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Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

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Board votes to change school calendar next fall
Families in the Ouray School District will see several changes to the school calendar for the next two years, including the addition of a mid-winter b...
January 28, 2026
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District delays adopting master plan
The Ouray School District is one step closer to having an approved facilities master plan to use as a conceptual blueprint guiding future building pro...
January 28, 2026
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County OKs permit for guest ranch
Gold Mountain Ranch will be allowed to operate a guest ranch in Ouray County, and county commissioners hope the special-use permit they approved in De...
January 14, 2026
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Ouray School Board considers calendar options
The Ouray School District is looking at calendar options for the next two years, and officials are considering feedback from a survey of parents, staf...
December 10, 2025
‘There’s not a day where I don’t do something impactful’
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‘There’s not a day where I don’t do something impactful’
Editor’s note: There’s a proposal to start a community paramedicine program here in Ouray County, and we wanted to know more about how these kinds of ...
November 19, 2025
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Ouray County EMS to assess medical needs
Ouray County Emergency Medical Services plans to perform an assessment to learn about the community’s medical needs, with hopes it will lead to a esta...
November 19, 2025
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City waiting on facility remodel price tag
The Ouray City Council will have several issues — and costs — to balance as it considers its 2026 budget at its first official budget meeting on Oct. ...
October 22, 2025
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City considers outdoor lighting rules
The city of Ouray doesn’t have a comprehensive ordinance regulating outdoor lighting, and city officials have decided it’s about time to get one.The c...
October 8, 2025
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Ridgway schools go cellphone free
Ridgway schools are now cellphone free.The Ridgway School District, like many school districts in the state, including Ouray, is restricting students ...
August 6, 2025
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Sheriff’s office takes on policing for city, meeting scheduled tonight
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Sheriff’s office takes on policing for city, meeting scheduled tonight
Another officer resigns from police department, leaving sergeant and administrative assistant
By Mike Wiggins 
February 2, 2026
The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office has assumed full responsibility for law enforcement services in the city of Ouray after City Administrator Michelle Metteer reassigned the police department’s two rem...
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Onward and upward
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Onward and upward
January 28, 2026
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Town prepares for legal battle
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
January 28, 2026
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Ridgway Lodge LLC is the owner of MTN Lodge. Ridgway retains attorney after MTN Lodge owners say they won't pay taxes on long-term worker...
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County eyes budget cuts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 28, 2026
Manager: Looking for ways to avoid cutting employees Ouray County leaders have loosely settled on wanting to cut $500,000 from the county’s 2026 budget, anticipating they will have more unexpected exp...
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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body
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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body
January 28, 2026
Ouray County's coroner is seeking help finding friends of a man who was estranged from his family and died at a Ouray hotel. Quality Inn staff found William Curio Jr., who went by Billy, in his hotel ...
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