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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Grocery owners purchase Ouray liquor store
August 28, 2024
Grocery owners purchase Ouray liquor store The owners of Ouray Grocery have purchased Ouray Liquors, located at 611 Main St. Tom and Alyssa Fedel purchased the grocery store in 2020, just three doors ...
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After 45 years, Columbine Gift Shop to close
By By Chloe Kiparsky Plaindealer intern 
August 28, 2024
After 45 years in business, Columbine Gifts & Silver will close its doors for the last time this fall. Owner Liz Kuehling has made the decision that it’s time to close her shop permanently. In 1979, s...
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County master plan update budget, timeline extended
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
The county budgeted another five months and $25,000 to update its master plan, a process which has been going on since February 2023. The county has already paid consulting firm KLJ Engineering $145,0...
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County hires new emergency medical services chief
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
Nathan McCullough has been hired to replace Ouray County Emergency Medical Services Chief Kim Mitchell, who plans to leave the position at the end of this year. McCullough officially started the job A...
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Town water system faces pricey repair
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
Ridgway is under an extended emergency disaster order after heavy rain earlier this month destroyed the Beaver Creek diversion system, which feeds into the Ridgway Ditch and ultimately Lake Otonowanda...
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Damage tally from storms estimated at $3.5M
Costs expected to soar as governments seek state funding
By By Mike Wiggins and Lia Salvatierra mike@ouraynews.com lia@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
Damage to public and private property from a series of thunderstorms that pummeled Ouray County earlier this month stood at $3.5 million this week, a total that is expected to surge as state and local...
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County to conduct own analysis of Crystal Reservoir
Second opinion sought as Forest Service contemplates future of partially drained reservoir
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
Ouray County leaders voted on Tuesday to hire a consultant to study issues with Crystal Reservoir. The U.S. Forest Service, which owns the dam, has said it plans on starting a National Environmental P...
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Ouray public works director named acting administrator
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
Ouray Public Works Director Joe Coleman will serve as the acting city administrator while the City Council searches for a permanent replacement for outgoing City Administrator Silas Clarke. Councilors...
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New vacation rental rules ready for review
Public comment invited on new ordinance proposing three permit types
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
August 21, 2024
Ouray County’s revised short-term rental ordinance is ready for official review. County commissioners on Tuesday OK’d putting the ordinance on a meeting agenda that includes public comment before voti...
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Citizens criticize plan to spend $300K on new signs
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
A plan to spend roughly $300,000 to build and install 22 signs directing visitors and residents to various landmarks around Ouray drew objections this week from some residents who panned it as too exp...
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Top of the Pines management rules refined
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
August 21, 2024
Ouray County commissioners are poised to renew their Top of the Pines Management Agreement with the nonprofit that oversees the 175-acre park southwest of Ridgway, tightening rules on the use of roden...
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RIDGWAY NEWS BRIEFS
Town to fortify snow removal policy penalty, town planner hired
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
Ridgway hires town planner  After a more than three-year hiring search, Ridgway has hired a new in-house town planner. Angela Kemp started her job as the town’s senior planner on Tuesday. Kemp was a s...
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Ridgway shifts solar park plan again
Town leaders direct revised layout for Green Street Park
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
After rehashing a new plan for Ridgway’s Green Street Sustainability Park, a majority of town leaders agreed last week to key revisions, including increasing solar capacity closer to that of the origi...
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Perkovich continues to outraise, outspend Padgett
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 21, 2024
Republican candidate Michael Perkovich continues to outraise and outspend Democrat incumbent Lynn Padgett in the race for the District 1 seat on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners. The Log...
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CORRECTION
August 21, 2024
Due to an editing error, an article on Page 6 of the Aug. 8 edition about the Ouray County Road Map incorrectly said Commissioner Jake Niece said past conversations about Highland Drive pertained to e...
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Ridgway under emergency disaster order
Town’s water system damaged by rain events
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 16, 2024
Ridgway is under an extended emergency disaster order after extreme rain over the weekend destroyed the Beaver Creek diversion system which feeds into the Ridgway Ditch and ultimately Lake Otonowanda,...
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MEET ME AT THE FAIR
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MEET ME AT THE FAIR
By Erin McIntyre 
August 14, 2024
The 2024 Ouray County Fair livestock auction netted $131,250 for 4-H participants who raised animals and sold them at the sale on Aug. 10, more than the $118,000 raised in 2023. Those recognized for g...
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Lawsuit filed in fatal Jeep wreck
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Lawsuit filed in fatal Jeep wreck
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 14, 2024
The relatives of two women who died in an accident on Camp Bird Road in 2022 are suing the Jeep tour company and the estate of the driver who also died, alleging negligence. According to a lawsuit fil...
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Nonprofit offers wildfire mitigation certification
Goal is to help with insurance woes, protect against fire threat
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 14, 2024
As wildfire risk spreads and insurance companies scrimp on coverage in response, the Ridgway-based West Region Wildfire Council is offering a certificate to homeowners in the area who have hardened th...
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County declares disaster
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County declares disaster
Action could free up state funding, as flooding wreaks havoc
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
August 14, 2024
Ouray County commissioners on Wednesday issued an emergency disaster declaration in the wake of a series of thunderstorms that have dumped more than 3 inches of rain in parts of the county since last ...
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A christening for Cimarron Athletic Field
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A christening for Cimarron Athletic Field
March 18, 2026
The Cimarron Athletic Field at Ridgway Secondary School hosted its inaugural meet with the Ridgway Invite on March 14. Ridgway senior Sophia Forrest won the girls' 100-meter dash with a time of 13.19....
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Race pits experience against new perspective
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RIDGWAY MAYOR CANDIDATES
Race pits experience against new perspective
Clark proud of town's progress, aware of challenges
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
Even after 14 years serving as Ridgway's mayor, John Clark still thinks there's work to be done. He's served seven terms. Every two years, when his seat comes up for election, folks ask him if he want...
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Mihelarakis advocates for creatives in first bid for office
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RIDGWAY MAYOR CANDIDATES
Mihelarakis advocates for creatives in first bid for office
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
Tia Mihelarakis believes the Ridgway Town Council deserves a leader with new perspectives — specifically those of creatives, renters and the younger generation. Mihelarakis, 34, is challenging Mayor J...
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Water leaders sound supply alarm
Record-low snowpack in San Juans, balmy temps portend meager runoff
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
State water managers Tuesday painted a dire picture of record-low snowpack and abnormally warm temperatures this winter straining water supplies for Western Slope municipalities and agricultural produ...
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Ribbing focuses bid on sustainability
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RIDGWAY COUNCILOR CANDIDATES
Ribbing focuses bid on sustainability
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
March 18, 2026
If you ask Sheridan Ribbing why she's running for town council, the answer is pretty simple. It's because Councilor Terry Schuyler decided not to run, and she's passionate about making sure a champion...
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