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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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Sheriff’s office takes on policing for city, meeting scheduled tonight
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Sheriff’s office takes on policing for city, meeting scheduled tonight
Another officer resigns from police department, leaving sergeant and administrative assistant
By Mike Wiggins 
February 2, 2026
The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office has assumed full responsibility for law enforcement services in the city of Ouray after City Administrator Michelle Metteer reassigned the police department’s two rem...
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Onward and upward
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Onward and upward
January 28, 2026
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Town prepares for legal battle
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
January 28, 2026
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Ridgway Lodge LLC is the owner of MTN Lodge. Ridgway retains attorney after MTN Lodge owners say they won't pay taxes on long-term worker...
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County eyes budget cuts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 28, 2026
Manager: Looking for ways to avoid cutting employees Ouray County leaders have loosely settled on wanting to cut $500,000 from the county’s 2026 budget, anticipating they will have more unexpected exp...
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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body
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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body
January 28, 2026
Ouray County's coroner is seeking help finding friends of a man who was estranged from his family and died at a Ouray hotel. Quality Inn staff found William Curio Jr., who went by Billy, in his hotel ...
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