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Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

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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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Ridgway council backs athletic field
Town councilors have put their support behind the planned Cimarron Athletic Field at Ridgway Secondary School. At their regular meeting last week, cou...
April 17, 2024
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Nine vying to fill two openings on Ouray City Council
Council will use ranked choice voting to select councilors
By Mike Wiggins 
January 2, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect council applicant Ashley Hineline's recent job change. The three-member Ouray City Council will have plenty of options to choose from when it deci...
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Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case
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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: BRIAN SCRANTON CONVICTED OF SEX ASSAULT
Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
December 31, 2025
Editor’s note: This story contains details about a sex assault case. Ten years after he was first arrested for alleged sex assault in Ouray County, a Ridgway man was convicted in another sex assault c...
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County endures year of resignations, infighting
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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: TUMULT WITHIN TOP RANKS OF COUNTY
County endures year of resignations, infighting
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
December 31, 2025
Ouray County government weathered a year of turmoil and transition in 2025, and ended the year hopeful that its new top leader would bring a fresh perspective and stability. County commissioners ended...
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After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval
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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: POLICE TURMOIL CONTINUES
After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
December 31, 2025
After more than a year of turmoil that consumed 2024 and bled over into the first quarter of 2025, the Ouray Police Department underwent a complete tear down and transition under an interim police chi...
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Looking Back
Looking Back, Opinion...
Looking Back
By Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 
December 31, 2025
60 Years Ago December 30, 1965 What can we expect to happen to our pocketbook in 1966? Here are some clues gleaned from the 43rd Annual National Agricultural Outlook Conference held in Washington D.C....
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