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Fire restrictions enacted across Ouray County
By Mike 
August 2, 2024
Hot, dry conditions, a wildfire that has grown to more than 2,000 acres near Nucla and a lack of uncommitted firefighting resources in the region prompted Ouray County, the city of Ouray and the town ...
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Residents mobilize to save Ouray mobile home park
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Residents mobilize to save Ouray mobile home park
Swiss Village homeowners form cooperative, hunt for funding to purchase land
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 31, 2024
When the chips are down, Paula Damke isn’t one for sitting by idly. The news that broke in early June that the Swiss Village Mobile Home Park in Ouray was going up for sale rattled many of her neighbo...
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Ouray leader finalist in Telluride
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Ouray leader finalist in Telluride
Clarke one of four vying for town manager
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 31, 2024
Outgoing Ouray City Administrator Silas Clarke is a finalist for the Telluride town manager job. Telluride town officials announced Tuesday Clarke is one of four finalists to replace Scott Robson, who...
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Ridgway actor’s home destroyed in fire
Blaze started outside structure; cause under investigation
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 31, 2024
Investigators are continuing to search for the cause of a fire that destroyed the home of prominent Ouray County arts supporter and actor Terry Kiser early on the morning of July 25. The fire on Lynx ...
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County leaders debate road issues
Road & Bridge leader wants to invest more in gravel, less on dust control
By Lia Salvatierra and Deb Hurley Brobst lia@ouraynews.com 
July 31, 2024
Ouray County commissioners spent more than two hours on Tuesday looking at the Road and Bridge Department, how it operates and issues it faces, preparing for the 2025 budgeting process. Crews maintain...
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City releases less-redacted version of police complaint
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City releases less-redacted version of police complaint
By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com 
July 31, 2024
An attorney retained by the city of Ouray has released a less-redacted version of a use-of-force complaint against the Ouray Police Department, filed in a case involving a teenager last year. The Plai...
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POLICE LOG
July 31, 2024
OURAY SHERIFF The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from July 15-21: JULY 15 Deputy responded to the 400 block of County Road 17 for a report of littering. ...
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Tri-County to spearhead water lawsuit
News briefs: Aug. 1, 2024
Tri-County Water to take over spearheading Cow Creek lawsuit
By Lia Salvatierra and Deb Hurley Brobst lia@ouraynews.com 
July 31, 2024
Tri-County Water to take over spearheading lawsuit The Tri-County Water Conservation District has taken the reins from Ouray County in leading a lawsuit proposing pipeline construction from Cow Creek ...
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POLICE LOG
July 31, 2024
OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from July 17-29: JULY 21 Officer responded to a vehicle accident on First Street. Officer responded to a 911 mi...
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Three rescued from Canyon Creek
By erin@ouraynews.com 
July 31, 2024
One adult and two children were rescued from Canyon Creek on Monday afternoon, after Ouray Mountain Rescue Team was paged to help them around 12:45 p.m.. The visitors – a father and his two sons, aged...
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Fire destroys Ridgway home
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Fire destroys Ridgway home
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 25, 2024
Law enforcement is investigating a fire that destroyed the home of prominent Ouray County arts supporter and actor Terry Kiser early Thursday morning. The fire on Lynx Road, near Ridgway, was reported...
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Library, fire department seek expansion
Ouray plans to do projects simultaneously to save time, money
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Ouray's library and fire department are hoping to expand, and the city is looking for ways to make both projects happen in the most efficient way. The planning process for expanding the library has be...
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Ridgway grants Wetterhorn exemption
Homeowner allowed temporary leave of absence after listing home for rent without permission
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
The owner of one of the Wetterhorn affordable houses will be allowed to rent out her place, after the agency charged with enforcing the deed restrictions found she had posted the home for rent online ...
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New location, new director for county health department
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Ouray County Public Health will undergo two big changes starting Aug 1: a new office in Ridgway and a new director, Kristin Kelley. The county has been seeking a director since February, and had the o...
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Fellin Park stage planning nears finale
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
As Ouray city officials get ready to debut a plan to build a permanent stage in Fellin Park, they are weighing two sites: where the temporary stage usually goes, in front of the asphalt track in the p...
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NEWS BRIEFS
County Road 1 repairs start July 29
July 24, 2024
County Road 1 repairs start July 29 Motorists who drive County Road 1 between Log Hill Mesa and Colona should expect delays for the next several weeks as the Ouray County Road and Bridge Department co...
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County moves ahead on new rental rules
Commissioners will soon hold first reading of ordinance, creating three types of STR permits
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 24, 2024
Ouray County property owners waiting to get short-term rental permits may have to wait a little longer. Ouray County commissioners, at the request of the county’s land use staff, plan to grandfather i...
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Ouray eyes affordable housing incentives
Council, Planning Commission work session set for July 29
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Ouray city officials are considering adding incentives to the city’s land use code to encourage the development of more affordable housing. Community Development Director Kristen Clothier presented so...
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Sales tax inches up in May
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Ouray began the busy summer tourism season just as it has each year in the wake of the pandemic — on very solid financial footing. The city pulled in $189,073 in sales tax revenue in May, nearly 3% mo...
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Global tech outage hits Ouray County
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Global tech outage hits Ouray County
By Mike Wiggins 
July 19, 2024
A technology outage affecting airports, banks, hospitals and governments around the globe Friday morning had its share of impacts in Ouray County and the surrounding region, though most problems seeme...
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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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