Daniel Schmidt


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Jeremiah Tilton grew up in Gillette, Wyoming, the son and grandson of coal miners. The industry characterized his childhood as his family scratched a ...
June 28, 2023

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Necessity is the mother of invention, and perhaps reinvention, too. After 134 years in business in Ouray, The Bon Ton Restaurant is no exception. Loca...
June 28, 2023
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Terra Malmstrom couldn’t believe her eyes. The postcard she received from the Ouray County Assessor’s Office said her off-grid 1,500-square-foot Earth...
June 28, 2023

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Hunting has always been in Andy Carrie’s blood. He learned how to hold a gun before he turned 10. He tells stories about rubbing shoulders with royalt...
June 28, 2023
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Ouray County commissioners approved on Tuesday an agreement to not sue Charles Cunniffe Architects and FCI Constructors for inadequate heating, ventil...
June 28, 2023

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[tecnavia_gallery slug='wildfire-risk-reduction-project-presses-on-gallery' view='carousel']Vast, thick fields of Gambel oak blanketed Dustin Mullins’...
June 28, 2023
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In-home child care centers open in Ouray, meeting big county need
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
It’s been nearly a year full of licensing classes, childproofing and dreaming up business plans. Ouray County’s much-awaited inhome child care providers are officially cutting the ribbon on their full...
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Officers can now earn extra pay more quickly, as administrator seeks interim chief relief
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
The city took its first step Monday night toward helping Ouray police officers who have complained they’re overworked and underpaid, approving a policy change that will allow officers to earn overtime...
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City offers Home Trust $100K to help buy triplex, add units
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
The city of Ouray will give $100,000 to the Home Trust of Ouray County to help it purchase a triplex and maintain it as affordable housing. City councilors unanimously approved a letter of intent on M...
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By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 5, 2025
Ouray County plans to purchase a new elections transparency tool that will allow people to review images of anonymous cast ballots online, so they can count them by hand and verify those votes. Ouray ...
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Board skeptical of proposal for 110-room hotel, rooftop restaurant, 30 townhomes east of highway
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
March 5, 2025
A developer’s proposal for nine acres of vacant land neighboring the RE/MAX building in Ridgway turned into a Planning Commission discussion on the best use for the parcel. Adam Waldbaum, who is worki...
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