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Fireworks shot at homes
Council enacts blanket ban as police look for truck
By By Mike Wiggins, Erin McIntyre and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com deb.hurley.brobst@gmail.com 
June 18, 2025
Ouray city leaders moved swiftly this week to ban all personal fireworks in the city, days after homes near Lee’s Ski Hill were shot with a barrage of pyrotechnics on Sunday night that ignited multipl...
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Home Trust to close on rental property
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Home Trust to close on rental property
Ouray triplex will be retained as affordable housing
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 18, 2025
Five new affordable rental units are coming to the city of Ouray, as the Home Trust of Ouray County will close next month on its second affordable housing acquisition. The property at 835 Second St. i...
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Sex assault trial delayed
Defense seeks DNA expert; attorneys disagree on possible venue change
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 18, 2025
The trial of one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl inside the home of the former Ouray police chief has been delayed. Nate Dieffenderffer, 20, was scheduled to stand trial...
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City pulls back on plans for Fellin Park stage
Search on for funding as price tag drops to between $1M and $1.6M
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
June 18, 2025
Ouray city councilors are much happier with revised plans for a permanent stage in Fellin Park. Now the challenge is finding money to pay for it. Councilors on Monday looked at two scenarios that drop...
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SMPA delays Ouray work until August
Power cooperative vows to improve communication with city
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
June 18, 2025
San Miguel Power Association is postponing work to replace power poles and more in the city of Ouray until late August because of delays in getting supplies. The company rescheduled the dates earlier ...
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City seeks parking solutions
Priorities: Turnover on Main Street, more parking on side streets
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 18, 2025
Ouray city leaders want to encourage turnover of parking spaces on Main Street and utilize more parking on side streets, while creating more enforceable parking rules. Those were just some of the prio...
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County enhances emergency planning
To prepare for various threats, officials update disaster mitigation plans, create evacuation plan
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 18, 2025
After years of work, Ouray County has refreshed its emergency readiness capabilities by updating three disaster mitigation plans and adopting an official evacuation plan, all in an effort to prepare t...
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Some tips on evacuating in case of an emergency
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
June 18, 2025
If an emergency happens in Ouray County and evacuation is required, one of the best things you can do is sign up for emergency alerts ahead of time so you're prepared to receive notifications. It's im...
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Security hired for Fourth of July
June 18, 2025
Ouray’s police force will have help keeping crowds under control on the Fourth of July. The Ouray City Council on Monday approved spending about $15,000 to hire Citadel Security Group to provide secur...
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City will restrict River Walk traffic to pedestrians
June 18, 2025
At a workshop meeting on Monday, Ouray city councilors directed City Attorney Carol Viner to create an ordinance limiting traffic on the Uncompahgre River Walk to pedestrians, citing concerns about th...
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Man accused of motel menacing
June 18, 2025
A Ridgway man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly confronted staff at a Ouray motel with a high-powered pellet gun. Luis Garcia-Castro, 20, was booked into the Montrose County Jail on suspicion of...
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City backs fire, EMS consolidation
June 18, 2025
The city of Ouray has endorsed a plan to consolidate the county’s emergency services into one county-wide authority through an intergovernmental agreement, after hearing details at a council workshop ...
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Sheriff: Use of Signal message ‘contradictory to Colorado law’ led to student’s ICE arrest
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Sheriff: Use of Signal message ‘contradictory to Colorado law’ led to student’s ICE arrest
By By Chase Woodruff Colorado Newsline 
June 18, 2025
The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that it had shared information leading to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest of a Utah college student, which unintentionally violated a state l...
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Senate GOP chooses Simpson as leader
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Senate GOP chooses Simpson as leader
By Sara Wilson Colorado Newsline 
June 18, 2025
Colorado Senate Republicans unanimously chose Sen. Cleave Simpson as their new minority leader last week. Simpson, an Alamosa Republican who was first elected in 2020, will replace former Sen. Paul Lu...
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Ouray starts free shuttle this month
Ouray starts free shuttle this month
June 18, 2025
The city of Ouray will offer a free daily shuttle to get locals and visitors around town starting June 30. Councilors at their meeting Monday said they hope the shuttle will help alleviate summer traf...
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Police investigating fireworks shot at homes
City plans to enact ban on personal use of pyrotechnics
By Mike Wiggins, Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer, Erin McIntyre 
June 17, 2025
Police are searching for suspects who shot a barrage of fireworks onto homes on Sunday night, sparking fires in the southern part of Ouray. The explosions startled residents just after 9 p.m., with fi...
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MURAL IN BLOOM
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MURAL IN BLOOM
By Erin McIntyre 
June 12, 2025
Artist Yulia Avgustinovich works on the mural she was commissioned to paint on the southeast side of the Space to Create building in Ridgway on Monday. Avgustinovich, who has been a professional mural...
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Prison ordered in sex assault
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Prison ordered in sex assault
Judge: Crime shows 'true character' of Ridgway man alternately commended, castigated
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
A judge has sentenced a Ridgway man to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 28-year-old woman in 2023 after he claimed he was drunk and thought she was his wife. Brian Scranton, 49, hugged ...
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Road, retaining wall fixes nearing $300K
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
The cost of repairing County Road 361 and a retaining wall following a large rockfall is nearing $300,000, a sum Ouray County is paying in full. When commissioners declared the event an emergency in F...
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Trail closures could trigger domino effect
With Blue Lakes, part of Imogene Pass off limits,other areas could see more wear and tear
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 11, 2025
Closures of beloved hiking and off-highway vehicle trails in and around Ouray County this summer could congest and pressure other areas. The popular Blue Lakes trailhead is closed through August due t...
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Get into the groove
July 2, 2025
Carrie Ann Mund, left, dances with Tawnya Schiebel during the Mariachi de San Jose band’s performance in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on June 29. The band performed as part of the fifth annual Fete de la M...
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Leaders object to public lands sale
Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2025
Recent federal proposals to sell or develop Ouray County’s public lands would harm the county’s economy, identity and culture of ranching and public recreation, according to county officials and other...
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Sex assault trial moved to Montrose
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2025
A judge has ordered the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2023 to be moved from Ouray to Montrose. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson approved the tri...
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Celebrating the Fourth in Ouray? Load up on sunscreen, patience, courtesy
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Celebrating the Fourth in Ouray? Load up on sunscreen, patience, courtesy
Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2025
The sights and sounds of the Fourth of July in Ouray are ubiquitous. The powerful spray of fire hoses. The shrieks of kids racing through Fellin Park. Cheers and honking horns on Main Street. This yea...
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New weapons policy would ban public, allow employees to conceal carry
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 2, 2025
County leaders are debating a new policy that would ban the public from carrying any weapons within Ouray County buildings but allow county employees with valid permits to conceal carry weapons in mos...
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