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Ouray School celebration parade May 6, 2020

Members of the Ouray School community and the town join to celebrate teachers during Colorado Teacher Appreciation Week.

Ouray County protests

The Ouray County Plaindealer documented these Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Ouray and Ridgway held on June 4 and June 13, 2020. Report for Amer...

12/16/20 540 Clinton Street fire

Firefighters with the Ouray Volunteer Fire Department, Ridgway Volunteer Fire Department, Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department and Montrose Fire Protect...

Video evidence of David Gottorff from contempt hearing

This video was presented as evidence during a February 2021 hearing in a contempt of court case with defendant David Gottorff. Attorney Roger Sagal ar...

Paramedics receive first COVID vaccines in Ouray County

On Wednesday, Dec. 23 2020, first responders in Ouray County were the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Video by Liz Teitz/Ouray County Plaindeal...

Labor Day Ridgway cattle drive

There's no holiday break today for some folks – and today's impromptu Labor Day parade in Ridgway is brought to you by local ranchers moving their cat...

8/26/23 flooding in Ouray

Oak Creek flooding on Aug. 26, 2023 over Pinecrest Drive in Ouray. Video courtesy Michael Underwood.

Helicopter drops water on Gold Mountain Fire

A helicopter drops water on the Gold Mountain Fire on Sunday, June 28, near Lake Lenore off County Road 14 in Ouray County. Local fire departments fro...

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Ridgway town council asks county for 15% of proposed disaster recovery sales tax
By James Hanlon 
August 17, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council asked Ouray County to consider a slightly higher distribution of funds from a proposed disaster recovery sales tax fund, while requesting more clarification on a possible cons...
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Bear killed after entering Ridgway home, killing chickens
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Bear killed after entering Ridgway home, killing chickens
By erin@ouraynews.com 
August 17, 2026
State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home on Saturday after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildli...
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‘Pinched on every front’
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‘Pinched on every front’
Historic drought, wildfires, high feed prices strain local ranchers
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
One breezy afternoon in mid-July, Mike Potter's phone started making all kinds of noise. “It goes, beep, beep, beep, beep!” shouted the Ridgway rancher, brandishing his flip phone from the pocket of h...
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Flood work could begin within week
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Flood work could begin within week
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
Ouray County officials said Tuesday that flood mitigation work below the Gold Mountain Fire’s burn scar could begin as soon as next week, while warning that storms in the coming days could trigger fur...
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
Fairgrounds empty as focus shifts to Elk Fire
By James Hanlon 
August 12, 2026
The incident command post for the Gold Mountain Fire relocated to the Gunnison County Fairgrounds Saturday as Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 took over for Team 1 and combined effort...
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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines

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