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Ouray aims to rein in costs for permanent stage at Fellin Park
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
The city of Ouray is working to lower the price of building a permanent stage in Fellin Park, with a goal of creating a venue for free or low-cost community events.. After reviewing a $3.5 million cos...
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Options sought to manage possible gym project
Ouray School Board cool to superintendent's proposal to hire another administrator
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
March 12, 2025
Ouray School Board members don’t like an idea to hire another principal, instead asking for other options to help Superintendent Tod Lokey get the work done as the district embarks on a mission to bui...
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Hurd backs federal workers during telephone town hall
Freshman congressman: Bureaucrats need trimming, not boots-on-ground employees
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd pledged support for rehiring fired federal workers, bringing the Bureau of Land Management back to the Western Slope and aid for Ukraine during a telephone town hall T...
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Uncompahgre River restoration project begins
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Uncompahgre River restoration project begins
Work aims to improve river health, irrigation, habitat
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Drivers headed from Ridgway to Ouray might see something odd this week – a bulldozer in the river. Don't worry, it's supposed to be there. And – fair warning – there's going to be a lot of constructio...
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River district hosts ‘state of the river’ meeting
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Community members will get a preview of how Ouray County's snow globe might shake out this summer, as far as water supply and hydrology of the Uncompahgre River is concerned, at next week’s State of t...
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Rights of Nature remain standstill symbol
Four years after approving resolution, Ridgway has yet to appoint advocate for enforcement
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Four years after adopting a resolution declaring nature has rights, the town of Ridgway has yet to appoint an advocate to enforce those rights or create supporting policies with legal implications. It...
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County eyes digital mental health hub
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Ouray County Public Health hopes to create an online hub with mental health resources in partnership with neighboring counties, if it's able to obtain money from an opioid settlement grant. During a M...
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In-home child care centers open in Ouray, meeting big county need
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
It’s been nearly a year full of licensing classes, childproofing and dreaming up business plans. Ouray County’s much-awaited inhome child care providers are officially cutting the ribbon on their full...
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City alters police overtime policy
Officers can now earn extra pay more quickly, as administrator seeks interim chief relief
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
The city took its first step Monday night toward helping Ouray police officers who have complained they’re overworked and underpaid, approving a policy change that will allow officers to earn overtime...
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Ouray joins effort to preserve housing
City offers Home Trust $100K to help buy triplex, add units
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
The city of Ouray will give $100,000 to the Home Trust of Ouray County to help it purchase a triplex and maintain it as affordable housing. City councilors unanimously approved a letter of intent on M...
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County to buy elections transparency tool
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
Ouray County plans to purchase a new elections transparency tool that will allow people to review images of anonymous cast ballots online, so they can count them by hand and verify those votes. Ouray ...
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Developer pitches Ridgway mixed-use project
Board skeptical of proposal for 110-room hotel, rooftop restaurant, 30 townhomes east of highway
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
March 5, 2025
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the Ouray County Regional Service Authority no longer pays for the software used by the medical provider housed in the building it maintain...
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County joins city in Swiss Village assist
Commissioners commit to minimum $50K subsidy to keep mobile home park in residents' hands
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
Ouray County plans to contribute at least $50,000 to support the residents of Swiss Village Mobile Home Park in the $2.5 million deal to purchase the land their homes sit on. During a work session on ...
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County leaders work toward conduct policy
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
Ouray County leaders took their first stab at drafting a “leadership and governance” policy last week, but will bring it back to a second work session and create a separate policy for public meetings....
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NEWS BRIEFS
March 5, 2025
Ridgway school district hires interim principal for permanent job Ridgway Elementary School will keep Perri Gipner as principal permanently, after selecting the interim principal for the long-term pos...
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Rockfall closes road
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Rockfall closes road
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
County Road 361 southwest of Ouray is indefinitely closed after several large boulders tumbled onto the road last week, leading county officials to issue an emergency disaster order. County commission...
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County declares emergency
Rockfall closes Camp Bird Road
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
February 28, 2025
County Road 361, also known as Camp Bird Road, is indefinitely closed to both foot and vehicle traffic after a rockfall event that triggered county officials to issue an emergency disaster order. The ...
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‘There wasn’t even time to have a goodbye party’
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‘There wasn’t even time to have a goodbye party’
The same day she received a plaque designating her a full-time Forest Service alpine ranger, Kricket Olin was swept up in the federal layoffs
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 26, 2025
Kricket Olin didn’t check her email on Valentine’s Day morning because she wanted to go to work. She didn't want to believe it could be her last day. She spent the day riding snowmobiles to make sure ...
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Master plan adoption marked by conflict
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 26, 2025
After a two-year revision process, Ouray County commissioners adopted the county’s updated master plan, but not without a fight. During a hearing to adopt the final version of the plan Tuesday, Commis...
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County renews permits for Red Mountain Lodge
Mixture of support, objections mark hearings to allow business to host weddings, operate bed-and-breakfast
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 26, 2025
Ouray County commissioners renewed Red Mountain Alpine Lodge’s special-use permits to hold weddings and operate a bed-and-breakfast for two years, in another showdown between the businesses' vocal opp...
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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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