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Liz Teitz

For new clerk, hesitation, then excitement
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For new clerk, hesitation, then excitement
When Michelle Nauer told Deputy Clerk Cristy Sulewski she wanted to run for county commissioner, Sulewski started crying. They weren’t tears of sadnes...
January 11, 2023
Board approves housing project
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Board approves housing project
The Ouray Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the sketch plan for the Waterview Planned Unit Development, an affordable housing d...
January 11, 2023
A time of change, reflection
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A time of change, reflection
Michelle Nauer flips carefully through an old book, gently turning the pages and scanning the lists of handwritten names. She points out the delicate ...
January 5, 2023
Animal shelter’s first director steps down
Animal shelter’s first director steps down
When Kelly Goodin arrived at Second Chance Humane Society for the first time, she had no plans to stay for almost two decades. As a social worker, she...
December 28, 2022
Top stories of 2022: Ouray Silver Mines goes bust after high hopes
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Top stories of 2022: Ouray Silver Mines goes bust after high hopes
Ouray Silver Mines had high hopes for 2022: After commissioning its mill in 2021, its plans were to be in full production this year. Instead, the comp...
December 28, 2022
Top stories of 2022: After years of talk, movement on housing front
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Top stories of 2022: After years of talk, movement on housing front
Stories about the shortage of affordable housing, particularly for the local workforce, have been appearing in the Plaindealer for more than two decad...
December 28, 2022
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Top stories of 2022: After early spike, virus becomes endemic
While most COVID-19 restrictions and precautions have now been removed in Ouray County, there were almost 500 cases of the virus locally in 2022, almo...
December 28, 2022
Top stories of 2022: Fed-sparked blaze triggers anger, questions
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Top stories of 2022: Fed-sparked blaze triggers anger, questions
Three structures and more than 300 acres were burned in May when a prescribed burn ignited by the U.S. Forest Service rapidly grew out of control, ang...
December 28, 2022
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Top stories of 2022: Buried in applications, town enacts moratorium
For years, residents of Ouray County have pointed to Ridgway as the inevitable place for growth to happen. Unlike Ouray, boxed in by the canyon walls,...
December 28, 2022
Season of Sharing: Ouray County Food Pantry
Season of Sharing: Ouray County Food Pantry
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
December 21, 2022
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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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