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Man found not guilty in 2018 rape trial arrested for alleged sex assault

A Ridgway man acquitted by a jury in a felony sexual assault case in Ouray County in 2018 has been arrested for alleged sexual assault again. Brian Sc...

January 30, 2024

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Food illness linked to Ridgway taco shop

State health officials are trying to locate the source of contaminated food that has sickened dozens of people on the Western Slope in the last two mo...

June 21, 2023

Time to read up on open records laws

[tecnavia_gallery slug='time-to-read-up-on-open-records-laws-gallery' view='carousel']The appointed and elected volunteer boards here in Ouray County ...

October 13, 2022

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TRAGEDY ON CAMP BIRD

[tecnavia_gallery slug='tragedy-on-camp-bird-gallery' view='carousel']Don Fehd had a quirky, genuine way with the visitors who climbed into his Jeep. ...

September 15, 2022

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Feds: Prescribed burn caused fire

The Simms Fire that destroyed a home and other structures in northern Ouray County on May 19 was caused by a federal prescribed burn ignited three day...

June 9, 2022

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BURNING CONCERNS

[tecnavia_gallery slug='burning-concerns-gallery' view='carousel']Tom Austin wasn’t just upset by the fact that the cigarette butt he found while on a...

May 12, 2022

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‘He was just living his best life’

[tecnavia_gallery slug='he-was-just-living-his-best-life-gallery' view='carousel']Out of the hundreds of photos he posted on his social media accounts...

March 23, 2022

Why eliminate agenda publication?

[tecnavia_gallery slug='why-eliminate-agenda-publication-gallery-20230406-1328-408532' view='carousel']You might notice something missing from this we...

September 30, 2021

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Autopsy: Man fell in canyon during pursuit

A Montrose man who died after falling into Dexter Creek Canyon while fleeing a Ouray police officer in May had a blood-alcohol level nearly three time...

July 28, 2021

Time for body camera footage to be released

By the time you read this, at least 59 days will have passed since Montrose resident Luther Medina died in Dexter Creek Canyon after being pulled over...

July 21, 2021

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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

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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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines