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CORRECTION
By News Staff 
November 13, 2019
A story about the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act on Page 6 in the Nov. 7 edition of the Plaindealer incorrectly suggested grazing isn't permitted in wilderness areas. The story should hav...
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Locals laud CORE vote
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Locals laud CORE vote
By Carolina Brown 
November 6, 2019
  Locals who have worked for the better part of a decade applauded the latest hurdle cleared for attaining wilderness protection for Mt. Sneffels and other public lands in the area, when legislation p...
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Road work planned across the county
By Carolina Brown 
November 6, 2019
  Roads across the county were a major focus of a Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. A culvert replacement on County Road 23 will require a road closure in the coming week. Road Foreman...
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Voters OK cemetery de-Brucing
By News Staff 
November 6, 2019
  Voters in the Cedar Hill Cemetery District agreed to let the cemetery keep money collected through property taxes for improvements and upkeep to the grounds. The measure passed easily, with 66 perce...
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Judge: County has authority on CR 5
By Carolina Brown 
November 6, 2019
  The three-way battle over the upper portion of County Road 5 between Ouray County, landowners and recreationists is not over. Although District Judge Steven Patrick has upheld the county’s authority...
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Vann, Sills, Disser elected to board
By Erin McIntyre 
November 6, 2019
  Ouray voters have elected two new school board members and one unopposed incumbent, according to unofficial election results this week. Aimee Vann and Sam Sills will join the school board, after Van...
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Voters slam brakes on road tax
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Voters slam brakes on road tax
By News Staff 
November 6, 2019
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre Ouray County voters rejected a proposal to fund a series of roads maintenance projects in the unincorporated areas of the county this week, which would have raised an...
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Challengers make clean sweep of council
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Challengers make clean sweep of council
By Mike Wiggins 
November 6, 2019
  Ouray residents made it clear: They’re ready for something different when it comes to the City Council. Voters on Tuesday picked retired engineer and relative newcomer Greg Nelson for mayor over lon...
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Quadri, Baskfield, Patton win
By Erin McIntyre 
November 6, 2019
  Ridgway voters elected three new members to the school board on Tuesday night – Brian Patton, Aimee Quadri and Valene Baskfield. Quadri and Baskfield ran for four-year terms against John Countryman ...
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WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
November 6, 2019
SILVERTON - Addressing concerns that the historic nature of Silverton could be compromised by distinctly non-historic structures along Greene Street, the San Juan Regional Planning Commission is recom...
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Rate increases, job shifts dominate budget talks
By Mike Wiggins 
November 6, 2019
CITY OF OURAY It won’t come with the pain that accompanied this year’s major rate increase, but Ouray residents likely will pay more on their city utility bills next year. The Ouray City Council on Mo...
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Town, district reach crisis water pact
By Mike Wiggins 
November 6, 2019
  The town of Ridgway and Tri-County Water Conservancy District would be able to access each other’s domestic water supply in the event of an emergency, under an agreement approved by the town last we...
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Council OKs hotel expansion
By Mike Wiggins 
October 30, 2019
  An agonized and torn Ouray City Council approved a major expansion of the Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs on Tuesday, looking past a host of objections raised by citizens and concluding there are eno...
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Cedar Hill Cemetery asks to de-Bruce
By Carolina Brown 
October 30, 2019
  Voters who live in and around the City of Ouray will decide on a ballot measure concerning the Cedar Hill Cemetery District next week, which would allow the district to keep taxes already collected ...
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WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
October 30, 2019
SILVERTON - EPA officials say they are continuing to monitor the Silver Wing Mine following an apparent surge in flow on Oct. 9-10 that raised concerns as the Animas River above Eureka was discolored....
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Proposed wildfire regulations head to county commission
By Carolina Brown 
October 30, 2019
  The County Planning Commission approved the culmination of the work they have put in over the 18 months on updates to Section 16 of the Land Use Code, which regulates wildfire mitigation of homes an...
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Storage facility expansion remains in limbo
By Carolina Brown 
October 30, 2019
  A storage unit expansion remains in limbo as commissioners pass the ball back to the joint planning committee, who recommended the Board of County Commissioners deny a special use permit for further...
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DIGGING OUT
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DIGGING OUT
By News Staff 
October 30, 2019
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Board member: School in need of a ‘culture shift’
By News Staff 
October 30, 2019
By Carolina Brown and Erin McIntyre Ouray School District is "in need of a culture shift" and school board members will be working with administration and staff to help create a better working environ...
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Speed bumps get the boot
By Carolina Brown 
October 30, 2019
  Commissioners gave Road Foreman Chad Rilling permission to remove speed bumps installed earlier this year on sections of County Road 24 on Tuesday after he told them the situation created by the dev...
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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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