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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
January 27, 2022
GUNNISON A mining company plans to propose that water quality standards on a creek near Sargents be lowered, a move that could allow more radioactive material to enter the Gunnison River watershed. Ho...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
January 27, 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 backs away from mask mandate
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County backs away from mask mandate
By Liz Teitz 
January 27, 2022
Ouray County commissioners have decided not to pursue an indoor mask mandate, citing new advice from the physician advising the county, who originally recommended the mandate. A work session scheduled...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
January 27, 2022
Internet, cell service out for hours Tuesday Internet and cell service was cut to thousands of people in Ouray County and Telluride for several hours on Tuesday after a CenturyLink fiber line was dama...
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‘Grateful to be alive’
Covid
‘Grateful to be alive’
By Liz Teitz 
January 27, 2022
Bette Maurer was lying face down in a hospital bed, connected to a machine helping her breathe. She’d resisted the doctors and nurses at first, objecting to spending so much time lying prone, despite ...
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Cell phone service disrupted by cut fiber line
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Cell phone service disrupted by cut fiber line
By News Staff 
January 25, 2022
Interruptions to cell service and internet have affected Ouray County residents today, after damage to a CenturyLink fiber line interrupted service to not only the company's own customers but those wh...
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WINNER, WINNER
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WINNER, WINNER
By News Staff 
January 19, 2022
Jeffrey Zenker of California won the 2021 Jeep Raffle, sponsored by the Ouray Chamber Resort Association, and traveled to Ouray last week to pick up his shiny new red Jeep. It was his third time buyin...
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
January 19, 2022
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Jan. 11-15: JAN. 11 Officer found a parking violation in the 300 block of Main Street. Officer found a parking violatio...
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Ridgway council targets weeds
By Erin McIntyre 
January 19, 2022
Noxious weeds in Ridgway will be targeted with herbicides and other treatments this spring, after the town council approved an amendment to the town's weed management policy. A long-held "no spray" po...
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Burn project near Ridgway moves forward
By Carolina Brown 
January 19, 2022
A project intended to reduce wildfire risk and build habitat for wildlife near Ridgway is moving forward slowly, with some of the funding secured for the initial work. At least $130,000 of the estimat...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
January 19, 2022
GUNNISON The City of Gunnison plans to use over $1.6 million in COVID recovery funds to upsize main sewer lines and remove pinch points that could restrict the growth of future housing developments. G...
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Ouray may resume allowing remote meeting participation
By Mike Wiggins 
January 19, 2022
The Ouray City Council is considering allowing the public to once again participate in council meetings remotely, a move one councilor promoted as allowing the council to be more transparent. Councilo...
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Need a mask or test? Here’s how to get one
Covid
Need a mask or test? Here’s how to get one
By Liz Teitz 
January 19, 2022
Libraries in Ridgway and Ouray are now distributing free KN95 and surgical masks from the state, and the federal government has opened up an ordering system for free COVID-19 tests to be shipped later...
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County to save money with LED lights
By Carolina Brown 
January 19, 2022
Ouray County may save money if it moves forward with an eco-friendly plan to convert all its light bulbs to those using less energy. The commissioners discussed the plan in a work session last week, w...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
January 19, 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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Dual problems a drain on Hot Springs Pool
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Dual problems a drain on Hot Springs Pool
By Mike Wiggins 
January 19, 2022
The source of much of the burgeoning angst surrounding the Ouray Hot Springs Pool can be traced back to Rick Noll’s 5-gallon bucket. Noll takes the bucket on a trek up the mud- and snow-caked incline ...
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Covid
County revisits mask rules
By Liz Teitz 
January 19, 2022
A decision on whether to implement a new mask mandate won’t be made until the end of January, more than a month into the latest COVID-19 surge. Last week, the county's new medical officer proposed ena...
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Colorado to distribute free masks at libraries, free test kits available to order online
Covid
Colorado to distribute free masks at libraries, free test kits available to order online
By News Staff 
January 18, 2022
Colorado will begin distributing free KN95 and surgical masks through local libraries, and the U.S. government has opened up an ordering system for free COVID-19 tests.  Gov. Jared Polis announced Tue...
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Six announce runs for county seats
By Erin McIntyre 
January 13, 2022
We’re here and we’re running for office. That’s the message spoken on the Ouray County Courthouse steps during campaign announcements for the majority of the local positions up for election in 2022. T...
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Library director retires
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Library director retires
By Carolina Brown 
January 13, 2022
Maureen O'Driscoll may have retired from her job at Ouray Public Library, but that doesn't mean patrons have seen the last of her. The library director retired in December, but plans on volunteering t...
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
Volunteers saved an 11-year-old girl from the bottom of a cliff thanks largely to the skills of Mike Gibbs, who's made a career out of training rescuers
By By Nancy Lofholm Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
It took Mike Gibbs all of five seconds on that morning in early August to figure out it was time to execute one of the world’s most complicated rope rescues. A car had tumbled 320 feet off the edge of...
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Bills to give reservoir to Ouray debut in Congress
Administrator: City can afford repair expenses, which are still unknown
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
U.S. House and Senate bills to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray made it to subcommittee hearings in Washington, D.C. last week. Both bills are ...
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County spurns prairie dog control request
Commissioners say they're unwilling, unable to adopt restrictions; resident withdraws lawsuit threat
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week snuffed a resident’s request to require property owners to control prairie dogs, citing a legal inability and unwillingness to do so. At the start of a Feb. 11 work sess...
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Local Briefs
Ridgway awards visitor services contract to chamber
February 18, 2026
Ridgway will hire the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce for $33,824 per year to support town marketing efforts. “RACC expressed confidence in its ability to execute the scope of work, based on many yea...
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Town approves measures to boost housing affordability
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved three measures at its meeting on Feb. 11 to boost affordable housing in the town. Ridgway applying for ADU grant Ridgway is applying for a grant that will allow it to...
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