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Tim Spangler Special to the Plaindealer

A favorite new haunt: Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
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A favorite new haunt: Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
Editor's note: Log Hill resident Tim Spangler submitted our latest feature in an occasional series called "Road Trip," meant to highlight places and f...
April 2, 2025
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Road Trip: Avoid fall color crowds — visit a ghost town
How often have you driven to see aspen color in September and been joined by throngs of people doing the same thing? Maybe you tried to go on a backco...
September 25, 2024
Road trip: Venturing inside the Black Dragon
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Road trip: Venturing inside the Black Dragon
Editor's note: Log Hill resident Tim Spangler submitted our latest feature in an occasional series called "Road Trip," meant to highlight places and f...
June 5, 2024
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Ridgway municipal election results
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Ridgway municipal election results
By Plaindealer Staff 
April 8, 2026
Ridgway will keep its long-time mayor and add a new face to its town council. According to initial election results from the town released late Tuesday, Mayor John Clark beat challenger Tia Mihelaraki...
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Ouray man killed in accident
By Plaindealer Staff 
April 7, 2026
A 34-year-old Ouray man died in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 550 south of Ridgway last night, which is still under investigation. Alixzander Thomsen was driving the Dodge Caravan, headed tow...
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Fatal accident under investigation
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Fatal accident under investigation
By Plaindealer Staff 
April 6, 2026
UPDATED STORY HERE: Ouray man dies in accident A fatal crash involving a Dodge Caravan and a Ford F-350 truck hauling a trailer on U.S. Highway 550 south of Ridgway tonight is under investigation. Acc...
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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
Town seeks payment of sales, lodging taxes; hotel calls lawsuit 'misguided'
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
The town of Ridgway is suing the owners of MTN Lodge over their plans to use the hotel as workforce housing for the next several years, aiming to suspend operations and demanding they pay lodging and ...
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Board rebukes commissioner
Niece, Nauer censure Padgett for secretly recording closed-door meeting
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
April 1, 2026
Two Ouray County commissioners publicly reprimanded their fellow commissioner after discovering she secretly recorded an executive session last week. Portions of the audio from that executive session ...
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