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Superintendent finalists narrowed to 2
Superintendent finalist Tod Lokey answers questions from the Wood family at an informal meet-and-greet held outside the school on Saturday. Attendees wore masks to participate in distanced groups outside and met with Lokey, Tenille Wallace and Cindy Lystad, who later withdrew her application. Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer
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By Carolina Brown And Erin Mcintyre, on May 14, 2020
Superintendent finalists narrowed to 2

The Ouray School Board will choose its new superintendent from two finalists, after interviewing three and having one pull her application from consideration after she discovered that the spouse of a fellow finalist had already been hired by the district.

Current Ridgway Secondary School Principal Cindy Lystad told the board in an email she was rescinding her application after she met fellow finalist Tod Lokey’s wife, who introduced herself as the school’s new first-grade teacher at a...

Second Chance adopts new challenge in expansion
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Second Chance adopts new challenge in expansion
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
Humane society takes over Delta shelter, seeks to rehome more animals Second Chance Humane Society is adopting a new beast: another Western Slope animal shelter in Delta. The Ridgway-based nonprofit o...
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Staff criticizes commissioners
Survey: Workers satisfied with bosses
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
Ouray County’s employees are largely happy with their direct supervisors and department heads and dissatisfied with the Board of County Commissioners, according to a recent anonymous staff survey. Som...
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City reverses, will stick with sheriff for now
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
Council concerned about budget impacts from rebuilding police department The Ouray City Council is reversing course on rebuilding an independent police department, agreeing Monday to instead continue ...
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Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’
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Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’
Seeking help from city, nonprofit claims funding sources drying up as operational costs climb
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
The nonprofit organization that runs the Ouray Ice Park cautioned Monday that it has reached a crossroads, saying its operational costs continue to climb even as its funding sources are saturated. In ...
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Crystal bill passes House
Legislation to transfer reservoir to city moves on to Senate committee
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
A bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray is another step closer to becoming law after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed it on Tuesday. The legislation now awaits ap...
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Ridgway Library aims to boost access to resources
Board identifying other priorities in creation of strategic plan
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 3, 2026
The Ridgway Public Library is homing in on its priorities for future years in a strategic plan that the board of trustees aims to adopt this fall. Top priorities include broadening access to the libra...
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Medics, rescuers provided best of care
June 3, 2026
Dear Editor: A huge thank you to our incredible Ouray County Emergency Medical Services and our volunteer Ouray Mountain Rescue Team for taking such good care of me when I took a bad fall last Thursda...
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Advocacy is about preserving historic character, public health
June 3, 2026
Dear Editor: I was pleased to see an article in the Plaindealer about people exercising their right as American citizens to address their representatives via letters to City Council. It is obvious tha...
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A Plaindealer promise: to be human-powered
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A Plaindealer promise: to be human-powered
By Erin McIntyre 
June 3, 2026
We used to be able to say, “Seeing is believing.” Now we’re learning to be more discerning about images and videos we see posted online. We’re counting people's fingers in photos, looking for clues ti...
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Looking Back
June 3, 2026
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago June 2, 1966 Last week Dr. and Mrs. Lester Heidorn and Mostyn Lupher filed a complain...
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June 3, 2026
Camper, hay bales destroyed in fire A camping trailer and several hay bales were destroyed in a fire in the Pleasant Valley area west of Ridgway Sunday night. Firefighters from Ridgway and Ouray were ...
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