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Norma J. (Westlund) Clark
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Norma J. (Westlund) Clark
Norma J. (Westlund) Clark, 94, of Naperville Illinois, passed away January 28, 2021. Norma was born in Chicago, Illinois where she met and fell in lov...
February 4, 2021
Alfred John Rossi
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Alfred John Rossi
Al Rossi was one of a kind. Born at home in Ouray, Colorado, on the morning of June 30, 1936, he was the beloved only son of Levy Lucy Zanella Rossi a...
February 4, 2021
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CORE Act introduced
A coalition of Colorado congressmen has introduced the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, which would protect more than 400,000 acres of pub...
February 4, 2021
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Skiers buried in avalanche near Silverton
A group of backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche Monday in an area near Ophir Pass, called “the Nose,” at approximately 11,500 feet in elevat...
February 4, 2021
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Millions of dollars, thousands of cattle and ranches converted to development — these would be among the costs in the Gunnison Valley should ...
February 4, 2021
Opinion
An error in judgment
Throughout the course of the nearly two years we have owned this newspaper we’ve promised to you that when we get something wrong we’ll correct it — a...
February 4, 2021
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO February 4, 1971 - Editorial: President Nixon’s budget text included the message that the cloudseeding project here has provided “roe fir...
February 4, 2021
Batchelder, Peters served county well
Dear Editor: We would like to take this opportunity to thank Don Batchelder and John Peters for their faithful service to Ouray County. Both were good...
February 4, 2021
Try finding common ground with the GOP
Dear Editor: Regarding his paid advertisement in the Jan. 21-27 Plaindealer, Mr. Olivier has suggested that all Republicans are white supremacy racist...
February 4, 2021
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO January 28, 1971 - If the flu bug bedded you fora few weeks before the end of 197o don’t worry. If your employer kept you on the payroll ...
January 28, 2021
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Water restrictions exception, not rule
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
Crews working to plug old water well
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Crews working to plug old water well
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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