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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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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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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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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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Shooting for the stars
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Shooting for the stars
By News Staff 
September 25, 2019
By Mike Wiggins & Erin McIntyre Val Szwarc figures the residents of both coasts of the United States have rarely, if ever, seen the Milky Way, washed out by the light pollution generated by the sprawl...
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County risks funds without code update
By Carolina Brown 
September 25, 2019
  Ouray County commissioners are discussing the adoption of 2018 federal building codes to avoid the risk it wouldn’t receive help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the event of a crisis...
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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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RIDGWAY MARSHAL
By News Staff 
September 25, 2019
  This is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Sept. 3 - 23, 2019. Anyone with information about these cases can contact the marshal's office at 970-626-5196. One welfare check...
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Enrollment decline continues in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins 
September 25, 2019
  Enrollment in Ouray Schools this fall hasn’t dipped as much as Superintendent Scott Pankow estimated it would, but a continued decline still has school board members nervous and wondering when they ...
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Once a victim of local housing shortage, councilor seeks to help others in bid
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Once a victim of local housing shortage, councilor seeks to help others in bid
By Mike Wiggins 
September 25, 2019
  Before she joined the Ouray City Council, Dawn Glanc clawed and scrambled like so many local residents to try to make ends meet Her love of ice climbing drew her to Ouray in the winter of 2005, but ...
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Candidate leaves city council race
By Mike Wiggins 
September 25, 2019
  Rigging for Rescue instructor Kevin Koprek has pulled out of the Ouray City Council race, citing “recent events” with his family. The former manager of the Ouray Ice Park had been one of six candida...
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Town hopes to fast-track manager hiring
By Carolina Brown 
September 25, 2019
  Ridgway has an aggressive schedule for the hiring process of a new town manager. Plans are to have the candidate selected by Nov. 12 and the role filled by early December. To help with the logistics...
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Leaf forecast shows colors changing soon
By Erin McIntyre 
September 25, 2019
The first nip of fall in the air and the autumnal equinox have arrived, heralding the arrival of fall colors. The colors are expected to peak a little later this year, partially because of the abundan...
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Local districts ‘accredited with distinction’
By Carolina Brown 
September 25, 2019
  Results recently made available from state testing last spring show both school districts in Ouray County are “accredited with distinction,” meaning the schools scored above the 74 percent threshold...
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
After careers in big cities and large governments, Antonio Mendez is shifting his perspective
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County is unlike most places Antonio Mendez has lived or worked before, and Mendez brings experience unlike the county has seen in two decades, or possibly ever. Ouray County’s new manager grew ...
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
Administrator cites concerns about training, liability; sheriff's office assumes full control of services in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administrative tasks, citing concerns about liability and ...
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County considers asking voters for tax hike in November
Staff to research potential funding measures for EMS, road and bridge; sheriff won't seek question this fall
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County leaders want to research and poll the public’s appetite for asking voters for more tax revenue, to raise additional money for the county’s Emergency Medical Services and the Road and Brid...
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Ridgway gets initial OK for $1.34M grant
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ridgway has received initial approval for a $1.34 million grant to help it explore an all-electric building code for new construction and help electrify municipal operations, to lower its carbon footp...
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
February 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
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