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Town OKs key Space to Create agreements
By Liz Teitz 
February 24, 2021
The Ridgway Town Council voted on Feb. io to approve key agreements for the Space to Create development, in what Town Manager Preston Neill called a “huge milestone” for the affordable housing project...
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‘I feel like we’re making history’
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‘I feel like we’re making history’
By Liz Teitz 
February 18, 2021
Diane Todd seemed almost giddy as she took her seat inside the 4-H Center Saturday morning, smiling underneath the colorful neck gaiter pulled up over her nose. “I feel like we’re making history,” sh...
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City faces tough choices with drinking water
By Mike Wiggins 
February 18, 2021
State health officials are expected to announce surface water has infiltrated the city of Ouray’s drinking water, a determination that will likely force the city to spend millions of dollars to more r...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
February 18, 2021
GUNNISON Recent storms have helped the Gunnison Basin’s snowpack pull out of a nosedive, but longrange forecasts through the end of the winter remain dismal. This dry outlook has begun to worry Gunnis...
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Ex-sheriff suspected of DUI again
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Ex-sheriff suspected of DUI again
By Erin McIntyre 
February 18, 2021
Former Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald was arrested for suspected driving under the influence again and is also facing prosecution in his last DUI case, after allegedly failing to complete the t...
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Employees rebuked for working too much
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Employees rebuked for working too much
By Liz Teitz 
February 18, 2021
Ouray County’s public health director and emergency manager were disciplined and put on a performance improvement plan for working too many hours during the pandemic, according to records they provid...
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Judge: Ridgway man violated court order, targeted brewpub
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Judge: Ridgway man violated court order, targeted brewpub
By Erin McIntyre 
February 18, 2021
A Ridgway man has been found in violation of a restraining order prohibiting him from harassing or contacting a local brewpub, its owners employees, a county court judge decided this week After more t...
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Housing proposal for ballfield draws mixed citizen reaction
By Carolina Brown 
February 18, 2021
The Ridgway School Board heard varying opinions from citizens on a proposal by the Telluride Foundation to build affordable housing on the district’s old baseball field during the public comment porti...
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Report suggests forming economic development group, other steps
By Liz Teitz 
February 18, 2021
Months in the making the Economic Resiliency Plan commissioned by local officials advised improving communication with residents and businesses, forming a countywide economic development organization ...
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Avalanche warning in effect for northern San Juans
By News Staff 
February 16, 2021
UPDATE, 3:38 p.m. U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass will remain closed the rest of the night, as adverse weather conditions have made avalanche mitigation operations impossible to perform, accor...
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Ex-sheriff arrested again for alleged DUI
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Ex-sheriff arrested again for alleged DUI
By News Staff 
February 12, 2021
Former Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald was arrested for alleged DUI late Thursday, and faces his third DUI case in four years. He was arrested by the Colorado State Patrol late Thursday night an...
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County reports new workplace outbreak in Ouray
By Liz Teitz 
February 11, 2021
Ouray County Public Health announced another COVID-19 outbreak in the City of Ouray offices Thursday, where two confirmed positive cases have been identified.  The workplace outbreak, which is defined...
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Booster Club raising money for Ouray athletics
By News Staff 
February 10, 2021
Several Ouray businesses are hosting donation jars to raise money for Ouray School athletics to make up for revenue lost due to the pandemic. The school receives gate and concession revenue from baske...
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City board recommends denial of subdivision for miner housing
By Mike Wiggins 
February 10, 2021
A proposal to build a 30-unit apartment complex for Ouray Silver Mines employees hit a potential road block Tuesday when the Ouray Planning Commission recommended the city deny a minor subdivision for...
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Plaindealer request for records heads to court
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
February 10, 2021
A district court judge will decide whether the public has access to disciplinary records for two Ouray County employees who have been at the helm of the COVID-19 pandemic response. In response to noti...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
February 10, 2021
GUNNISON Cuts and investments are being planned for many of Western Colorado University’s academic programs. If accepted, the changes will take place during the 2021-22 school year. Among other things...
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Ouray outage caused by dump truck
By News Staff 
February 10, 2021
Hundreds of Ouray residents were left without power and Internet service for hours on Feb. 5 after a private contractor working to remove snow hit an overhead power and communications line. The accide...
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State to expand Telluride-GJ bus route
By Carolina Brown 
February 10, 2021
The Colorado Department of Transportation has plans to extend its Bustang Outrider bus route in July with five-day-a-week round trips from Telluride to Grand Junction, stopping in Ridgway among other ...
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Report: Skiers warned about conditions prior to fatal avalanche near Ophir
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Report: Skiers warned about conditions prior to fatal avalanche near Ophir
By Erin McIntyre 
February 10, 2021
A group of seven backcountry skiers who triggered a fatal avalanche in the San Juans were warned of significant avalanche activity and checked the forecast before the accident, according to a report r...
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County considers new regs for off-highway vehicles
By Carolina Brown 
February 10, 2021
Ouray County plans to align its regulations of off-highway vehicles with those of neighboring counties, in the hope of reducing confusion for those operating OHVs in the backcountry when they cross co...
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City administrator to lead Ouray police chief search
By Mike Wiggins 
January 21, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer told city councilors Tuesday she will take charge of recruiting a new police chief. That’s a different approach than the city took when it was looking for a p...
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ICE FARMERS GET THEIR CROP
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ICE FARMERS GET THEIR CROP
A long-awaited cold snap allows Ice Park to open, just in time for festival
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
January 21, 2026
After weeks of planning for the worst, the Ouray Ice Park has ice to offer after all, just in time for the 31st Ice Festival this weekend. Ice Park Executive Director Peter O’Neil has spent the past t...
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Judge delays assault trials
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Judge delays assault trials
Attorneys say they're not ready; cases will be heard by Montrose juries
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 21, 2026
The trials for two men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 have been postponed, even as the woman and the judge presiding over the cases expressed concerns about ...
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New county manager tackles big ticket items
Mendez focused on 2027 budget, team building
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 21, 2026
Ouray County’s new manager wants commissioners to start thinking about the county’s 2027 budget now — just two weeks into 2026 and three weeks into his new job. During Antonio Mendez’s first work sess...
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Film showcases climber’s return to sport
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Film showcases climber’s return to sport
'Anna' documents how Ouray-based Pfaff pushed ahead after amputation of toes
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 21, 2026
Anna Pfaff’s choice to move onward and, especially upward, resonates beyond world-class peaks in a locally made film on the elite Ouray-based climber. "Anna" is a 22-minute portrait of Pfaff’s return ...
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