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By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer

Small but mighty: Ridgway girls’ track and field secures first league title as independent program
Columns, Feature
Small but mighty: Ridgway girls’ track and field secures first league title as independent program
In high school track and field, athletes are limited to competing in four events. It’s a way to ensure competitive balance, limit wear and tear on ath...
May 7, 2025
Soccer finishing season with strong kick
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Soccer finishing season with strong kick
After a 4-0 victory over Bayfield on Monday, the Ridgway High School girls' soccer team clinched a record of .500 or better for the eighth time in the...
April 30, 2025
Columns, Feature
As weather warms, so does Ridgway soccer team
It’s probably no coincidence that the Ridgway High School girls’ soccer team has heated up on the field as temperatures have warmed up outside. In the...
April 23, 2025
Sharing between soccer, track breeds success
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Sharing between soccer, track breeds success
It can be difficult for a coach not to oversee every aspect of an athlete’s training or competition during a given season. It’s also rough to juggle s...
April 16, 2025
Ridgway stands toe-to-toe with larger school
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Ridgway stands toe-to-toe with larger school
Editor's note: The Plaindealer is trying something new – publishing a sports column with information about local high school sports during the seasons...
April 2, 2025
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September 30, 2026
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Budget slashing begins
Board considers own pay cut, trimming staff, claiming leftover road paving funds
By By James Hanlon james@ouraynews.com 
September 30, 2026
Department by department, piece by piece, Ouray County commissioners worked toward cutting $1.5 million from the county’s draft budget at all-day budget sessions Sept. 23 and 29. Commissioners set a 1...
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Ouray sergeant’s job? It’s unclear
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Ouray sergeant’s job? It’s unclear
September 30, 2026
What does the only remaining police employee do for work? Nobody — including Matt Troxell — will say Each weekday, the Ouray Police Department’s sole full-time employee hops in an unmarked black and w...
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More squeeze, less juice: How proposed disaster relief sales tax compares with other communities
A smaller tax base means Ouray County is asking taxpayers to pay more money to generate less revenue
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 30, 2026
Ouray County’s proposed sales tax hike to fund future disaster relief would take more out of residents’ and visitors’ pockets to provide a substantially less plush fiscal cushion than other Colorado l...
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Bear breaks into restaurant, leaves
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Bear breaks into restaurant, leaves
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
September 30, 2026
A large bear broke into Full Tilt restaurant and was found the morning of Sept. 23. Those passing by the restaurant at 515 Main St. filmed the confused-looking bear standing tall and looking out the f...
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