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4 days ago | 
ouraynews.com | Erin McIntyre |Lia Salvatierra
December 19, 1982 – June 19, 2025 Eva Schoonover, 42, of Montrose, Colorado died Thursday, June 19, 2025, at her home in her husband’s arms. Eva was born at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on December 19, 1982, to Mark and Lynne Stovice... this is a test
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4 days ago | 
ouraynews.com | Erin McIntyre |Lia Salvatierra |Mike Wiggins |Deb Hurley Brobst
‘Overwhelming demand’ at Hurd town hall
Callers to U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd's telephone town hall on Tuesday night encountered a message that they couldn't access the virtual meeting, due to "overwhelming demand." The Plaindealer and others attempted to call in several times and received the recorded message, unable to join the meeting.
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4 days ago | 
ouraynews.com | Erin McIntyre |Lia Salvatierra |Mike Wiggins |Deb Hurley Brobst
County eyes improved parking along pass
Ouray County commissioners signed an agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration Tuesday to assess parking improvements near recreation areas along Red Mountain Pass.
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4 days ago | 
ouraynews.com | Lia Salvatierra |Erin McIntyre |Mike Wiggins |Deb Hurley Brobst
DROUGHT'S GRIP TIGHTENS ON WESTERN SLOPE
Spring runoff a trickle
Conditions in Gunnison River Basin this decade worse than Dust Bowl era
OLATHE — Water engineer Bob Hurford has a chart he often shares with communities in the Gunnison River Basin to drive home the seriousness of the region’s water conditions.
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6 days ago | 
ouraynews.com | Mike Wiggins |Erin McIntyre |Deb Hurley Brobst |Lia Salvatierra
U.S. Highway 550 remains closed this afternoon, due to concerns about access for emergency personnell and burning trees possibly falling onto vehicles from a wildfire on Red Mountain Pass. The highway is blocked from mile marker 87 to mile marker 92 at this time. The fire remains at about five acres in size, according to Ouray County Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd. It was first reported by a passerby who called 911 around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. It quickly spread with high winds and dry conditions.
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1 week ago | 
ouraynews.com | Mike Wiggins |Erin McIntyre |Deb Hurley Brobst |Lia Salvatierra
Good for you!
Top: Ouray resident Sara Martinez gets inked by visiting tattoo artist Michael Moet at the Ouray Public Library's tattoo pop-up fundraiser on June 14. The library is raising funds for its expansion project.
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1 week ago | 
ouraynews.com | Mike Wiggins |Erin McIntyre |Deb Hurley Brobst |Lia Salvatierra
Sheriff: Use of Signal message ‘contradictory to Colorado law’ led to student’s ICE arrest
The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that it had shared information leading to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest of a Utah college student, which unintentionally violated a state law prohibiting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.
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1 week ago | 
ouraynews.com | Mike Wiggins |Erin McIntyre |Deb Hurley Brobst |Lia Salvatierra
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVED Collaboration to buy Ouray mobile home park could serve as model elsewhere in Colorado, as residents celebrate with applause, tears It took an attorney willing to work for free and hop on a midnight phone call in the middle of her vacation. It took two couples who had never met before performing remarkable acts of generosity and h... this is a test
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1 week ago | 
ouraynews.com | Mike Wiggins |Erin McIntyre |Deb Hurley Brobst |Lia Salvatierra
City will restrict River Walk traffic to pedestrians
At a workshop meeting on Monday, Ouray city councilors directed City Attorney Carol Viner to create an ordinance limiting traffic on the Uncompahgre River Walk to pedestrians, citing concerns about the risks of high-speed electric bikes.
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1 week ago | 
ouraynews.com | Mike Wiggins |Erin McIntyre |Deb Hurley Brobst |Lia Salvatierra
City pulls back on plans for Fellin Park stage
Search on for funding as price tag drops to between $1M and $1.6M
Ouray city councilors are much happier with revised plans for a permanent stage in Fellin Park. Now the challenge is finding money to pay for it.
