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By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
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    Ouray County schools celebrate graduation, with Ouray School graduating 12, Ridgway Secondary School graduating 20 students in the class of 2026
    May 27, 2026
    Ouray School graduation, photos by Erin McIntyre – Ouray County Plaindealer Ridgway Secondary School graduation, photos by Erin McIntyre – Ouray County Plaindealer
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    Governments push for better transit service
    County, city, town want OurWay shuttle to run more frequently, be more user-friendly
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    May 27, 2026
    Ouray County’s three local governments are calling for the OurWay shuttle to run more often and become more user-friendly. Local government leaders want the Montrose-to-Ouray service to run at least s...
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    County denies permit for disc golf tourney
    Log Hill neighbors complain about impacts; property owners claim they were 'trying to take the right steps'
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    May 27, 2026
    Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday denied a permit for a disc golf tournament on residential properties on Log Hill Mesa, after hearing further complaints from the public. Land Use Department staff...
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    Citizens petition city to pave Oak Street
    By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
    May 27, 2026
    A group of residents has petitioned the city of Ouray to pave Oak Street, claiming the work is needed to control dust, accommodate increased traffic and preserve an important thoroughfare for resident...
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    Award-winning ‘Lord of the Rings’ parody comes to Ouray
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    Award-winning ‘Lord of the Rings’ parody comes to Ouray
    'Fly, You Fools!' plays at the Wright Opera House Friday-Monday
    By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
    May 27, 2026
    You know the lines. Or at least you’ve seen the memes — and the myriad spinoffs of them. “One does not simply walk into Mordor.” “One ring to rule them all.” “What about second breakfast?” “You shall ...
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    Letters show small-town politics at its worst
    May 27, 2026
    Dear Editor: I found last week’s article about the letter-writing campaign that influenced Ouray city councilors to block Tamara Gulde from returning to the council after she lost her race for mayor t...
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    To change behavior, change infrastructure
    May 27, 2026
    Dear Editor: Two current local controversies are similar and could benefit from consideration of basic behavioral science principles. Both issues involve protection of people and public places from in...
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    Smear campaign against Gulde disappointing
    May 27, 2026
    Dear Editor: I am writing as a citizen of Ouray, a citizen who is very disappointed that we have among us a faction of folks who “organized” (or should I say “Orgrenized”) against Tamara Gulde and sen...
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    Will Super El Niño boost winter snow? Stay tuned
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    Will Super El Niño boost winter snow? Stay tuned
    By Karen Risch 
    May 27, 2026
    A “9,000 mile “freight train of warm water” — a Kelvin wave — “hundreds of feet deep” in the Pacific Ocean has surged eastward toward Peru since April. Scientists are monitoring its progress. Named af...
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    Looking Back
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    Looking Back
    May 27, 2026
    Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago May 26, 1966 Before Judge Harry Flora in County Court Tuesday, Thurman Grady Rohus, 3...
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    PREP ROUNDUP
    Reflection, projection as Ridgway girls’ soccer season comes to close
    By By Bernie Pearce Special to the Plaindealer 
    May 27, 2026
    Although the Ridgway girls’ soccer team’s run for a championship ended earlier this month in Westminster with a second round 6-1 defeat at the feet of the Flatirons Academy Bison, it was a season to b...
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