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Ouray hires interim police chief
Daric Harvey visits with the public during a meet-and-greet for the three Ouray city administrator finalists in November. Harvey, who wasn't selected for the administrator job, started Monday as Ouray's interim police chief. Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer
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By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com on March 12, 2025
Ouray hires interim police chief
Previous city administrator finalist Daric Harvey to lead department

Four months ago, Michelle Metteer and Daric Harvey were vying to lead Ouray’s city government. Now they are working together to stabilize and restore public trust in the Ouray Police Department.

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As bird flu drives up egg prices, the Lancasters find growing their flock is, in fact, all it's cracked up to be
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Roosted on the stoop of their honor-code farm stand, Julie and Timothy Lancaster described how they accidentally became one of Ouray County’s largest commercially licensed egg farms. It all began with...
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BRINGING LYRICS TO LIFE
Local author partners with musicians to create 'Stolen Seasons' album
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Joan Shapiro poured a lifetime of experiences — unsuccessful love matches, mistakes made, lessons learned — into 251 pages when she published “Stolen Seasons: Observations, Poems, Lyrics and Rants” tw...
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Hurd backs federal workers during town hall
Freshman congressman: Bureaucrats need trimming, not boots-on-ground employees
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 12, 2025
Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd pledged support for rehiring fired federal workers, bringing the Bureau of Land Management back to the Western Slope and aid for Ukraine during a telephone town hall T...
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Four years after approving resolution, Ridgway has yet to appoint advocate for enforcement
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March 12, 2025
Four years after adopting a resolution declaring nature has rights, the town of Ridgway has yet to appoint an advocate to enforce those rights or create supporting policies with legal implications. It...
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