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2019 Top Story No. 5: Voters sweep new slate of city councilors into office
Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer Greg Nelson shows Terry Butler the unofficial election results on election night, after returns were uploaded to the Ouray County Clerk's website.
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By Mike Wiggins, on January 1, 2020
2019 Top Story No. 5: Voters sweep new slate of city councilors into office

STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 5

Ouray residents made it clear in 2019 they were ready for a change when it came to their elected representatives.

Voters in November convincingly chose a new mayor and two new City Council members, providing a clear mandate for new philosophies and policies and a new direction compared to the previous council.

Retired engineer Greg Nelson easily won his bid to become mayor, garnering more than 75 percent of the votes (371) compared to longtime resident and Mayor Pro Tem G...

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Volunteer Voices: Bev and Jorg Angehrn
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October 9, 2024
I recently had a chat with my friends Bev and Jorg Angehrn about their longtime work with the Ouray County Food Pantry. Bev started volunteering with the original food pantry, which was under the ausp...
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October 9, 2024
OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Oct. 2-7: Oct. 2 Officer responded to the 300 block of Ninth Avenue for a bear call. Officer responded to ...
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City receives 21 applications for administrator job
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The city of Ouray and its consultant have received 21 applications for the city administrator job and will spend the next few weeks narrowing the group to a list of finalists. Interim City Administrat...
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By Joel Priest 
October 9, 2024
Joel Priest— Special to the Plaindealer Ridgway's Sophia Forrest (21) alertly swipes Telluride setter Lillyann Mahoney's errant pass back over the net for a quick point on Oct. 3, during the teams' se...
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October 9, 2024
Dear Editor: House District 58 has a very clear difference between the candidates who are running to represent us in the coming years. First, we have Kathleen Curry, whose previous service as a repres...
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