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Daily dedication of Ouray County's weather observers helps sustain decades of data, inform region's climate history
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 4, 2024
Every morning, Karen Risch drinks a cup of coffee, puts on a sun, rain or snow hat and heads to her yard. She checks eight different instruments to collect weather data: gathering temperature highs an...
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Backers of Ridgway soccer field, track and field space have raised $1.8M of $3.3M project cost
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 4, 2024
When Ridgway Secondary School students returned to class last week, they did so once again without a soccer field outside the back door of the school or a publicly available track within 30 miles. But...
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Wood alleges city violated free speech, due process rights
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
September 4, 2024
Former Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood plans to sue the city of Ouray, alleging city leaders violated Wood’s constitutional rights when then-City Administrator Silas Clarke fired Wood in June. In a notic...
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State, real estate professionals disagree about town's projected growth
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
September 4, 2024
The Ridgway Planning Commission is envisioning what the town should look like in the future. The commission is looking at the economic implications of Ridgway’s land use mix: housing that is sorely ne...
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By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 4, 2024
Silas Clarke left his job as the Ouray city administrator this week, but he will consult city leaders on certain issues through the end of this year. The Ouray City Council unanimously approved an agr...
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