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GOBBLING UP THE HOLIDAY
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GOBBLING UP THE HOLIDAY
By Denise Jones 
November 23, 2022
This wild turkey looks like it'll be spared the Thanksgiving table this year. Thanksgiving Day looks dry but cool in Ouray County, with high temperatures in the mid-30s. A warmup is forecasted startin...
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Community space a work in progress
By News Staff 
November 23, 2022
The town is also still working on its plans for the 2,000 square foot community space on the first floor, which it has leased from Artspace. The town’s proposed 2023 budget includes $136,500 for the r...
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September sales activity jumps 19% in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins 
November 23, 2022
The summer tourism season concluded in Ouray with a hefty boost to businesses’ top lines and city coffers, as sales tax revenue from September spending surged 19% over the same month last year. The ci...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
November 17, 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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Busy rescue team asks for new funding
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Busy rescue team asks for new funding
By Kylea Henseler 
November 17, 2022
Jim Courson has hiked and skied thousands of miles in the backcountry by his own estimate, so he may not be the kind of outdoorsman most people think would need saving. But all it took was one slip. T...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
November 17, 2022
GUNNISON Ballot measure 6A, asking for voter approval to expand the allowable uses for lodging tax collected by the Local Marketing District, passed handily on Tuesday by a margin of 69% to 31%. Up to...
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Commissioner governs from afar
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Commissioner governs from afar
By Kylea Henseler 
November 17, 2022
Anyone who has attended Ouray County commissioners' meetings since August may have noticed something out of the ordinary: One of the elected officials attends the meetings on a computer screen, partic...
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Highway paving to continue next spring
By Liz Teitz 
November 17, 2022
Drivers should expect delays on Highway 550 between Ouray and Colona as the ongoing repaving project will continue through this month and resume in the spring. The Colorado Department of Transportatio...
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Receiver seeks new mine owner
By Liz Teitz 
November 17, 2022
The court-appointed receiver for the Revenue Mine is searching for potential buyers, as Ouray Silver Mines, Inc., which aimed to resume production before shutting down last year, is facing multiple la...
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Severance tax revenues surge
By Liz Teitz 
November 17, 2022
Ouray County governments have received an unexpected windfall in their annual severance tax distributions from the state, with almost $700,000 coming from mineral extraction and production revenue. Wh...
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EXPANDING EARLY EDUCATION
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EXPANDING EARLY EDUCATION
By Liz Teitz 
November 17, 2022
Starting next fall, more students in Colorado will qualify for some free preschool – but Ouray County superintendents are still waiting for details on how that will work. The new “universal preschool...
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County may tap over $800K from reserves
By Kylea Henseler 
November 17, 2022
Ouray County may tap into its reserves for about $840,000 to cover expenses in 2023, including increased health and liability insurance expenses and new positions. The budget for next year has not bee...
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County inks deal for legal assistance
By Kylea Henseler 
November 17, 2022
Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli will get outside help in 2023 following a busy year of legal work, as commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve a contract with Grand Junction-based firm Dufford Wald...
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SMPA board approves dual rate increase
By Mike Wiggins 
November 17, 2022
San Miguel Power Association’s board of directors on Tuesday approved a pair of rate increases to help cover expected increases in power generation and transmission costs. At its monthly meeting in Nu...
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
November 9, 2022
RIDGWAY MARSHAL The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Oct. 17-Nov. 6. If you have information on any of the below active cases, or of any other incident you fee...
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County eyes trio of new positions
By Kylea Henseler 
November 9, 2022
Ouray County could have a new sheriff’s deputy, a new Information Technology technician, and a parttime deputy emergency manager by the end of 2023, as commissioners directed Administrator Connie Hunt...
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Fire tax passes easily
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Fire tax passes easily
By Kylea Henseler And Erin Mcintyre 
November 9, 2022
Voters approved a tax increase by a nearly three to one margin Tuesday night, giving the Ridgway Fire Protection District its first major revenue boost in 20 years. Unofficial election results showed ...
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City adds offices, considers fitness center improvements
By Kylea Henseler 
November 9, 2022
Ouray city officials are considering big improvements to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool's fitness center, and while offices for pool staff are currently being constructed in the fitness area, the gym rema...
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Republican Catlin holds off Kuns’ challenge
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Republican Catlin holds off Kuns’ challenge
By Kylea Henseler 
November 9, 2022
Montrose Republican and incumbent Colorado House District 58 Rep. Marc Catlin is headed back to the statehouse, beating Montrose Democrat Kevin Kuns by a margin of over 10%, according to unofficial el...
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Sewer plant triggers big rate increase
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Sewer plant triggers big rate increase
By Mike Wiggins 
November 9, 2022
The average Ouray resident will pay 14% more for water, sewer, trash and recycling services next year under a rate plan approved by the city council on Monday. Councilors unanimously approved on first...
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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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