Canyon Ishikawa fights to hold off a Coal Ridge High School runner in the 4x400m relay in Montrose on March 12. Ishikawa placed second in the 400 meter dash, with a time of 54.84. Photo by David Emory.
TRACK SEASON OPENS
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Freshmen-laden Ridgway relay team captures state title
May 21, 2025
LAKEWOOD — Ariel and Natasha Hessler didn’t have the same level of confidence during the final baton pass for the Ridgway High School’s 4x800-meter relay team last week. Ariel expected to see Heritage...
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Wildlife officers, police urge residents, businesses to take precautions in light of early bear activity
May 21, 2025
A Ouray woman’s claim that she was attacked by a bear last weekend is prompting wildlife and law enforcement officers to remind residents and business owners to take steps to prevent future encounters...
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Third increase since 2022 intended to help fund capital needs
May 21, 2025
The city of Ouray is prepared to raise rates again at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Fitness Center, claiming the additional money is needed to fund capital improvements at the pool. Daily admission, ...
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Three vacancies still to fill after Ridgway resident selected
May 21, 2025
Ouray County commissioners appointed Ridgway resident Valentine Szwarc to the Planning Commission and rejected another applicant after advertising four board vacancies for nearly three months. During ...
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Federal funding changes could hit Emergency Management budget
May 21, 2025
Ouray County Emergency Management could lose onethird of its budget now that federal money supporting a state grant program may not be renewed. Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd told commissioners Tuesday ...
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May 21, 2025
Ouray County commissioners asked a consultant to revise its assessment of the county’s long-term facility needs to include more context and information on how to move forward. The 52-page feasibility ...
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May 21, 2025
Editor's note: During focus group discussions we held earlier this year, to gather feedback for our upcoming redesign of the newspaper, we heard from some Plaindealer readers that they wanted to see m...
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May 21, 2025
LAKEWOOD — Ridgway High School’s Sophia Forrest went from stressed to sick to one of the fastest Class 2A girls at the three-day Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jefferson County Stadiu...
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Councilors set aside concerns about precedent, say message aligns with town values
May 21, 2025
Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
May 21, 2025
Dear Editor: It was so nice to read the News Briefs in the Plaindealer. I, personally, prefer it when you have shorter, more concise, informative articles that don't contain confrontational subject ma...
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May 21, 2025
A story in the May 8-14 edition of the Plaindealer about the Fairway Pines Sanitation District's effort to convert to a metropolitan district incorrectly indicated sanitation district board Chairman P...
