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County considers bulking up admin jobs
Assistant attorney, post to assist administrator could be added in 2024 Editor's note: This story has been corrected to clarify that a proposal to pla...
August 9, 2023
A STATEWIDE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
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A STATEWIDE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
NEIGHBORS AND HELPERS Deputy Clerk Jonathan Arebalos, county's 'election defender,' earns recognition for his passion Something funny happens whenever...
August 9, 2023
Ouray, Ridgway eye more rec amenities
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Ouray, Ridgway eye more rec amenities
Master plans in works for multiple Ouray parks, Ridgway's Athletic Park In an effort to transform municipal park space across Ouray County, the town o...
August 9, 2023
Proposal to apply biosolids draws concern
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Proposal to apply biosolids draws concern
As construction of the City of Ouray’s new mechanical wastewater treatment plant progresses, contractors have wrestled with what they’ll do with the l...
August 2, 2023
With an eye on art, Adobe Inn reopens
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With an eye on art, Adobe Inn reopens
The Adobe Inn welcomed the community for the first time in nearly four years last week, during an unofficial open house Friday evening with a soundtra...
July 26, 2023
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School board approves home purchase
With some units in Ridgway’s Wetterhorn Homes affordable housing development left unclaimed, the Ridgway school board on July 20 unanimously approved ...
July 26, 2023
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Drought conditions prime for insect infestation in county, experts warn
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
May 6, 2026
In some parts of Ouray County it may look like popcorn grows on trees. The milky, honey-colored pocks on the trunks of ponderosa pines and other trees signal efforts to fend off their attackers: bark ...
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County policy would govern AI use
Manager: 'Folks want to feel we are doing our jobs, not delegating it to AI'
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
May 6, 2026
Ouray County commissioners want to regulate how employees use artificial intelligence when doing county work and limit cybercrime risk. Commissioners on April 29 looked at the first draft of an AI pol...
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Town to pilot zero-waste rules at concerts
Following strong pushback from businesses, nonprofits, board devises more relaxed regulations
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
The town of Ridgway's Sustainability Advisory Board will pilot “zero-waste” rules at the town’s summer concert series, while it continues to craft a broader policy to implement for all events on town ...
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