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Calls for chief’s resignation grow
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Calls for chief’s resignation grow
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 17, 2024
Citizens circulate letter urging Ouray Police Department leader Jeff Wood to step down A group of citizens is calling for the resignation of Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood, who remains on paid administr...
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County ousts planning commissioner
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
April 17, 2024
County commissioners removed Mark Iuppenlatz from the Ouray County Planning Commission on Tuesday, citing alleged misconduct and a conflict of interest regarding the restoration of a historic cabin on...
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County hires former bank executive as deputy manager
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County hires former bank executive as deputy manager
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
April 17, 2024
Kara Rhoades, the former chief financial officer for Citizens State Bank, is Ouray County’s new deputy county manager. She begins the job on May 1 and will be paid $118,423. Rhoades, a Ridgway residen...
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NEWS BRIEFS
April 17, 2024
Ouray to create 150th anniversary documentary The city of Ouray will enlist a filmmaker to create a 30-minute documentary about Ouray in advance of the city’s 150th anniversary in 2026. Ouray city cou...
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Ridgway council backs athletic field
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
April 17, 2024
Town councilors have put their support behind the planned Cimarron Athletic Field at Ridgway Secondary School. At their regular meeting last week, councilors said they would write a letter of support ...
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Town seeks public input for Green Street Park plan
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
April 17, 2024
The town of Ridgway is looking for ideas as it creates a new master plan for Green Street Park with the goal to make it sustainable. The community is invited to share their ideas at a meeting at 5:30 ...
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Feds begin drawing down reservoir
By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com 
April 17, 2024
Forest Service concerned about dam safety; closures in effect until June 30 The U.S. Forest Service will start releasing water from Crystal Reservoir to lessen pressure on the structurally compromised...
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Crystal Reservoir releases begin, access closed due to dam safety concerns
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Fate of reservoir still undetermined
Crystal Reservoir releases begin, access closed due to dam safety concerns
By Erin McIntyre 
April 15, 2024
The U.S. Forest Service will start releasing water from Crystal Reservoir to lessen pressure on the structurally compromised Full Moon Dam, beginning this week. According to the agency, it will close ...
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SMPA contract termination fee: $52M
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 10, 2024
Wholesale power provider to appeal regulators’ methodology, leaving co-op in limbo San Miguel Power Association would have to pay its wholesale power provider more than $52 million to exit its contrac...
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PREHISTORIC PRESERVATION
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PREHISTORIC PRESERVATION
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
April 10, 2024
Forest Service acquisition northwest of Ouray ensures public access and protects world's longest dinosaur trackway for generations The Charles family kids grew up thinking the strange blob-shaped impr...
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Suspect seeks to transfer case back to juvenile court
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Suspect seeks to transfer case back to juvenile court
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 10, 2024
Hearing set for September The attorneys for an 18-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a girl in Ouray County last summer are seeking to have him tried as a juvenile, which could result in a le...
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The top vacation spot? Look out your back door
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The top vacation spot? Look out your back door
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 10, 2024
Men's Journal ranks Ouray best destination in U.S. in 2024 The best vacation spot in the U.S.? It’s closer than you might think. A lot closer. That’s according to Men’s Journal, which last week tabbed...
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Panel OKs Ouray affordable rentals
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Panel OKs Ouray affordable rentals
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 10, 2024
Planning Commission recommends approval of sketch plan for 13 townhomes A proposed 13-unit affordable townhome complex won approval Tuesday from the Ouray Planning Commission, the first step toward es...
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Wanted: Child care providers
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 3, 2024
Nonprofit initiative still searching for home-based daycare supplier for Ouray development As developers prepare to resume construction on Ouray’s first large-scale affordable housing project this spr...
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Funding OK’d for Corbett Creek bridge
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
April 3, 2024
More than a million dollars of federal funding for replacing the bridge over Corbett Creek into Whispering Pines has been passed by the U.S. Senate and will become law. The proposal is part of more th...
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Commissioner candidate field nearly set
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 3, 2024
No GOP opponent emerges to challenge Niece The field of candidates running for two seats on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners this fall is nearly set, with only one race featuring a compe...
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EASTER EGG SCRAMBLE
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EASTER EGG SCRAMBLE
April 3, 2024
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EASTER 2024
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EASTER 2024
April 3, 2024
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New river proposal prioritizes environment
By Alex Hager KUNC 
April 3, 2024
A coalition of environmental groups is proposing a new set of rules for managing the Colorado River after 2026, when the current guidelines expire. Their proposal, which aims to weave environmental pr...
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April 3, 2024
Ouray gets grant for housing project The city of Ouray has received a $297,000 grant from the state that will help cover design and infrastructure costs for a planned 13-unit apartment complex on Oak ...
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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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