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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
June 2, 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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Prescribed burn source of Simms Fire, investigators confirm
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Prescribed burn source of Simms Fire, investigators confirm
By News Staff 
June 1, 2022
Federal and local investigators have confirmed a prescribed burn was the source of the 313-acre Simms Fire that destroyed a home, two camp trailers and other property on May 19 in northern Ouray Count...
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Sales tax up, lodging receipts down in March in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins 
May 26, 2022
Tax receipts in March in Ouray offered a mixed bag, with sales tax revenue continuing to climb to new records but lodging tax revenue dipping as the city heads into its busiest months of the year. The...
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Stage set for new theater company
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Stage set for new theater company
By Carolina Brown 
May 26, 2022
A longtime director is launching her own theater company in Ridgway, and plans on a June debut with the company's first performance at the Ouray County 4-H Events Center. "Shrek! The Musical" will be ...
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A repeat performance
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A repeat performance
By Liz Teitz 
May 26, 2022
There were the countless laps around Fellin Park, occasionally dodging dog-walkers and kite-flyers. There were weekly trips to Olathe to run on a real track, and for some, daily drives back and forth...
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Ridgway board to consider 3 large developments
By Liz Teitz 
May 26, 2022
The Ridgway Planning Commission will consider applications for a 40-acre subdivision, a mixed-use project with 52 residential units and a restaurant with a rooftop pool, and an in-progress affordable ...
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Ex-owners leave unhappy campers in their wake
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Ex-owners leave unhappy campers in their wake
By Mike Wiggins 
May 26, 2022
Sloane Sanders planned it all out. Five groups of people. An RV trip from the California coast with a stop in Flagstaff, Arizona, and then six nights over the Fourth of July holiday. Three reservation...
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E-bike shop pedals into Ouray
By Carolina Brown 
May 26, 2022
Entrepreneurship seems to be in Sam Tyler's blood. He's following in his older brother Logan's footsteps to launch his own e-bike rental shop in Ouray this week. Tyler, 22, grew up in Ouray, knows the...
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County OKs fire bans during red flag warnings
By Carolina Brown 
May 26, 2022
Red flag warnings mean no burning. That's the message Ouray County wants to send to the community – and commissioners agreed unanimously this week to adopt a resolution allowing burn bans to be enacte...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
May 26, 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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‘Everything I own is gone’
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‘Everything I own is gone’
By Erin Mcintyre And Liz Teitz 
May 26, 2022
The last straw for Amy Stauffer was having to euthanize her cat. Three-year-old Poppy had somehow survived, hiding under a tree branch on the ground, two days after the fire burned down their house. ...
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District tweaks school renovation plans
By Carolina Brown 
May 26, 2022
Plans for the renovations at Ridgway Elementary School have been tweaked a bit to stay within budget, and the community had a chance to see the changes for themselves during a meeting with the project...
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UpstART brings dark comedy to Ouray stage
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
May 26, 2022
Audiences familiar with UpstART Theater’s work — often heartwarming, life-affirming plays — should prepare themselves for something entirely different when the Ouray County professional theater compan...
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New Habitat director focused on community involvement
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New Habitat director focused on community involvement
By Liz Teitz 
May 26, 2022
With one project close to completion and two more in the pipeline, the new executive director of Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans has a simple goal: keep the momentum going. Amanda Ger hardt join...
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Residents demand answers about Simms Mesa Fire
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Residents demand answers about Simms Mesa Fire
By News Staff 
May 22, 2022
Editor's note: We are working on a more comprehensive story for this week's paper, but wanted to give readers some highlights of the community meeting held Saturday night in Montrose. Expect a more in...
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Weather continues to help Simms Fire crews; community meeting tonight
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Weather continues to help Simms Fire crews; community meeting tonight
By News Staff 
May 21, 2022
EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY MEETING LOCATION. THE MEETING IS NOW BEING HELD AT 6 P.M. AT THE MONTROSE EVENTS CENTER, 1036 N. SEVENTH ST. IN MONTROSE...
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Three structures burned in Simms Mesa Fire, evacuations still in place
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Three structures burned in Simms Mesa Fire, evacuations still in place
By News Staff 
May 20, 2022
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY AND WILL BE UPDATED Story updated at 7:30 p.m. Friday night Mother Nature lent a big hand Friday afternoon to firefighters battling the Simms Fire, as cold temperatures and ...
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Wildfire burning at northern end of county
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Wildfire burning at northern end of county
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
THIS STORY IS DEVELOPING AND WILL BE UPDATED Story updated at 8 p.m. Thursday night: A wildfire on the northern edge of Ouray County is estimated to be burning roughly 370 acres, after fierce winds sp...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 19, 2022
GUNNISON While the summer monsoon did arrive last year, bringing some relief in the Gunnison Basin, U.S. Forest Service Officials warn that local forests remain in drought conditions that have set the...
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Pot cultivation license denied
By Carolina Brown 
May 19, 2022
Ouray County commissioners denied two separate marijuana cultivation applications last week after a long hearing process stretching across two days. Brian Tannenbaum applied for two licenses for the B...
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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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