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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
April 13, 2022
Ouray County businesses, nonprofits and government organizations are invited to inform local students about employment, community service and career options at the April 27 Ridgway Youth Volunteer and...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
April 13, 2022
GUNNISON Although it is likely the fire district will continue to operate without additional funding for a new facility this year, a decision to include the city into the district’s boundaries may hel...
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SMPA aiming to close Red Mountain Pass in early May
By Mike Wiggins 
April 13, 2022
The San Miguel Power Association is tentatively proposing to close U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass the first two weeks of May so it can finish clearing trees and other vegetation around its po...
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Man banned from contact with neighbors
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Man banned from contact with neighbors
By Erin McIntyre 
April 13, 2022
Editor's note: David Gottorff was arrested again on May 12, on a warrant for alleged felony stalking. The case involves the neighbors who obtained the permanent protection order preventing Gottorff f...
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ATHLETES RETURN TO GRAND JUNCTION
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ATHLETES RETURN TO GRAND JUNCTION
By News Staff 
April 13, 2022
Left, Kharis Weller of Silverton slings the discus at the Frank Woodburn Invitational track meet on April 9 in Grand Junction. She set a personal record in the 1600-meter run at the meet. Right, Vinn...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
April 13, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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Guide, Via Ferrata operators clash over new regulations
By Mike Wiggins 
April 13, 2022
The owner of a Ouray guide service and the operators of the Ouray Via Ferrata are butting heads over new regulations that will boost the level of certifications commercial guides must possess if they ...
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City collects fines from illegal rentals
By Liz Teitz 
April 13, 2022
The city of Ouray has collected more than $16,000 in fines and back taxes from three illegal short-term rental operators, and is working to collect payment from two additional owners, including a San ...
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Plaindealer honored with 13 journalism awards
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Plaindealer honored with 13 journalism awards
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
April 13, 2022
The Ouray County Plaindealer won 13 awards in the four-state Society of Professional Journalists' Top of the Rockies contest last weekend. The Plaindealer, competing in the "small newsroom" category ...
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Citizens pitch tax hike for sheriff
By Carolina Brown 
April 13, 2022
A citizen-driven initiative to ask voters to raise property taxes for the Ouray County Sheriff's Office has been proposed to county commissioners. Log Hill residents Richard Wojciechowski and John Nel...
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Ridgway mayor ready for the next decade
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Ridgway mayor ready for the next decade
By Liz Teitz 
April 13, 2022
From the side door of his home on Moffat Street, John Clark hands a laptop to a customer and begins explaining his work. He replaced the battery, he says, and updated some software, and while it won’t...
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COVID booster shot eligibility expands
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COVID booster shot eligibility expands
By Liz Teitz 
April 7, 2022
A state mobile vaccine bus will be in Ouray on April 16, returning to provide COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots to newly eligible groups. Second booster shots are now available for immunocompromised...
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SMPA moves to diversify power supply
By Mike Wiggins 
April 7, 2022
For the last five years, San Miguel Power Association leaders have been evaluating the rural electric cooperative’s contract with the company that provides virtually all of its electrical supply and w...
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Ouray to maintain cap on vacation rentals
By Mike Wiggins 
April 7, 2022
The Ouray City Council informally agreed Monday night to maintain the limit on short-term rental permits at 120, saying it’s premature to consider reducing that number and contending city officials ha...
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Old firehouse project moves forward
By Liz Teitz 
April 7, 2022
Construction on a mixed-use development surrounding Ridgway’s old firehouse could begin early this summer, and the first steps to move the historic jail from the property could begin as soon as next w...
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RUNNERS COMPETE AT INVITATIONAL
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RUNNERS COMPETE AT INVITATIONAL
By News Staff 
April 7, 2022
Left, Vinny Schierenberg of Ridgway passes to Roman Sackman of Ouray in the 4x400m relay during the Mickey Dunn Invitational in Grand Junction last week. The relay team placed sixth in the race. Righ...
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County: Site should be renamed Hayden Gulch
By Carolina Brown 
April 7, 2022
Ouray County commissioners are prepared to recommend changing the name of Squaw Gulch to Hayden Gulch as part of a national effort to rename hundreds of geographical sites. Commissioners discussed the...
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Rubber Duck, over and out
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Ouray's Bill Fries, better known as "C.W. McCall," dies at 93
Rubber Duck, over and out
By Erin McIntyre 
April 7, 2022
He may have come to Ouray as an accidental tourist, but Bill Fries ended his life as a beloved community member and friend. The rest of the world knew him better as "C.W. McCall," his stage name under...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
April 7, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
April 7, 2022
GUNNISON After a months-long search that drew dozens of candidates from around the nation, the Board of Trustees of Western Colorado University last Friday selected William Bradley (Brad) Baca, as the...
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
Sporting nearly 30-year-old jerseys, pilot junior varsity team takes field, aims for long-term viability through fundraising
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Ouray County Baseball after the story was published. ...
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Zero-waste policy draws public fire
Council tables proposal for compostable, recyclable materials over concerns from business owners, community groups
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Ridgway town councilors tabled a draft “zero-waste” policy for events on town property after public backlash about how the rules would impact business owners and community groups. The proposal discuss...
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Administrator sought info backing chief decision
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Administrator sought info backing chief decision
Records: Officers concerned about training
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer sought input from neighboring law enforcement agencies about how they conduct background checks — after she decided not to hire Daric Harvey as the permanent ...
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Track and field returns to Grand Junction
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Track and field returns to Grand Junction
April 15, 2026
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County renews water lease for fourth year
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
April 15, 2026
Ouray County commissioners signed off on an agreement Tuesday to lease and help pay for backup water to support the county’s irrigators for a fourth year. The lease secures a 2021 no-call agreement be...
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