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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
January 15, 2020
Ouray School District to interview candidates The Ouray School District will interview three candidates for an opening on the board, created when board Vice President Nicole Skoloda resigned after the...
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Board OKs tweaks to historic renovation
By Mike Wiggins 
January 15, 2020
The Ouray Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of an amendment to plans to renovate the historic Columbus Building that would allow for an enlargement of the rear of the building and ex...
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Co-op returns dividends to members
By News Staff 
January 15, 2020
The San Miguel Power Association board of directors has approved the return of $1.5 million in member dividends to customers. In a typical year, SMPA has money left over after paying its expenses. The...
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Tourism Office searching for new exec
By Mike Wiggins 
January 15, 2020
With a new three-year contract in hand to market the city of Ouray to tourists and manage its visitor center, the Ouray Tourism Office has turned its attention to finding someone who can lead those ef...
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CORRECTION
By News Staff 
January 15, 2020
A story in the Dec. 24 edition of the Plaindealer about the response to the Cow Creek Fire should have indicated some local officials thought they heard that federal officials were directing them to r...
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Ridgway town council seats up for election
By Erin McIntyre 
January 15, 2020
More than half of Ridgway's Town Council is up for election this spring. The election is scheduled for April 7 but will only take place if five or more candidates step forward and turn in their petiti...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
January 15, 2020
GUNNISON The stigma of drug use and addiction often has led to silence about the struggles of substance abuse. That’s something the Gunnison County Consortium wants to change. In fact, the newly forme...
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Voters urged to update info prior to primary
By Erin McIntyre 
January 15, 2020
For the first time in 20 years, Colorado voters will participate in a presidential primary election this spring and unaffiliated voters can participate. On March 3, commonly known as “Super Tuesday,” ...
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911 calls related to Lance FitzGerald’s domestic disturbance
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911 calls related to Lance FitzGerald’s domestic disturbance
By Ouray Editor 
January 15, 2020
     
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Ride the Rockies coming to Ridgway in 2020
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Ride the Rockies coming to Ridgway in 2020
By Erin McIntyre 
January 11, 2020
Ride the Rockies will come through Ridgway again in 2020, and organizers have promised the cycling event will go better than it did when the community last hosted it. Ride the Rockies Director Deirdre...
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‘An opportunity at redemption’
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‘An opportunity at redemption’
By Erin McIntyre 
January 9, 2020
As he looked down the barrel of a handgun, pointed at him by a homeless man who had broken into his house, Kenny Easton realized something. He’s the kind of guy who could pull the trigger if he needed...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
January 8, 2020
GUNNISON It could be an issue more controversial than the presidential election. Colorado voters likely will be asked in November 2020 if they want wolves reintroduced on the Western Slope. Yet, while...
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Fiber internet coming to Log Hill
By Mike Wiggins 
January 8, 2020
Log Hill Mesa residents who have lamented slow internet speeds for years will soon have a faster alternative. The state has awarded a $2.8 million grant to Clearnetworx to finance fiber internet const...
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State taps brakes on sewer plan
By Mike Wiggins 
January 8, 2020
State water quality officials this week placed a series of hurdles in front of the city of Ouray as it seeks funding to build a new sewer treatment system. In a letter sent to City Administrator Justi...
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Ridgway considers new zoning code
By Erin McIntyre 
January 8, 2020
The Town of Ridgway is considering changes to its zoning code, with the goal of expanding the options for different types of housing and encouraging more affordable options. A public meeting about the...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
January 8, 2020
Wildlife area in Ouray County closed until spring Billy Creek State Wildlife Area is closed until April 30, to protect big game animals. The area, between Ouray and Montrose, is routinely closed durin...
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Cattlemen’s association might die out
By Erin McIntyre 
January 8, 2020
An organization representing one of the oldest industries and ways of life in Ouray County is in danger of fizzling out, and its last remaining board member is sounding the alarm. Katie Merkley of Rid...
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Ouray pub closes suddenly
By Erin McIntyre 
January 8, 2020
A longtime mainstay of downtown Ouray shuttered its doors suddenly this week, when O’Brien’s Pub & Grill closed. A sign stating “out of business” written on the bottom of a pineapple juice box in the ...
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2019 Top Story No. 1: Ouray County Sheriff’s Office turmoil
By Erin McIntyre 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 1 The turmoil involving the two top law enforcement officers at the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office is the Plaindealer’s No. 1 story of 2019. Sheriff Lance Fitz-Gerald was sworn...
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2019 Top Story No. 9: Ridgway water rate raises prompted ire
By Erin McIntyre 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 9 The town of Ridgway’s efforts to implement a new water-rate structure met vocal opposition from business owners, ultimately leading councilors to back off on commercial wate...
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...
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Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Article about Space to Create too negative
September 10, 2025
Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...
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