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Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

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County policy would govern AI use
Ouray County commissioners want to regulate how employees use artificial intelligence when doing county work and limit cybercrime risk. Commissioners ...
May 6, 2026
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County to tighten rules for agriculture exemption permits
The rules will be tightened for those wanting to obtain Ouray County’s agriculture exemption permits. Ouray County commissioners authorized the Land U...
May 6, 2026
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Commissioners: Serious about not overspending
Ouray County commissioners are serious about ensuring county departments don’t overspend this year. They spent 90 minutes on April 29 reviewing the ty...
May 6, 2026
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EMS moves overnight quarters with help from chamber grant
Ouray County Emergency Medical Services is moving its sleeping quarters for on-call staff in Ouray into the former Public Health office location, with...
April 1, 2026
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County attorney gets high marks in evaluation
Editor's note: This article has been edited to make clear that Ouray County had four members of the administration team and one employee leave their p...
February 25, 2026
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Ridgway sewer rates may rise this year
Ridgway residents may end up paying more on their sewer bills next year, but the timing of the proposed increase and the amount is still up in the air...
February 25, 2026
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Town approves measures to boost housing affordability
The Ridgway Town Council approved three measures at its meeting on Feb. 11 to boost affordable housing in the town.Ridgway applying for ADU grantRidgw...
February 18, 2026
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County navigating federal assistance program changes
Ouray County officials are working to figure out what it will mean for clients needing food and other assistance when the Colorado Department of Human...
February 11, 2026
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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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Second Chance adopts new challenge in expansion
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Second Chance adopts new challenge in expansion
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
Humane society takes over Delta shelter, seeks to rehome more animals Second Chance Humane Society is adopting a new beast: another Western Slope animal shelter in Delta. The Ridgway-based nonprofit o...
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Staff criticizes commissioners
Survey: Workers satisfied with bosses
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
Ouray County’s employees are largely happy with their direct supervisors and department heads and dissatisfied with the Board of County Commissioners, according to a recent anonymous staff survey. Som...
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City reverses, will stick with sheriff for now
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
Council concerned about budget impacts from rebuilding police department The Ouray City Council is reversing course on rebuilding an independent police department, agreeing Monday to instead continue ...
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Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’
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Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’
Seeking help from city, nonprofit claims funding sources drying up as operational costs climb
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
The nonprofit organization that runs the Ouray Ice Park cautioned Monday that it has reached a crossroads, saying its operational costs continue to climb even as its funding sources are saturated. In ...
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Crystal bill passes House
Legislation to transfer reservoir to city moves on to Senate committee
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
A bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray is another step closer to becoming law after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed it on Tuesday. The legislation now awaits ap...
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