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City likely to raise pool, gym rates in spring
By Liz Teitz 
December 21, 2022
The city of Ouray will likely raise its daily pass, punch pass and membership rates for the Hot Springs Pool and Fitness Center in March, as well as admission to Box Cañon Falls. The increase at the p...
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Camp Bird maintenance pact on the rocks
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
Frustrated Ouray County officials agreed to temporarily extend an agreement for Ouray Silver Mines to maintain Camp Bird Road in the winter on Tuesday, after debate over proposed changes to the curren...
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Administrator secures big raise
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Administrator secures big raise
By Mike Wiggins 
December 21, 2022
Armed with a glowing job performance review from his bosses on the Ouray City Council, City Administrator Silas Clarke will be rewarded with a hefty pay raise in 2023. City councilors on Monday unanim...
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County road legal battle continues
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
Controversy over winter maintenance on the upper portion of County Road 5 is an issue that just won’t die. Over several years, the road section has been the subject of lawsuits and hours of public mee...
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Bike park plotted for Ridgway
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
When COVID-19 first struck and people started spending more time outside, Ridgway-based contractor Matt McIsaac headed to the town skate park – and felt like, as the only adult there, he was witnessin...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
December 14, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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Fire district budget reflects new staffing
By Kylea Henseler 
December 14, 2022
The Ridgway Fire District is gearing up to hire new staff, budgeting $350,000 toward this aim in 2023, following the landslide victory of its ballot question more than doubling mill levy funding last ...
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Ridgway man gets 2 years in fatal wreck
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Ridgway man gets 2 years in fatal wreck
By Erin McIntyre 
December 14, 2022
A Ridgway man has been sentenced to two years in prison for causing a fatal accident that killed two people when he hit two motorcyclists with his van. Barrie Bloom, 69, pleaded 'no contest' to charge...
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Viruses increase but data limited
By Liz Teitz 
December 14, 2022
Amid a statewide surge in respiratory viruses, local healthcare providers are reporting an uptick in cases in the region, though local data is limited. According to the Colorado Department of Public H...
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Blue wave grows in county
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Blue wave grows in county
By Mike Wiggins 
December 14, 2022
John Hollrah remembers walking into a Ouray County bank and stunning the person behind the counter when he asked to open an account for the county Democratic Party. “I didn’t think there were any Demo...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 8, 2022
50 YEARS AGO December 7, 1972 - Monday night, the Ouray City Council passed Ordinance No. 8 which will raise water rates about 50 percent. In a discussion prior to passage of the ordinance Wardell Joh...
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Town pursues water treatment changes
By Liz Teitz 
December 8, 2022
Ridgway is continuing to pursue plans to change how it treats its drinking water, despite cost increases and uncertainty about the potential new system. The town’s proposed budget for 2023 includes $4...
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Ouray taps consultant for housing needs study
By Mike Wiggins 
December 8, 2022
The city of Ouray will hire a consultant to conduct a housing needs study, as the community grapples with a combination of empty second homes, soaring real estate prices and limited land that has made...
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THREE-ALARM HOLIDAY FUN
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THREE-ALARM HOLIDAY FUN
By News Staff 
December 8, 2022
Santa Claus rides on the Ouray Volunteer Fire Department’s engine on his way down Main Street to the Ouray Elks Lodge on Saturday night during the Yule Celebration. Hundreds of people turned out for b...
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Audio recordings reveal confusion
By Liz Teitz 
December 8, 2022
Review: Result was 'less than ideal' dispatch center response Audio recordings from the Montrose dispatch center receiving 911 calls during the Simms Fire show communication issues and initial confusi...
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GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
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GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
By News Staff 
December 8, 2022
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Users weigh in on fitness center changes
By Kylea Henseler 
December 8, 2022
The city of Ouray plans to spend tens of thousands of dollars to improve the fitness center at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, but what the upgraded facility will look like is still up for debate. Roughly...
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Man accused of possessing child porn
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Man accused of possessing child porn
By Mike Wiggins 
December 8, 2022
A Ridgway man who initially came under police investigation four years ago was arrested last month on charges he possessed hundred of images of child pornography. Ouray police, with the help of the Ou...
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Election officials swamped with emails about 3rd District recount
By Kylea Henseler 
December 8, 2022
Ouray County Clerk and Recorder Michelle Nauer has fielded about 50 emails, mostly from senders outside of the county, regarding the mandatory 3rd Congressional District recount ordered by Colorado Se...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
December 8, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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Firefighters gain ground on Gold Mountain Fire
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Firefighters gain ground on Gold Mountain Fire
Sheriff allows some evacuees to return home; blaze shifts away from populated areas
By By Mike Wiggins, Erin McIntyre and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 8, 2026
Residents forced to flee the Gold Mountain Fire north of Ouray nearly two weeks ago returned to charred landscapes but fully intact homes Wednesday, an indication that authorities believe the threat h...
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Despite fire, downsized Fourth celebration marches on
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Despite fire, downsized Fourth celebration marches on
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
July 8, 2026
A scaled-back Fourth of July celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States and 150th birthday of Ouray attracted thousands to the city, despite the cancellation of fireworks, water fights and...
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First fire, then floods? Leaders start planning for next potential emergency
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First fire, then floods? Leaders start planning for next potential emergency
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 8, 2026
Even though the Gold Mountain Fire is still burning, Ouray County officials are already thinking about flash flood risks in the burn scar as Colorado moves into monsoon season. “This is a predictable ...
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Water providers ask customers to pull back
Ridgway enacts mandatory irrigation restrictions
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 8, 2026
Water managers in Ouray County are asking residents to curtail water use and avoid putting more demand on their distribution systems in light of the Gold Mountain Fire and ongoing tinder-dry condition...
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Looking Back
50 Years Ago
July 8, 2026
July 7, 1966 Charges have been filed in Ouray County Court against three Ouray youths for violation of state statutes in climbing over a fence at the municipal swimming pool last Friday and breaking b...
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