak melt away stress and tension and leave swimmers feeling refreshed and rejuvena...
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Snow, slides, avalanches keep Alpine Loop closed
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Snow, slides, avalanches keep Alpine Loop closed
By News Staff 
June 24, 2019
It might be weeks or months before the Alpine Loop is more than an an up-and-back-down route than a true loop, as record snow, landslides, avalanches and floods have created challenges for roads manag...
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Sherwood’s license revoked by medical board
By Ouray County Plaindealer 
October 25, 2018
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Sherwood Family Medicine shuts doors, license expired
By Ouray County Plaindealer 
February 21, 2018
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Town of Ridgway: Local doc builds new practice
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
December 23, 2012
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HEY, YOU LITTLE SQUIRTS!
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HEY, YOU LITTLE SQUIRTS!
August 2, 2023
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The pinnacle of autumn
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October 8, 2025
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State eyes Ouray County for wolf release
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State eyes Ouray County for wolf release
Wildlife officials won't disclose dropoff site for up to 15 wolves this winter, but Billy Creek a possibility
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
October 8, 2025
Wildlife officials are eyeing Ouray County for the next release of gray wolves in southwest Colorado this winter to help fulfill a mandate from voters to re-establish a self-sustaining population of t...
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Hiring freeze, no pay raises for county
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 8, 2025
Ouray County plans to enact a hiring freeze and eliminate raises, including cost-of-living adjustments, to help balance its 2026 budget. After a nearly four-hour special work session on Sept. 29, comm...
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Fire chief vows to clean up fireworks trash found by visitors
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Fire chief vows to clean up fireworks trash found by visitors
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 8, 2025
Michal Nowicki was looking for a panoramic view above Ouray when he hiked near the "Switzerland of America" sign last week. He found it — along with a mess. Dozens of empty cardboard boxes formerly co...
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Covid vaccines available at public health department
COVID vaccines available at Public Health
October 8, 2025
Ouray County Public Health is offering COVID-19 vaccines, though there is currently a waitlist. The department administered 47 doses of the vaccine between Sept. 3 and Oct. 6 and is now waiting on new...
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