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Facts and their importance
Dear Editor: According to the Oxford Dictionary, a fact is known or proved to be true. The truth about events as opposed to interpretation. Connie Wur...
September 10, 2020
Opinion
Thankful for nourished minds, bodies
Dear Editor, Now that the kids are all back in school here in Ouray, I have had a moment to sit back and reflect on the happenings since everything sh...
September 10, 2020
News
AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON After more than a decade si nce its annexation, a new vision has formed on how to develop the 630~acre parcel east of the city known as Gunni...
September 3, 2020
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NEWS BRIEFS
Campground closed for construction Angel Creek Campground and Nationa l Forest Service Road No. 853.1A is closed for construction through Oct. 31. For...
September 3, 2020
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More room on the school bus
By Yesenia Robles Chalkbeat Colorado   As schools have started opening their doors to students this fall, and as others plan to do so soon, one more l...
September 3, 2020
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
SO YEARS AGO September 3, 1970 - The Plaindealer was informed this week of an accident that occurred August 15 in Ouray which was reported to be hit a...
September 3, 2020
Ouray County census participation lagging
First, the good news. Ouray County's rate of participation in the 2020 census is higher than the national count conducted 10 years ago. The bad news? ...
September 3, 2020
County should shift from masks to economy
Dear Editor: I notice county commissioners are continuing to discuss the wearing of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. I wish to point out that ...
September 3, 2020
Applauding the mask mandate
Dear Editor: I am writing in enthusiastic support of our local and state officials for taking public safety seriously and mandating masks to keep us a...
September 3, 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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