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Commissioners OK Colona zone code changes
By Erin McIntyre 
December 18, 2019
  Ouray County has an updated code for development in Colona, after the county commissioners and the planning commission approved a citizen-initiated request to update building requirements. Craig Jac...
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Special prosecutor appointed in sheriff DUI case
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Special prosecutor appointed in sheriff DUI case
By Erin McIntyre 
December 18, 2019
  A district attorney from Durango will handle Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald’s case, at the request of the neighboring 7th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The special prosecutor, Christia...
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Council taps new mayor pro tem
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Council taps new mayor pro tem
By News Staff 
December 18, 2019
  Continuing a theme of change, the Ouray City Council will have a new mayor pro tem in 2020. In a split vote, city councilors agreed Monday night to appoint John Wood to the position, removing Glenn ...
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Tourism Office faces uncertainty
By Mike Wiggins 
December 11, 2019
  The future of Ouray’s marketing organization is in limbo, as the Ouray Tourism Office remains without an executive director while it waits to see how much a new city council shakes up the city’s app...
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WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
SILVERTON - Town staff has begun winter grooming efforts for the non-motorized Nordic trails maintained at Memorial Park, Kendall Mountain Ski Area, and Silverton School. These trails are open for wal...
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County plans alert system test
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
Don’t panic. On Wednesday, around dinner time, you’ll likely receive an emergency alert on your phone. That is, if it’s registered to receive CodeRED emergency alerts in Ouray County. County Emergency...
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Search for dogs continues
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Search for dogs continues
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
OURAY COUNTY A family searching for their beloved dogs for more than a month is growing desperate to find them. The Johnsons posted flyers far and wide, advertising their missing pets, but so far have...
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New low-cost veterinary clinic launches
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New low-cost veterinary clinic launches
By Erin McIntyre 
December 11, 2019
  Second Chance Humane Society is well-known for adopting pets to forever homes, rehabilitating pets who have unique medical needs or rescuing those that have suffered abuse, and for sheltering pets w...
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County adopts fire mitigation rules
By Erin McIntyre 
December 11, 2019
  After years of work, Ouray County has a new set of rules requiring new homes to be more wildfire-resistant. The Ouray County commissioners unanimously approved the new land-use codes governing wildf...
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State will reward anglers at Blue Mesa Reservoir
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
  Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials will host meetings in Montrose and Gunnison next week to explain a new program that will reward anglers who catch smaller lake trout at Blue Mesa Reservoir. The...
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YULE NIGHT FESTIVITIES
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YULE NIGHT FESTIVITIES
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
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Birder honored for work with black swifts
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Birder honored for work with black swifts
By Erin McIntyre 
December 11, 2019
  When Sue Hirshman first came to Ouray, she had no idea a little, dark canyon and its inhabitants would become the center of her world. There, behind the waterfall, in the nooks and crannies of Box C...
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Soccer team scores awards
By News Staff 
December 11, 2019
The Ridgway boys' soccer team has received the sort of accolades befitting a state champion. Weeks after winning the team's first state soccer title, Demons' coach Jon Kornbluh and senior midfielder R...
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Hunt honored as administrator of year
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Hunt honored as administrator of year
By Erin McIntyre 
December 11, 2019
  Ouray County Administrator Connie Hunt has been awarded the 2019 Administrator of the Year Award from the Association of Colorado County Administrators. The award was presented to a surprised Hunt a...
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Firehouse project closer to approval
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Firehouse project closer to approval
By Erin McIntyre 
December 4, 2019
  Plans to build a three-story culinary arts campus, including housing, eateries and garden spaces in the heart of Ridgway, are one step closer to fruition. Ridgway Planning Commission members unanimo...
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Program brews solutions for mine waste
By News Staff 
December 4, 2019
By Olivia Exstrum, special to the Plaindealer The secret to cleaning up old mine waste might be in beer. Well, the waste from making beer, that is. A new environmental group is putting that theory to ...
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Council approves $10.1M budget for 2020
By Mike Wiggins 
December 4, 2019
  Two years after voters approved a 1 percent sales tax to help pay for capital expenses, the city of Ouray is ready to put some of that money to work. The City Council on Monday approved a $10.1 mill...
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Wildfire mitigation regs hearings continue
By Carolina Brown 
December 4, 2019
  A second public hearing on a Ouray County land-use code amendment regarding wildfire regulations was continued again last month, but county commissioners expect the next hearing on Dec. 10 to be sho...
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Sheriff accused of drunk driving
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Sheriff accused of drunk driving
By Erin McIntyre 
December 4, 2019
  The Ouray County sheriff was arrested by one of his own deputies on suspicion of driving under the influence last week, after he was found to have a breath-alcohol level almost twice the legal limit...
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New board sworn in, officers elected
By Carolina Brown 
December 4, 2019
  After bidding farewell Ouray School Board President Kentee Pasek, who leaves the board after eight years of service, newly elected Ouray School Board members were sworn in and officers were elected ...
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Dispute over extended background check leads to Ouray police chief’s last day
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Dispute over extended background check leads to Ouray police chief’s last day
City administrator declines to make interim chief permanent
By Mike Wiggins 
December 17, 2025
Ouray Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey is leaving his job over his objections to City Administrator Michelle Metteer’s insistence that he undergo a second, more extensive background check to determin...
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Commissioners fight over board leadership position
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Commissioners fight over board leadership position
Niece to serve as chairperson after he, Nauer reject requests from Padgett's backers to appoint her
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
December 17, 2025
For the second year in a row, Ouray County commissioners fought over who should serve as board chairperson, rejecting requests from supporters of Commissioner Lynn Padgett to appoint her to the positi...
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Space to Create owner, management address complaints, pledge fixes
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 17, 2025
Space to Create’s owner and property management company are pledging to remedy issues with Ouray County’s first affordable housing project and re-establish strong communication with residents after re...
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Council qualifies homebuyer for deed-restricted unit
December 17, 2025
The Ridgway Town Council approved qualifying a homebuyer for a deed-restricted unit in the Vista Park Commons neighborhood after discussing whether the unit was advertised fairly. The council, acting ...
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Following concerns, town delays adopting anti-idling ordinance
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 17, 2025
Ridgway town councilors decided to delay final approval of a new anti-idling ordinance after hearing public concerns and discussing other issues related to the new rules during a Dec. 10 regular meeti...
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