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County asks public for evacuation plan input
By Ellen Metrick Special to the Plaindealer 
February 21, 2024
Ouray County is asking residents to take an online survey to help create an up-to-date, effective evacuation plan for the entire county. The county is also holding public information meetings in the u...
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POLICE LOG
February 21, 2024
RIDGWAY MARSHAL This is a selected compilation of interesting or noteworthy activity involving local law enforcement. We will not be including information about routine directed patrols or traffic sto...
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County seeks to obtain Idarado Houses land
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 21, 2024
Leaders push for full demolition of charred Log Hill clubhouse, bid farewell to public health director Ouray County is working to obtain the land that two of the four historic Idarado Houses sit on, s...
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NEWS BRIEFS
February 21, 2024
Postal workers urge public to comment on proposal to move mail sorting to Denver The U.S. Postal Service is proposing changes that would move mail processing from Grand Junction to Denver, for better ...
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New county fees take effect April 1
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 21, 2024
Ouray County’s land use, road impact and marijuana fees will change as soon as April 1, so the county recoups the costs it incurs to process and issue permits. The fees, which have not changed in 15 y...
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Judge orders mediation in foodborne illness suits
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 14, 2024
Trial set for Jan. 2025; health officials fail to identify source of taco shop contamination A judge has ordered the two people who sued Taco del Gnar over a parasite they say they contracted from eat...
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CORRECTION
February 14, 2024
A photo caption on Page 12 in the Feb. 8-14 edition that accompanied a Colorado Sun story about the closure of the Integrated Insight Community Care clinic in Delta misidentified the person in the pho...
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A net-zero affordable housing complex aims to fix twin crises in mountain town
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A net-zero affordable housing complex aims to fix twin crises in mountain town
By Kyle Cooke Rocky Mountain PBS 
February 14, 2024
BRECKENRIDGE — To the west of the Alta Verde community’s parking lot, the snow-capped peaks of the Tenmile Range create a natural skyline. The winding Blue River, currently masked by several inches — ...
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NEWS BRIEFS
February 14, 2024
Health Department director leaving position Ouray County Health Department Director Tanner Kingery is leaving his position, and the county has advertised for the vacancy. Kingery, who told his staff o...
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Insurance troubles offer ‘a wakeup call’
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Insurance troubles offer ‘a wakeup call’
By Gabrielle Porter / Special to the Plaindealer 
February 7, 2024
Ouray County residents’ experiences could signal potential tightening of insurance market due to _ire risk By modern real estate standards, Keith and Lyn Meinert’s plan to sell their home at the top o...
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CBI: Accused rapist said he thought woman was his wife
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CBI: Accused rapist said he thought woman was his wife
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
February 7, 2024
Editor's note: This story contains details about an alleged sexual assault. A Ridgway man accused of raping a 28-year-old woman in her home in December claimed he thought she was his wife, who was in ...
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Teen charged as adult in alleged rape
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Teen charged as adult in alleged rape
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
February 7, 2024
Prosecutors have decided to charge the Ouray police chief's stepson as an adult in an alleged sexual assault case. The 7th Judicial District Attorney's Office last week direct filed charges against Na...
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CORRECTION
February 7, 2024
A story about local ambulance driver Jim Link on Page 1 in the Feb. 1-7 edition gave the incorrect first name of Link's wife. It is Katie.
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Regional mental health clinic closes
By Tatiana Flowers The Colorado Sun 
February 7, 2024
State alleges patient safety, financial problems at facility that served Ouray, other counties A troubled multicounty clinic based in Delta that offered physical and mental health services to some of ...
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Ouray begins tackling question: where to put dozens of new housing units
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 7, 2024
Faced with a projected need to build dozens of housing units in the next decade, Ouray city leaders on Monday began brainstorming potential locations for those homes. A new report from Economic and Pl...
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City mulls in-town shuttle to ease traffic bottleneck
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 7, 2024
The city of Ouray is exploring the possibility of launching a shuttle service that would ferry visitors and residents from one end of town to the other with stops in between, with the goal of alleviat...
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County OKs permit for lodge after deliberation
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 7, 2024
Some residents cite concerns about Red Mountain Alpine Lodge Red Mountain Alpine Lodge will continue operating as a bed-and-breakfast, though it is subject to conditions to ensure it is complying with...
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Ouray begins push to overhaul parks
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Ouray begins push to overhaul parks
By Daniel Schmidt daniel@ouraynews.com 
January 31, 2024
From permanent stage to new restrooms, councilors prioritize millions of dollars of improvements The city of Ouray last week began a multi-million dollar push to overhaul its municipal park system, wi...
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CORRECTION
January 31, 2024
Due to an editor's error, a letter to the editor in the Jan. 18-24 edition should have said Oliver, Samuel and Serafina Fellin sold land that later became Fellin Park to the city of Ouray in 1919 for ...
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Community kicks around solutions to Hot Springs Pool problems
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 31, 2024
Studying aquifer, replacing geothermal line, collecting seeping water all pitched at meeting Collect superheated water bubbling up from beneath the Earth’s surface that’s currently being lost to a col...
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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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