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Liz Teitz

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County funds housing projects
Ouray County commissioners agreed to give $500,000 to one nonprofit affordable housing project and at least $100,000 to another, after multiple discus...
November 2, 2022
KICKIN’ IT OVERSEAS
KICKIN’ IT OVERSEAS
Cory Thomsen was a freshman on Ridgway’s soccer team when they won a state title in 2019, starting every game that season en route to the school’s fir...
October 27, 2022
For some businesses, it’s unhappy trails
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For some businesses, it’s unhappy trails
Some tenants of Trail Town, the small commercial complex on the eastern side of Ridgway, have been told to move out by the end of the year as new owne...
October 27, 2022
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Hiker rescued from Engineer Pass
A Ouray County hiker was rescued by the Hinsdale County Search and Rescue team near the top of Engineer Pass on Sunday night, after attempts by Ouray ...
October 24, 2022
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New Ridgway planning commissioner named
Ridgway Mayor John Clark has appointed Jack Petrucelli, owner of Alpine Investment and Realty, to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission. Commissio...
October 20, 2022
Pickleballers pitch playing place
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Pickleballers pitch playing place
Members of the Ridgway Pickleball Club want to build an eight-court complex in the Ridgway Athletic Park, citing growing interest and a need for court...
October 20, 2022
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Neighbors oppose refugee housing
Ouray County commissioners delayed a decision on a variance for a proposed refugee housing and education project on Log Hill, after discussing the def...
October 20, 2022
Report: No ‘gross negligence’ with fire
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Report: No ‘gross negligence’ with fire
The team who reviewed the Simms Fire found no "gross negligence" on the part of the U.S. Forest Service in the prescribed fire that started a wildfire...
October 13, 2022
Investigation confirms prescribed burn started Simms Fire
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Investigation confirms prescribed burn started Simms Fire
Forest Service employees told investigators they were confident the Simms Mesa prescribed burn was contained and controlled, despite high winds, when ...
October 7, 2022
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Board squabbles over funding
After a tense meeting in which Ouray County commissioners accused each other of “hostile negotiation,” “casting shade” and disregarding previous discu...
October 6, 2022
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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
Town seeks payment of sales, lodging taxes; hotel calls lawsuit 'misguided'
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
The town of Ridgway is suing the owners of MTN Lodge over their plans to use the hotel as workforce housing for the next several years, aiming to suspend operations and demanding they pay lodging and ...
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Board rebukes commissioner
Niece, Nauer censure Padgett for secretly recording closed-door meeting
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
Two Ouray County commissioners publicly reprimanded their fellow commissioner after discovering she secretly recorded an executive session last week. Portions of the audio from that executive session ...
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Proposed merger could make fire chief highest paid official
Latest draft bases members' voting power on financial contributions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
The current proposal to combine fire and emergency medical services entities in Ouray County could eventually make the new fire chief the highest-paid public official in the county and may base partic...
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Jury convicts mother in retaliation case
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Jury convicts mother in retaliation case
By Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins erin@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
A jury has convicted a former Ouray woman of retaliating against another woman who accused her son of sexual assault in 2023. Jurors deliberated for about an hour on March 26 before finding Kristyn Tr...
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EMS moves overnight quarters with help from chamber grant
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
April 1, 2026
Ouray County Emergency Medical Services is moving its sleeping quarters for on-call staff in Ouray into the former Public Health office location, with donations providing rent assistance. An EMT will ...
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