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CELEBRATION BY DAY — AND NIGHT
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CELEBRATION BY DAY — AND NIGHT
By News Staff 
July 7, 2022
Left: Ridgway’s Mike Potter of Potter Ranch drove the only tractor in this year’s July 4 parade, which featured a variety of other vehicles and floats. Right: Residents and visitors were treated to a...
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The real water fight winners
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The real water fight winners
By Kylea Henseler 
July 7, 2022
The Ouray firefighters were convincing when they asked Abby Romero and Justin Clark to come out and help spray the crowd during Monday’s water fights, but Romero figured out something more was going o...
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Park stays with the dogs
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Park stays with the dogs
By Liz Teitz 
June 30, 2022
The Ouray Dog Park will not house construction workers for the city’s water and wastewater treatment plants. The City Council determined Monday that “man camp” housing for construction workers wouldn’...
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Team to tackle Governor Basin restoration
By Kylea Henseler 
June 30, 2022
A multi-organizational effort to restore two old mine sites at Governor Basin and protect the surrounding environment is underway, with the Environmental Protection Agency, Uncompahgre Watershed Partn...
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County OKs transfer of marijuana license
By Kylea Henseler 
June 30, 2022
Ownership of Log Hill Mesa-based marijuana cultivation facility MS Support is changing hands, and Ouray County commissioners approved a transfer for the facility's license on Tuesday despite public co...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
June 30, 2022
Ouray man injured in head-on crash A Ouray man was among three people seriously injured in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 550 between Ridgway and Colona on Monday. The accident happened around 1:...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
June 30, 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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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
June 30, 2022
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from June 20-28: JUNE 20 Officer responded to an animal problem in the 700 block of Fourth Street. Officer responded to a do...
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Water utility seeks hefty rate hike
By Mike Wiggins 
June 30, 2022
A proposal from Dallas Creek Water Company to hike rates more than 50% has been met with concern from state regulators and opposition from customers who say the increase is excessive and unjustified. ...
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Revenue may have hit its peak in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins 
June 30, 2022
Revenue across the board flattened or slid in April in Ouray, an indication that record spending that has filled city coffers the last couple of years may have started to slow. Sales tax receipts in A...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
June 30, 2022
GUNNISON The Gunnison County commissioners gave a nod of approval for the Gunnison Country Food Pantry’s Food for Life expansion project, chipping in a grant of $30,000 to help finance the pantry’s pu...
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THE FIGHT OF HER LIFE
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THE FIGHT OF HER LIFE
By Erin McIntyre 
June 30, 2022
She'll strap on her dirt biking chest protector and pull on layers of pants and a wetsuit. She'll tie the shoelaces on her Converse sneakers, the ones that let the water drain through the canvas so i...
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Water company proposes hefty rate hike
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Water company proposes hefty rate hike
By Mike Wiggins 
June 24, 2022
Dallas Creek Water Company customers could see their rates increase by at least 53% under a proposal submitted to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The utility company, which provides domestic...
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Ouray receives $750K grant for water treatment plan
By News Staff 
June 23, 2022
The city of Ouray has been awarded a $750,000 grant by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to help pay for a new water treatment plant. City officials received word last week about the grant, whi...
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Fire restrictions in effect
By News Staff 
June 23, 2022
As of June 15 the Town of Ridgway, City of Ouray and unincorporated areas of Ouray County are under Stage 1 fire restriction measures until further notice. These announcements follow the lead of the B...
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Grants aim to boost pool staffing
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
June 23, 2022
Public pools could get a boost in labor force with a new state grant meant to help pools stay open and staffed. The Pools Special Initiative, announced Tuesday by Gov. Jared Polis, allows swimming poo...
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The rise of the unaffiliateds
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The rise of the unaffiliateds
By Mike Wiggins 
June 23, 2022
The 2020 presidential election was still a year away, but Michelle Nauer could see the political storm clouds brewing. She watched as a blue wave in the 2018 midterm election washed Republicans out o...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
June 23, 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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County sued over denied pot license
By Kylea Henseler 
June 23, 2022
Ouray County commissioners are facing a lawsuit after denying two marijuana cultivation licenses amid a moratorium on new grow licenses that has lasted more than a year. The complaint argues that Alpe...
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MAGNIFIQUE!
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MAGNIFIQUE!
By News Staff 
June 23, 2022
Ouray musician Til Willis performs on Cora Street in Ridgway on Sunday at the Fete de la Musique. Willis, who plays with Steve Faceman in the indie-folk duo Solohawk, is performing again on Friday nig...
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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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