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State shuts down only West Slope psych hospital
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State shuts down only West Slope psych hospital
By Susan Greene/COLab Colorado’s new Behavioral Health Administration shut down part of the Western Slope’s only psychiatric hospital on Sept. 28 in r...
October 6, 2022
Whistleblowers say they falsified patient records at mental health center
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Whistleblowers say they falsified patient records at mental health center
A troubled Western Slope mental health care center falsified assessments of its patients’ conditions for at least nine years in an effort to make its ...
May 19, 2022
The trouble with Mind Springs
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The trouble with Mind Springs
[tecnavia_gallery slug='the-trouble-with-mind-springs-gallery' view='carousel']Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is publishing this story ab...
December 23, 2021
State mental health safety net is ‘failing’ Coloradans
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State mental health safety net is ‘failing’ Coloradans
[tecnavia_gallery slug='state-mental-health-safety-net-is-failing-coloradans-gallery' view='carousel']Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is p...
December 9, 2021
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December 10, 2025
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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff
Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...
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Resident: Tax money should fund ‘creatives’
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
A Ridgway woman is proposing the town give "creative" residents a monthly, unconditional cash payment to encourage them to stay living and working in town. Ridgway resident Tia Mihelarakis proposed a ...
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Commissioner opposes change to cost-savings policy
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a minor change to the county's new cost-savings policy, citing unclear language as the reason she canceled her attendance at a statewide conference...
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County OKs budget, will diminish savings
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the county's disaster fund balance heading into 2026. Ouray County commissioners approved the county's 2026 budget during their regul...
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