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Housing project inches ahead
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Housing project inches ahead
By Liz Teitz 
September 24, 2020
Ridgway’s long-awaited Space to Create apartment building, the first affordable housing project in the county, is expected to break ground this spring, and the first tenants are expected to move in ea...
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RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS
Covid
RETURNING TO HIS ROOTS
By Liz Teitz 
September 17, 2020
A few months before the coronavirus pandemic halted international travel, Anthony Disser was flying frequently to China and Saudi Arabia, consulting for hospitals on certification and accreditation. B...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
September 17, 2020
GUNNISON If there's one thing that's been popular during the pandemic, it's public lands. This larger-than-usual influx of hikers, bikers and recreationists isn't lost on Gunnison County leaders, who ...
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Search for exec whittled to 3
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Search for exec whittled to 3
By Mike Wiggins 
September 17, 2020
Three men with extensive municipal leadership experience are the finalists for the Ouray city administrator job. The Ouray City Council unanimously agreed on Monday to narrow the field of candidates ...
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Trial for ex-sheriff canceled
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Trial for ex-sheriff canceled
By Erin McIntyre 
September 17, 2020
Former Sheriff Lance FitzGerald will not stand trial for his DUI arrest, unless he fails to complete the terms of an agreement to participate in a yearlong adult diversion program with the Sixth Judic...
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County to repost road superintendent job
By Carolina Brown 
September 17, 2020
After nearly a year without a full-time road and bridge superintendent, Ouray County commissioners held a work session on Tuesday to outline how they will proceed with reposting the position. The posi...
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Covid
Parent: Mask enforcement causing teacher stress
By Carolina Brown 
September 17, 2020
A parent and former elementary school teacher told Ridgway School Board members last week she is concerned about the stress teachers are feeling in enforcing social-distancing and mask-wearing protoco...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
September 17, 2020
Log Hill garage burns The Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire on Canyon Drive in the early morning hours of Sept. 11, which destroyed a detached garage. "By the time we got there, t...
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Structures draw complaints, probe
By Liz Teitz 
September 17, 2020
An assortment of tiny homes and other non-conforming structures in Elk Meadows has drawn the attention of Ouray County after complaints from neighbors. The county is considering legal action the owner...
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IN MEMORIAM
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IN MEMORIAM
By News Staff 
September 17, 2020
Members of the Our ay Volunteer Fire Department raise the U.S. flag above the street outside the Ouray Community Center before the start of Friday's ceremony remembering the victims of the Sept. 11 te...
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County road plowing conflict drags on
By Carolina Brown 
September 17, 2020
Ouray County commissioners continued discussions over a proposed settlement on the lawsuit involving County Road 5 snow plowing this week. A possible decision was continued for a third time Monday, af...
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Political sign vandalism triggers ire
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Political sign vandalism triggers ire
By Mike Wiggins And Erin Mcintyre 
September 17, 2020
A furniture maker by trade, Scott Carlisle mounted a flag promoting President Donald Trump inside a 3 foot by 5 foot frame. He attached it to a large piece of wood, then bracketed it with campaign sig...
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“Every single one of us could need them”
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“Every single one of us could need them”
By Mike Wiggins 
September 10, 2020
Jen Norvell has been hiking since she was 5 years old. She grew up in the Catskills and lived in the Adirondacks. The retired U.S. Army officer once ran a program that took juvenile delinquents into t...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
GUNNISON The amount of COVID-19 tests taken - and their positivity rate - is going down in Gunnison County, according to Health and Human Services Director Joni Reynolds. "Our test results are looking...
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Council halts easing housing restrictions
By Mike Wiggins 
September 10, 2020
Council delays vote on easing housing restrictions   By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com   The Ouray City Council on Tuesday postponed a decision on a package of recommended changes to the city’s land-...
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Reopening Ridgway schools a laborious process
Covid
Reopening Ridgway schools a laborious process
By Lizteitz 
September 10, 2020
As she read through the state's guidelines for reopening schools during the pandemic, Ridgway Elementary School music teacher Diane Brand tried to imagine what her classes would look like when school ...
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Covid
Testing yields 3 positives as new rating system imminent
By Erin Mclntyre 
September 10, 2020
Ouray County’s mass COVID-19 testing event yielded three confirmed positive cases out of 618 tests. The two-day testing event last week was held in response to an outbreak traced to a private social e...
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Staying close to home
Covid
Staying close to home
By Lizteitz 
September 10, 2020
Faced with the choice between online classes and returning to campus this fall, John Countryman and his family decided to choose both. His three oldest children will take classes at home through Color...
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In wild weather swing, smoke will give way to snow
By News Staff 
September 7, 2020
A series of wildfires burning in northeastern Utah has pushed thick smoke into the region today, prompting an air quality health advisory from state health officials. But hold on: Big changes are on t...
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Under limits, county fair carries on
By Carolina Brown 
September 3, 2020
Though the fair will look different this year due to COVlD-19 and its limitations, the show will go on. The livestock show, that is, and the sale afterward, in which the community can come help suppor...
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Drought conditions prime for insect infestation in county, experts warn
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
May 6, 2026
In some parts of Ouray County it may look like popcorn grows on trees. The milky, honey-colored pocks on the trunks of ponderosa pines and other trees signal efforts to fend off their attackers: bark ...
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Wildfire building rules trigger mix of compliance, skepticism
By By Mike Wiggins, Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
A state mandate requiring local governments to adopt stricter building rules to protect new and remodeled homes against wildfire has sparked varying reactions from elected officials in Ouray County. T...
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County policy would govern AI use
Manager: 'Folks want to feel we are doing our j obs, not delegating it to AI'
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
May 6, 2026
Ouray County commissioners want to regulate how employees use artificial intelligence when doing county work and limit cybercrime risk. Commissioners on April 29 looked at the first draft of an AI pol...
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Town to pilot zero-waste rules at concerts
Following strong pushback from businesses, nonprofits, board devises more relaxed regulations
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
The town of Ridgway's Sustainability Advisory Board will pilot “zero-waste” rules at the town’s summer concert series, while it continues to craft a broader policy to implement for all events on town ...
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Governor Basin cleanup project faces delays
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
A collaborative restoration project to clean up mine waste in Governor Basin dating back to 2018 remains on hold, while project partners continue to work out final agreements and how the project will ...
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