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By News Staff, on August 18, 2022
Freshly paved roads appreciated

Dear Editor: I hope some of the road crews are reading the Plaindealer so I can thank them for the awesome new paving and striping, and such smooth, quiet roads!

They are working long, very hot days with hot road mix and hot equipment and dealing with some not-so-nice people. There were times when it was a bit inconvenient but I sure am enjoying the results!

Sue Husch Ridgway

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Ridgway college student missing after hike
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Searchers looking for Kaden Matsuda, s econd man near Buena Vista
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 28, 2026
Dozens of searchers spent a third day Wednesday looking for a college student from Ridgway and another man who went hiking in the central Colorado mountains last weekend and didn’t return. Kaden Matsu...
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October 28, 2026
Dear Editor: I am writing regarding a subject with which I am well familiar and about which I care deeply: health care. I am writing as a registered independent voter, and a former longtime and genera...
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Vote for Romero is vote for clean air, water
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October 28, 2026
Dear Editor: Let’s face it, we baby boomers are unlikely to see any significant reversal of global warming in our lifetimes. Which means more punishing droughts and heat waves, and more brutal wildfir...
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City leaders bear blame for demise of Ouray PD
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October 28, 2026
Dear Editor: The demise of the Ouray Police Department started with city leadership's decision to let former Interim Chief Daric Harvey patrol our streets for months without a full background check. D...
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City leaders bear blame for demise of Ouray PD
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October 28, 2026
The demise of the Ouray Police Department started with city leadership's decision to let former Interim Chief Daric Harvey patrol our streets for months without a full background check. During this ti...
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Will drenched fall give way to snowy winter?
By Karen Risch 
October 28, 2026
After a year of serious drought, anomalously wet weather blew into southwestern Colorado in September and October, riding on moisture-laden winds from several Pacific hurricanes. Raging rivers and flo...
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