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By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
Ouray Halloween 2023
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    ‘I did it for the animals’
    Main, News...
    ‘I did it for the animals’
    Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    November 12, 2025
    Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...
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    Judge delays sex assault trial again
    Main, News...
    Judge delays sex assault trial again
    Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January
    By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
    November 12, 2025
    The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...
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    Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
    News
    Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
    Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status
    By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
    November 12, 2025
    Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...
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    News
    County hires deputy attorney, makes other transition plans
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    November 12, 2025
    Ouray County commissioners have hired a new deputy county attorney and made transition plans for three other vacant county leadership roles. For varying reasons, four top-level county roles were vacat...
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    LETTER TO THE EDITOR
    SMPA’s rate structure is regressive
    By Dear Editor: 
    November 12, 2025
    Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...
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    Letters, Opinion...
    A solution to prairie dog, wolf release issues
    By Dear Editor: 
    November 12, 2025
    Dear Editor: I’m surprised that no one has considered the fairly obvious solution to the wolf release issue and the Top of the Pines prairie dog problem. Release the wolves at Top of the Pines. Charle...
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    By Erin McIntyre 
    November 12, 2025
    I still can’t believe we own a newspaper. It feels silly to type that sentence. We’re almost seven years into being the caretakers of this community institution, publishing for 148 years. And yet, it ...
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    A civilized Thanksgiving at an uncivilized time
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    A civilized Thanksgiving at an uncivilized time
    By Carolyn Snowbarger 
    November 12, 2025
    Was the famed "Outlaw Thanksgiving" in Brown’s Park history or simply a tall tale? According to Ann Bassett, the "Queen of the Cattle Rustlers," it was a Thanksgiving feast for the ages, hosted by non...
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    County court judge suspended after reports of misconduct
    Judge suspended by state Supreme Court
    By Erin McIntyre 
    November 12, 2025
    A Seventh Judicial District county court judge has been suspended from his job by the Colorado Supreme Court after the state judicial commission investigated reports of judicial misconduct. San Miguel...
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    SEASON OF SHARING
    UpstART Theater
    November 12, 2025
    Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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    County adopts cost-saving policy
    By LIA SALVATIERRA 
    November 12, 2025
    Ouray County commissioners have adopted a new austerity policy meant to help save costs during a tight budget year. Commissioners started talking about reviving a similar 2010 recession-era policy las...
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