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By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
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    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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    LETTER TO THE EDITOR
    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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