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By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
Ouray Halloween 2023
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    UPDATE: Body of Ridgway man found in Chaffee County
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    UPDATE: Body of Ridgway man found in Chaffee County
    By Mike 
    October 28, 2026
    The bodies of a college student from Ridgway and another man were found Wednesday afternoon in Chaffee County, five days after they left for a weekend hiking trip and got caught in a snowstorm. Kaden ...
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    A well-deserved honor
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    A well-deserved honor
    By Erin McIntyre 
    October 28, 2026
    The Telluride Foundation is honoring Williams with its 2026 Volunteer of the Year award. Williams, who moved to Ouray in 1975, is a longtime volunteer and former Ouray city councilor. Her experience i...
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    News
    Cow Creek project fight heads to key hearing
    By Chart Riggall 
    October 28, 2026
    A Colorado judge will consider next week whether regional water managers have enough ground to stand on to pursue a plan to divert water from Cow Creek into Ridgway Reservoir, as a long-running battle...
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    News
    SMPA proposes fifth consecutive rate hike
    Trio of increases would raise access charge 27%
    By Chart Riggall 
    October 28, 2026
    San Miguel Power Association has proposed to hike its base monthly access charge for the vast majority of its customers from $33 to $42, marking the fifth straight year the power provider has sought a...
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    Agency warns of ongoing flood threats in burn scar
    By Chart Riggall 
    October 28, 2026
    A U.S. Forest Service survey of the Gold Mountain Fire says flooding and debris flows will likely continue to be dangers within the most severely scorched areas of the burn scar. A report released thi...
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    Ridgway college student missing after hike
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    Ridgway college student missing after hike
    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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    Plan to donate land for housing rescinded
    Home Trust withdraws Pleasant Valley project application
    By James Hanlon 
    October 28, 2026
    The Home Trust of Ouray County withdrew a request for a land use variance before county commissioners could vote to deny it at a hearing Tuesday. The variance would have allowed Martha Campbell to sub...
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    Letters
    Romero will be strong voice in Congress
    By Dave Ressler 
    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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    LETTER TO THE EDITOR
    Vote for Romero is vote for clean air, water
    By Ellie Kehmeier 
    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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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    City leaders bear blame for demise of Ouray PD
    By Richard Weston 
    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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    CORRECTION
    By Plaindealer Staff 
    October 28, 2026
    An article in the Oct. 22-28 edition, “County wants water users to take on reservoir lease,” misstated the amount of funds that Tri-County Water Conservancy District receives to operate and manage Our...
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