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Commissioners stick with fiber route to serve rural area
By Erin McIntyre 
August 29, 2019
  Ouray County will stick with the original route it planned for building fiber internet, despite requests from Delta-Montrose Electric Association to construct a route that would benefit the internet...
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Board fills vacancy ahead of election
By Carolina Brown 
August 29, 2019
  The Ridgway School Board nominated and swore in a new member to fill the vacancy created with the departure of member Cindy Lystad, who now serves as interim Secondary School principal. After interv...
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REBUILDING, BRICK BY BRICK
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REBUILDING, BRICK BY BRICK
By News Staff 
August 29, 2019
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Ouray Police Blotter Aug. 12-20, 2019
By News Staff 
August 22, 2019
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Caution urged following spate of wrecks
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Caution urged following spate of wrecks
By Mike Wiggins 
August 21, 2019
  Four separate accidents on area mountain roads and trails that have killed two people in the past week have first responders asking those who enjoy driving in the mountains to be cautious. One of t...
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Stewart hired as new GMUG national forest supervisor
By News Staff 
August 21, 2019
COLORADO Chad Stewart, who has worked on public lands for 26 years in the West, has been named the new forest supervisor for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Stewart, who pre...
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CLARIFICATION
By News Staff 
August 21, 2019
An article in the Aug. 15 edition of the Plaindealer stated the Western Colorado Community Foundation awards more than $3.4 million annually to nonprofits in communities on the Western Slope. The Oura...
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WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
August 21, 2019
SILVERTON - A 56-year-old Lafayette woman died late Monday night, Aug. 12, after a tree fell on the tent she and two other women were sleeping in along the Colorado Trail on upper Cascade Creek. "It i...
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Retired engineer seeks vision in bid for mayor
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Retired engineer seeks vision in bid for mayor
By Mike Wiggins 
August 21, 2019
  Greg Nelson’s decision to formally declare his candidacy for Ouray mayor outside the Wright Opera House wasn’t by accident. The 58-year-old retired engineer sees how a dedicated group of individuals...
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Councilor Hilton resigns effective Aug. 31, is moving to Montrose
By Mike Wiggins 
August 21, 2019
  Ouray City Councilor Dee Hilton announced her resignation late Tuesday night, opening up a spot on a board that could see significant turnover depending upon the results of this fall’s election. May...
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Man attacked by bear in trash
By News Staff 
August 21, 2019
COLORADO Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are warning those who live in areas with bears to be cautious and avoid attracting them with trash, food, bird feeders or other food sources after a man ...
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Ouray road closure starts on Monday
By News Staff 
August 21, 2019
TRAFFIC ALERT A bridge replacement in Ouray next week will require crews to close the 300 block of Ninth Avenue for construction. This project by the city’s public works department will last approxima...
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Pooch survives lion attack
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Pooch survives lion attack
By Erin McIntyre 
August 21, 2019
Shelley Becker tried to think fast. She had just woken up and was standing outside in her pajamas. She had just let her dog outside, and within seconds heard a scuffle and some whimpering. And now sh...
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Banking on transparency
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Banking on transparency
By Mike Wiggins 
August 21, 2019
  The distance from the lobby to the back wall at Citizens State Bank in Ouray is 142 feet. Doug Price knows that number not just because it's in the blueprints for the freshly renovated, historic bu...
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Poughkeepsie trail still closed
By News Staff 
August 21, 2019
WESTERN COLORADO Federal lands officials are warning the public to avoid circumventing avalanche debris on local trails that remain closed after record amounts of heavy snow and downed trees blocked t...
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Ridgway family heads to China
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Ridgway family heads to China
By News Staff 
August 21, 2019
By Olivia Exstrum, Special to the Plaindealer oliviaexstrum@gmail.com One summer a couple years ago, Leslie Chang let out a huge sigh of relief. Chang, an author and journalist, had just arrived in Co...
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Ouray Police Blotter Aug. 6-13, 2019
By News Staff 
August 16, 2019
The following is an excerpt of cases the Ouray Police Department handled from Aug. 6 to Aug. 13, 2019. Aug. 6 Officer responded to the Police Department for someone wanting to report a restraining ord...
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Campers cautioned about bears on Grand Mesa
By News Staff 
August 15, 2019
WESTERN COLORADO U.S. Forest Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are again warning campers of bear activity on the Western Slope, this time in campgrounds on Grand Mesa southeast of Gran...
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Parks free to active, retired military this month
By Special To The Plaindealer 
August 15, 2019
COLORADO Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering all active-duty military and veterans free entrance to all 41 Colorado state parks during the entire month of August, including Ridgway State Park. Fre...
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Councilor seeks more trail restrooms
By Mike Wiggins 
August 15, 2019
  If Dawn Glanc has her way, hikers enjoying Mother Nature along the city’s Perimeter Trail will have more places to answer when nature calls. The Ouray city councilor is pushing for the installation ...
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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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