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By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer on February 5, 2025
Manager faces criticism
Hunt 'crushed' after commissioners insist on improvement

Ouray County commissioners spent more than an hour Wednesday criticizing County Manager Connie Hunt’s job performance in the last year, saying they felt some recurring issues hadn’t been addressed, she wasn’t delegating work to her new deputy manager and she wasn’t moving the county forward, especially with technology.

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Ouray's new parks director seeks public collaboration to make most of city's jewels
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 5, 2025
Long after the early winter sun dipped behind Twin Peaks, after he filled the daylight hours contemplating grant applications and reviewing plans spread across a conference table, Joe Brown took the s...
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Ridgway bike trails to remain fee-free
BLM holds off on charging vehicles to park at RAT trails, will proceed with campground fees
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 5, 2025
Mountain bikers will continue to ride freely and free of charge on Ouray County’s Ridgway Area Trails, now that proposed day-use fees are off the table this season. The Bureau of Land Management’s Unc...
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Wild horses managed improperly
February 5, 2025
Dear Editor: I have been involved in the wild horse and burro issue for over 40 years. The best researched facts I have found are Craig Downer’s 2012 book, "The Wild Horse Conspiracy," and James Klein...
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February 5, 2025
February 7, 1975 – A sweeping new ordinance for the collection of garbage and trash that will affect every homeowner and business owner in Ouray was passed on first reading by the City Council Monday ...
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