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Fire volunteers ask county for help
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Fire volunteers ask county for help
Commissioners supportive of Horsefly Volunteer Fire Protection, which is seeking $30K a year
By Lia Salvatierra and Deb Hurley Brobst lia@ouraynews.com 
July 19, 2024
The Horsefly Volunteer Fire Protection organization is small but mighty. Its 16 firefighters have the weighty task of being first responders for lightning strikes and other hazards that could potentia...
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City administrator resigns
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City administrator resigns
Clarke, who orchestrated millions in projects for Ouray, to step down within weeks
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 17, 2024
Ouray City Administrator Silas Clarke will leave his position sometime in the coming weeks, bringing an end to a tenure in which he spearheaded the investment of tens of millions of dollars in infrast...
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Sheriff lends deputy to shorthanded police
By Mike Wiggins and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com 
July 17, 2024
Ouray County leaders agreed this week to lend a hand to their shorthanded law enforcement neighbors across the street at the Ouray Police Department by temporarily providing a sheriff ’s deputy to cov...
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Ridgway to redraft plan for Green Street Park
Diverging opinions on solar panels drive new design
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 17, 2024
Ridgway is going back to the drawing board for its proposed design of the Green Street Sustainability Park. After hearing contentious public opinion at a meeting on July 10, town leaders decided to as...
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Proposed tax for child care won’t be on ballot this fall
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 17, 2024
Ouray County voters will not be asked this fall to create a lodging tax with proceeds helping to fund early child care. The parents’ group spearheading the effort has decided not to pursue a ballot me...
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Ridgway identifies services sought from housing administrator
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 17, 2024
Ridgway is moving forward on a plan to use a shared housing administrator with the city of Ouray and Ouray County, after discussing key services for the town. A June 25 joint work session between the ...
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Service calls, assistance for victims up in county
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 17, 2024
The Ouray County sheriff ’s yearly report to the commissioners yielded several tidbits of information about the department’s operations, including a rise in calls for service and the number of crime v...
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NEWS BRIEFS
Free wildflower seeds available
July 17, 2024
Free wildflower seeds available A project called Generation Wild from Great Outdoors Colorado is providing free wildflower seed packets at the Ouray and Ridgway public libraries, among other sites acr...
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Ouray OKs affordable apartment complex
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Ouray OKs affordable apartment complex
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 17, 2024
The Ouray City Council gave the green light Monday night to a proposal to build a 13-unit affordable housing apartment complex, despite misgivings from some neighbors who live near the project on Oak ...
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LOOKING BACK
40 YEARS AGO
July 17, 2024
50 YEARS AGO July 18, 1974 – The deadline for use of the dump south of Ouray was July 1 of this year. The city of Ouray, Ouray County commissioners and the Forest Service have all been all too aware o...
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Ouray city administrator resigns
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Ouray city administrator resigns
By Mike Wiggins 
July 12, 2024
Ouray City Administrator Silas Clarke is resigning from his position, indicating it’s time to pursue new challenges after nearly four years on the job. In a July 8 resignation letter addressed to the ...
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MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU
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MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU
July 10, 2024
The teams in the junior water fights prepare to battle by crossing their streams during Fourth of July festivities in Ouray. This year's fight was between brothers Ethan and Mason Unverferth, pictured...
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Audit: Ouray police in ‘crisis’
Consultant recommends additional staff, station remodel, more community outreach
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 10, 2024
Concluding the Ouray Police Department is in a “crisis situation,” a consultant recommends investing in additional police employees to help carry the workload and lift morale, remodeling the current p...
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County doubles down on order to stop blasting
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County doubles down on order to stop blasting
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 10, 2024
The project in Ouray where blasting has been occurring for more than two months is in hot water with Ouray County again. The county on Monday issued its second stop-work order in two weeks for the pro...
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Delta woman suspected of trespassing, incident leading to Ridgway dog’s death
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Delta woman suspected of trespassing, incident leading to Ridgway dog’s death
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
July 10, 2024
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Delta woman who is suspected of breaking into a Ridgway family's backyard when they were not home, using their hot tub, and dumping a bag of dog food into grave...
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County releases draft master plan
Consultant: Minimal changes reflect broad public support for 1999 document
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 10, 2024
The public got its first look at the draft update for the Ouray County Master Plan on Tuesday, which looks a lot like its parent document dating back to 1999. Though there are some new guidelines arou...
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Big changes emerged from last police audit
Review in 2013 led to all but one Ouray officer resigning
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 10, 2024
Ouray city leaders are just beginning to digest the results of a top-to-bottom audit of the Ouray Police Department and its management, so it remains to be seen what officials will do with Municipal P...
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To recycle or not to recycle
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To recycle or not to recycle
Proponents wrestle with confusing rules, compliance, growing contamination rates as they wait for new statewide program
By Evie Carrick Special to the Plaindealer 
July 3, 2024
It’s Ridgway Concert Series season, which means hundreds of people will descend on town every Thursday this month to dance, socialize, eat and drink. But when the music ends and the beer and tacos hav...
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Deputy told to stop emissions violations
Internal investigation followed complaint
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
July 3, 2024
A Ouray County sheriff's deputy has been told to stop violating emissions laws with his personal vehicle, and to stop assisting others with tampering with their air pollution control systems to avoid ...
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Oil, rags suspected in Log Hill home fire
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Oil, rags suspected in Log Hill home fire
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
July 3, 2024
Quick response from the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department is being credited for saving most of a home that caught fire Monday morning. The Myer family wasn't at home when one of their neighbors calle...
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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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