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Cleared for takeoff
Rowan Suppeland, 5, shows off his Navy Blue Angels pilot costume, flanked by his parents and supporting flight crew members, Brady and Becky, during Ouray's Trick or Treat Main Street event on Halloween. See more Halloween photos on Page 9. Photo by Erin McIntyre | Ouray County Plaindealer
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November 4, 2026
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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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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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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...
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Plan to donate land for housing rescinded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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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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