KEEPING PACE WITH THE PACK
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Sixteen years after his father died in ascent, Ridgway native Michael Gardner dies on Nepal peak
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
Michael Gardner chose courage as consistently as he stirred it in others. It was clear, as seven Ridgway High School alumni traded stories of their late childhood friend, that his gentle fearlessness ...
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News
Perkovich chastises top-level spending in county; Padgett trumpets accomplishments
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
Ouray County commissioner candidates last week hammered home their established platforms — Republican challenger Michael Perkovich faulting county spending at the top levels of government and Democrat...
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By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
Ouray County voters began receiving ballots in the mail last week, and already nearly 1,200 people had cast their votes as of Tuesday — roughly 25% of the county’s active, registered voters. That also...
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Feature
Equally adventurous in life and passionate about students, Heidi Hanssen left a legacy of professionalism and devotion at Ridgway Elementary
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
The first thing he noticed was how gorgeous she was. It was impossible, of course, to miss the tall brunette in the Minturn Middle School classroom where Andy Dennis and Heidi Hanssen met as teachers ...
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Feature
Logistics, roster size lead Ridgway, Ouray to split up track, cross country teams
By By Chloe Kiparsky Plaindealer intern 
October 23, 2024
The track and field and cross country athletes from Ridgway and Ouray who once were teammates now compete against each other. The split in the teams earlier this year means Ridgway and Ouray student a...
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News
County argues it must investigate harassment allegations
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
A harassment complaint against Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett has no merit and should be dropped, her attorney argued in a letter sent to Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli last week. Padgett's...
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Ex-administrator sought forgiveness of payment associated with housing loan
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
The Ouray City Council rejected a request Monday from former City Administrator Silas Clarke to waive the interest owed on a loan he received from the city two years ago to help him buy a house. Counc...
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By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
Ouray County commissioners are supporting the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office’s pursuit of a more than $100,000 federal grant to assemble an in-house Special Weapons and Tactics team with the aim of red...
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News
New feature could draw visitors, be used for competitions
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
Members of the Ouray Climbers Alliance are itching to get to work fundraising for improvements to a section of Rotary Park, planned to include an area for bouldering and a competition climbing tower. ...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: One of the things I love about working in local government at the municipal level is that we're completely non-partisan. The divisive politics found elsewhere in our government rarely rea...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: Vote no on Colorado Proposition 127 and let the qualified Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff dictate Colorado wildlife policy. If Proposition 127 is approved, and absent hunter pressure, m...
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