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By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
Ouray Halloween 2023
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    After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
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    After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
    Sporting nearly 30-year-old jerseys, pilot junior varsity team takes field, aims for long-term viability through fundraising
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    April 15, 2026
    Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Ouray County Baseball after the story was published. ...
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    Zero-waste policy draws public fire
    Council tables proposal for compostable, recyclable materials over concerns from business owners, community groups
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    April 15, 2026
    Ridgway town councilors tabled a draft “zero-waste” policy for events on town property after public backlash about how the rules would impact business owners and community groups. The proposal discuss...
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    Administrator sought info backing chief decision
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    Administrator sought info backing chief decision
    Records: Officers concerned about training
    By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
    April 15, 2026
    Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer sought input from neighboring law enforcement agencies about how they conduct background checks — after she decided not to hire Daric Harvey as the permanent ...
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    Track and field returns to Grand Junction
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    Track and field returns to Grand Junction
    April 15, 2026
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    County renews water lease for fourth year
    By LIA SALVATIERRA 
    April 15, 2026
    Ouray County commissioners signed off on an agreement Tuesday to lease and help pay for backup water to support the county’s irrigators for a fourth year. The lease secures a 2021 no-call agreement be...
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    Ditch users, county at impasse about culvert
    By LIA SALVATIERRA 
    April 15, 2026
    Editor's note: This story has been corrected to more precisely reflect the condition of the culvert the ditch owners want replaced. A group of ranchers from the West Arm Ditch Company is refusing Oura...
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    Sex assault trial delayed for third time
    By Mike Wiggins 
    April 15, 2026
    The trial for a man charged with sexually assaulting a then-17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a third time. Nate Dieffenderfer is now scheduled for an eight-day trial sta...
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    Planned EV chargers move to Visitor Center
    By LIA SALVATIERRA 
    April 15, 2026
    During an April 8 meeting, the Ridgway Town Council agreed to move a charging station planned for the Ouray County 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds to town property next to the Ridgway Visitor Center....
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    Padgett must put needs of county ahead of own
    By Dear Editor: 
    April 15, 2026
    Dear Editor: There is a need to acknowledge the recent revelations at the special Ouray County Board of Commissioners meeting March 30, where Commissioner Lynn Padgett first denied, then admitted to s...
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    Padgett’s health issues impact county functions
    By Carolyn Dresler 
    April 15, 2026
    Dear Editor: I read with concern and consternation the lead article in the April 2-9 edition of the Plaindealer relating to the March 30 public Board of County Commissioners meeting that resulted in t...
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    MTN Lodge shirking responsibilities to town
    By SUE HUSCH 
    April 15, 2026
    Dear Editor: The full page ad in the April 9-15 edition was interesting to me. In very large print we were given the town manager's email address, and told he and the Ridgway Town Council are out of l...
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