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Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

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County appoints trio to Planning Commission
Randy Parker and Patsy Miller will serve on the Ouray County Planning Commission for another three years along with new member Jennifer Cram.Ouray Cou...
May 22, 2024
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County delays staff salary study
Ouray County will not hire a consultant to perform a pay and staffing review for county employees this year because commissioners said it was too soon...
May 22, 2024
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County probing gate above Ouray
Owner of property where blasting occurring says it's on private land; county disagreesThe owner of property on Queen Street above Ouray that has been ...
May 22, 2024
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Commissioners consider planning board applicants
The six candidates for three seats on the Ouray County Planning Commission have lived in the area for between six and 30 years, and they say they have...
May 15, 2024
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County hires facilities study consultant
Ouray County officials are embarking on a study to look at the county’s properties and buildings, and how to more effectively provide services to the ...
May 8, 2024
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County backs Ridgway athletic field project
Commissioners commit $10K, offer letter of support for fundraisingCalling the planned Cimarron Athletic Field at Ridgway Secondary School a wonderful ...
May 1, 2024
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Governments revisit housing committee
Four years after advisory panel disbanded, city proposes joining with county, town to work together Governments in Ouray County are taking baby steps ...
April 24, 2024
Who is Ouray John Doe?
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Who is Ouray John Doe?
Coroner, sheriff vow to identify man's body found in 1987 and forgotten in freezer for 21 years For more than two decades the unknown man’s remains we...
April 17, 2024
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County ousts planning commissioner
County commissioners removed Mark Iuppenlatz from the Ouray County Planning Commission on Tuesday, citing alleged misconduct and a conflict of interes...
April 17, 2024
County hires former bank executive as deputy manager
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County hires former bank executive as deputy manager
Kara Rhoades, the former chief financial officer for Citizens State Bank, is Ouray County’s new deputy county manager. She begins the job on May 1 and...
April 17, 2024
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City administrator to lead Ouray police chief search
By Mike Wiggins 
January 21, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer told city councilors Tuesday she will take charge of recruiting a new police chief. That’s a different approach than the city took when it was looking for a p...
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ICE FARMERS GET THEIR CROP
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ICE FARMERS GET THEIR CROP
A long-awaited cold snap allows Ice Park to open, just in time for festival
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
January 21, 2026
After weeks of planning for the worst, the Ouray Ice Park has ice to offer after all, just in time for the 31st Ice Festival this weekend. Ice Park Executive Director Peter O’Neil has spent the past t...
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Judge delays assault trials
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Judge delays assault trials
Attorneys say they're not ready; cases will be heard by Montrose juries
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 21, 2026
The trials for two men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 have been postponed, even as the woman and the judge presiding over the cases expressed concerns about ...
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New county manager tackles big ticket items
Mendez focused on 2027 budget, team building
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 21, 2026
Ouray County’s new manager wants commissioners to start thinking about the county’s 2027 budget now — just two weeks into 2026 and three weeks into his new job. During Antonio Mendez’s first work sess...
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Film showcases climber’s return to sport
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Film showcases climber’s return to sport
'Anna' documents how Ouray-based Pfaff pushed ahead after amputation of toes
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 21, 2026
Anna Pfaff’s choice to move onward and, especially upward, resonates beyond world-class peaks in a locally made film on the elite Ouray-based climber. "Anna" is a 22-minute portrait of Pfaff’s return ...
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