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Company seeks to expand fiber access
As Ouray County's $4.8 million effort to install high speed internet service lines between Montrose and the Ouray County Public Health Department near...
March 25, 2021
Fire bans sweep across region
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Fire bans sweep across region
Federal and local agencies moved swiftly and simultaneously this week to implement fire bans across Ouray County and the surrounding region, citing pa...
July 2, 2020
Ouray recreation climbs to new heights with Via Ferrata opening
Ouray recreation climbs to new heights with Via Ferrata opening
[tecnavia_gallery slug='ouray-recreation-climbs-to-new-heights-with-via-ferrata-opening-gallery' view='carousel']The long-anticipated Ouray Via Ferrat...
May 7, 2020
Law enforcement: Complaints will drive stay-at-home order
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Law enforcement: Complaints will drive stay-at-home order
Ouray County law enforcement officers say they are largely relying on the public to follow Gov. Jared Polis' stay-at-home order, rather than taking a ...
April 2, 2020
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A weekend full of pride
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A weekend full of pride
August 20, 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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Letters
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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Letters
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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