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Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

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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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Town seeks public input for Green Street Park plan
The town of Ridgway is looking for ideas as it creates a new master plan for Green Street Park with the goal to make it sustainable.The community is i...
April 17, 2024
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Advocates seek help saving historic places
Trust for Land Restoration, Historical Society, county agree more needs to be done to protect Red Mountain Mining District sitesOuray County officials...
April 3, 2024
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Firm to create plan for Green Street Park
Space at north end of Ridgway could include solar garden, outdoor education center, EV chargers The Green Street Sustainability Park near the intersec...
March 27, 2024
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Ridgway closer to getting Space to Create mural
Ridgway should have public artwork on the east side of the three-story Space to Create building by fall 2025. The Ridgway Town Council on March 13 app...
March 27, 2024
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Home Trust pushes for local government contracts
Nonpro_it affordable housing provider seeks to coordinate servicesRidgway officials are excited about a proposal to coordinate affordable- housing ser...
March 27, 2024
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County picks 3 finalists for deputy manager job
Ouray County has three finalists for deputy county manager. While the county is not required by law to name finalists, it decided to do so to be more ...
March 20, 2024
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Survey: Support lukewarm for child care tax increase
Commissioners undecided about fall ballot measure Ouray County voters might support a lodging tax to help pay for early child care needs, according to...
March 20, 2024
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County pushes support for more federal ranger funds
Ouray County commissioners hope they can find additional funds to help pay for more rangers to patrol federal lands.The U.S. Forest Service’s Alpine R...
March 20, 2024
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Railroad cars, building designated landmarks
County close to naming deputy manager finalists, seeks planning board members Twelve narrow-gauge railroad cars and one small outbuilding in Ridgway e...
March 13, 2024
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No-idling ordinance stalls after months of debate
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
May 14, 2026
“Idle-Free Ridgway” remains a motto, rather than a rule after the town council voted down final approval for an anti-idling ordinance that drew zealous support and opposition over the past five months...
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Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
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Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
A year after two daycares opened within affordable housing development, builder looks to replicate template in three other cities
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
The solution to the statewide childcare shortage might be here in Ouray County, where a blueprint for building childcare-ready affordable homes was drafted. It’s been a little more than a year since t...
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County tests: No mold problem in meeting rooms
After commissioner claims 'toxicity,' manager says 4-H, courthouse spaces safe to use
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
Ouray County commissioner meeting rooms don’t have a mold problem, according to testing ordered after Commissioner Lynn Padgett said the facilities caused her to feel sick and used it as justification...
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Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
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Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
State grant allows county to add sixth ranger to patrol backcountry, focus on safety, education
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
Ouray County’s alpine ranger program is back and bigger this year with the help of a state grant. The public will see alpine rangers patrolling areas including Yankee Boy Basin, Imogene Pass and the A...
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Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
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Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
Election to represent Ridgway, Log Hill contested for first time since 2014
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a contested election for the District 6 seat on the San Miguel Power Association board of directors, representing all of Ridgway, much of Log Hill and...
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