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James “Jim” Dee Noble
Obituaries
James “Jim” Dee Noble
James “Jim” Dee Noble, 8o, of Evergreen, passed away October 24, 2020. Jim was born to Edith (Hanlon) and Howard Noble in Montrose, CO. Jim grew up sh...
November 12, 2020
Cheek leaving Ridgway Town Council
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Cheek leaving Ridgway Town Council
This week’s Ridgway Town Council meeting will be the last for councilor Tessa Cheek, who is resigning from the board as of Nov. 30 and plans to move t...
November 9, 2020
More virus cases tied to mine outbreak
Covid
More virus cases tied to mine outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Ouray Silver Mines has four new confirmed cases this morning. Two cases involve Ouray County residents – a man in his 20s...
November 6, 2020
Covid
New virus case detected in mine outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak at the Ouray Silver Mines has increased to five cases. A man in his 60s, who was tested on Nov. 2, has tested positive for the v...
November 5, 2020
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
YEARS AGO November 5, 1970 - Letter to the Editor: Dear Joyce: I have complaints. You are costing me money! Recent copies of The Plaindealer that have...
November 5, 2020
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Support efforts to manage, protect forests Dear Editor: I suspect many folks feel proud that an Englemann Spruce cut from the Grand Mesa Uncompahgre a...
November 5, 2020
Ferris Elwood “Rocky” River
Obituaries
Ferris Elwood “Rocky” River
Ouray native son and diehard baseball fan Ferris Elwood “Rocky” River rounded the bases and closed out the final inning of his life in Ventura County ...
November 5, 2020
News
AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Law enforcement officers believe a body found in the Black Canyon is of missing Western Colorado University student Walter “Kent” Jackson, 18...
November 5, 2020
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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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First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines

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