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Businessman: Council has lost public’s trust
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Businessman: Council has lost public’s trust
By Mike Wiggins 
October 16, 2019
  John Wood was, in his words, “awestruck and gobsmacked” when he first laid eyes on Ouray nearly 20 years ago. It’s the place he wants to live the rest of his life, where he hopes one day one of his ...
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Council candidates split on sewer system fix
By Mike Wiggins 
October 16, 2019
  Ouray City Council candidates disagreed on how the city should fix its overburdened sewage treatment system and offered varying ideas on addressing its needs and growing the economy with limited res...
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Cow Creek Fire Updates
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Cow Creek Fire Updates
By News Staff 
October 16, 2019
Update: Noon on Monday Fire managers will hold a community meeting about the Cow Creek Fire at Ridgway Elementary School on Tuesday night. The Rocky Mountain Type 2 Incident Management Team Blue, whi...
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Enviro group: Work remains to reduce emissions in county
By Carolina Brown 
October 9, 2019
  Ouray County has made progress in reducing energy use, but has a way to go on reversing a trend of increasing emissions in some parts of the county, according to a local environmental nonprofit’s re...
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Citing medical issues, health director leaves
By Erin McIntyre 
October 9, 2019
  As a public health professional, Rosalind Penney would tell anyone else in her position to put her health first. And so she decided to take her own advice. Penney, who started her job as the shared ...
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Roads boss quits
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Roads boss quits
By Erin McIntyre 
October 9, 2019
  Just weeks before voters will decide whether to fund maintenance for Ouray County’s aging roads, the leader of its Road and Bridge Department is leaving his position. Road and Bridge Superintendent ...
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Tourism fund back in black
By Mike Wiggins 
October 9, 2019
  After months of languishing in the red, Ouray’s tourism fund is comfortably back in the black, increasing the chances it will finish the year with a positive fund balance. Through the end of Septemb...
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Workshop aimed at helping small businesses
By News Staff 
October 9, 2019
  Whether you’re a new business owner navigating start-up hurdles or a longtime entrepreneur looking to spark growth and innovation, a workshop in Norwood this weekend is intended to connect you with ...
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Mayor steamed over hiring claims
By News Staff 
October 9, 2019
By Erin McIntyre & Mike Wiggins An anonymous letter from “concerned citizens of Ouray” about “continued corruption at City Hall” and the hiring process for the new police chief prompted a heated respo...
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Veteran, volunteer aiming for council
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Veteran, volunteer aiming for council
By Mike Wiggins 
October 9, 2019
  Between reserve and active duty, Mike Hakola spent 43 years serving his country in the U.S. Army, including two tours in Vietnam. Now, believing the city of Ouray is at a crossroads, he’s ready to s...
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Police chief candidates make their pitch
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Police chief candidates make their pitch
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
By Olivia Exstrum, Special to the Plaindealer As a lieutenant with the Dallas Police Department, Jim Lewis was a part of a department of nearly 4,000 officers. As a commander in the Charles County, Ma...
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Library opens new chapter with expansion
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Library opens new chapter with expansion
By Mike Wiggins 
October 2, 2019
  When Ridgway Public Library officials moved out of a downtown location and built a new facility on Charles Street 15 years ago, they figured the building might ultimately prove to be a little small...
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Chipping program underway on Log Hill
By Carolina Brown 
October 2, 2019
  The West Region Wildfire Council is hosting a community chipping and slash management program on Log Hill Mesa this week as part of a fuels reduction program. The deadline to register online is Sund...
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Gravel road maintenance guidelines in the works
By Carolina Brown 
October 2, 2019
  Ouray County is trying to standardize the way it maintains gravel roads, including the width of those roads and the goals for achieving a certain slope and drainage on the roads. Road and Bridge Sup...
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Celtic trio performs at opera house
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Celtic trio performs at opera house
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
A trans-Atlantic trio of musicians will present Irish and American folk music on Saturday at the Wright Opera House in Ouray. One for the Foxes, which includes Coloradan Johanna Hyde of Denver, will t...
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Deer hunters may get notified of mandatory testing
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
WESTERN COLORADO Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be conducting mandatory chronic wasting disease testing during the 2019 hunting season in some areas as part of the effort to control the spread of CW...
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Senator’s staff to host office hours in Ridgway today
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
OURAY COUNTY A member of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's staff will be available to meet with residents today, Oct. 3, in Ridgway. Janet Wolf, a constituent advocate for the Democratic senator, will hos...
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BLM plans fuels reduction
By News Staff 
September 25, 2019
WESTERN COLORADO The Bureau of Land Management Southwest Colorado Fire and Aviation Management Unit will continue vegetation treatments on public lands managed by the BLM in Montrose County through 20...
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Campaign aims to build pavilion
By News Staff 
September 25, 2019
  The town of Ridgway is fundraising to try to match a generous, anonymous donor’s offer to pay for a new pavilion at the athletic park. The fundraising campaign, called “Perk up the Park,” has a goal...
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Survey: Number of uninsured grows in region
By Erin McIntyre 
September 25, 2019
  The percentage of medically uninsured people has grown in the six-county region including Ouray and Ridgway since 2017, while the percentage of people receiving insurance from employers has dropped,...
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City attorney resigns
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
September 5, 2025
Ouray City Attorney Carol Viner is retiring from her position with the city after nearly a decade. During a Sept. 2 city council meeting, Mayor Ethan Funk said the city will rely on Glenwood Springs-b...
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City seeks options to reduce wildfire danger, without federal funds
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City seeks options to reduce wildfire danger, without federal funds
Ouray launches committee to find local solutions
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
September 5, 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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No ifs, ands or bucks
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No ifs, ands or bucks
September 3, 2025
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Senator gets earful from local leaders
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Senator gets earful from local leaders
In face of funding turmoil, Hickenlooper urges officials to find creative solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 3, 2025
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper encouraged local nonprofit leaders and public officials to persevere, find ways to do more with less money and look for opportunities to change systems during a visit to Ou...
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Reality varies from initial vision
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SPACE TO CREATE: THREE YEARS LATER
Reality varies from initial vision
Is Ouray County's first affordable housing project a success? It depends on who you ask.
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 3, 2025
Three years after Space to Create opened in Ridgway, Ouray County’s affordable housing guinea pig is a bit of a mixed bag for residents and the public. The 30-unit apartment building on Clinton Street...
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