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CREATING SPACES FOR OTHERS
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CREATING SPACES FOR OTHERS
Long after the early winter sun dipped behind Twin Peaks, after he filled the daylight hours contemplating grant applications and reviewing plans spre...
February 5, 2025
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Search for police chief starts over
If the city of Ouray’s search for a new police chief mirrored the career arc of a law enforcement officer, it would be back at the training academy.Se...
January 29, 2025
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Ouray to take over via ferrata
The city of Ouray is expected to take charge of the operations of the Ouray Via Ferrata within the next year, overseeing an outdoor attraction that ha...
January 22, 2025
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Ridgway man killed in avalanche
A Ridgway man was killed Tuesday after being caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing near Red Mountain Pass.Ouray County Coroner Glenn Boyd id...
January 8, 2025
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Donors emerge in effort to save homes
The people who climbed the stairs at the Ouray Community Center and filled the seats inside the City Council hearing room carried the heavy weight of ...
January 8, 2025
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Fatal accident closes highway
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Single-car rollover follows head-on collision that killed one on Wednesday
Fatal accident closes highway
By Plaindealer Staff 
February 6, 2025
U.S. Highway 550 is closed at mile marker 101 after a fatal accident was reported at 4:18 p.m.  Few details were available Thursday night about this accident, and it was unclear when the highway would...
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Manager faces criticism
Hunt 'crushed' after commissioners insist on improvement
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 5, 2025
Ouray County commissioners spent more than an hour Wednesday criticizing County Manager Connie Hunt’s job performance in the last year, saying they felt some recurring issues hadn’t been addressed, sh...
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Ridgway bike trails to remain fee-free
BLM holds off on charging vehicles to park at RAT trails, will proceed with campground fees
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 5, 2025
Mountain bikers will continue to ride freely and free of charge on Ouray County’s Ridgway Area Trails, now that proposed day-use fees are off the table this season. The Bureau of Land Management’s Unc...
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