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Pool prices expected to climb
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Pool prices expected to climb
The city of Ouray is prepared to raise rates again at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Fitness Center, claiming the additional money is needed to fund c...
May 21, 2025
Sex assault trial may be moved, delayed
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Sex assault trial may be moved, delayed
The trial of one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in the former police chief's home could be postponed and moved out of ...
May 14, 2025
Skimpy snowpack slipping away
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Skimpy snowpack slipping away
The warning lights have been blinking for months. The city of Ouray postponed its annual Cabin Fever Day in mid-February for lack of snow on Lee’s Ski...
May 14, 2025
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Ouray nixes Denver firm’s lower bid
A Denver graphic design firm really wants to finish what it started and complete the design for signs to be installed at two Ouray parks.The Ouray Cit...
May 7, 2025
Signed, sealed, retired
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Signed, sealed, retired
On any other day — except Sunday, of course — they would flood her counter, a constant stream of people entrusting her with greeting cards for loved o...
April 30, 2025
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Ouray police exodus continues
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect the Ridgway Marshal's Office has hired a half-time deputy. ___________________ The city of Our...
April 23, 2025
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City retains lawyer in light of sewer problems
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City retains lawyer in light of sewer problems
Mayor says he doesn't think the city will take legal action, but firm will review potential defect claims
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 20, 2025
The city of Ouray will hire an attorney who could help potentially pursue legal claims against the contractors who built and equipped the city’s new $17 million wastewater treatment plant, which has b...
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Ridgway opens door for tourism marketing
Town follows through on plan to seek bids for services; chamber to seek to keep contract
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 20, 2025
The town of Ridgway is opening up a competitive process for its tourism and marketing services after years of handing the task to the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce. The shift toward a competitive p...
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Time to lower the speed limit on U.S. 550
August 20, 2025
Dear Editor: Hardly a week goes by without another fatal accident on U.S. Highway 550, it seems. Or am I just imagining things? Winter or summer, events conspire, someone dies and the road is closed f...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Revisiting postal history
August 20, 2025
Dear Editor: I read with interest Ms. Snowbarger’s column, “The West’s Unsung Heroes? Post Offices” in the Aug. 7, 2025, issue of the Plaindealer. Postal history, particularly that of Ouray County and...
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