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A story printed in the June 4 edition of the Plaindealer on Ouray County commissioner candidates should have clarified that Steven Hilbert of Ridgway ...
June 11, 2020
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO June 11, 1970 - An inebriated hitchhiker purporting to be John the Baptist was arrested on Highway 62 near Ridgway Sunday afternoon, June...
June 11, 2020
What is going on in Ouray County?
Dear Editor: Even though I have not lived in the City of Ouray for some time, I feel I still have a “connection” to the Switzerland of America. Over t...
June 11, 2020
Time to face, eradicate racism
Dear Editor: A white police officer calmly kills a handcuffed black man, forcing his knee into the other’s throat until he dies. This was not a rare e...
June 11, 2020
Vote yes for recall
Dear Editor: The Bipartisan Committee members, who successfully circulated the petition requesting a recall election for the county sheriff position, ...
June 11, 2020
Obituaries
Benjamin C. Kuehling
Benjamin “Benjy” C. Kuehling III was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 9,1938, the son of Maebelle and Benjamin C. Kuehling, Jr., and grandson of Wa...
June 11, 2020
Larry Leeper
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Larry Leeper
Larry Leeper of Ouray, CO passed away June 7, 2020 with his wife Alice lying at his side. Larry grew up in Farmington, II, graduated from the Universi...
June 11, 2020
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON A federal judge has dismissed the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by an elderly woman alleging use of ex...
June 4, 2020
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO June 4, 1970 - At Monday night’s meeting Ouray councilmen passed Ordinance No. 4, Series 1970 on first reading. The or dinance allowing t...
June 4, 2020
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Town to sue MTN Lodge owners
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Town to sue MTN Lodge owners
Council votes unanimously to pursue legal action over enforcing land use code, long-term housing at hotel
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
March 27, 2026
The town of Ridgway is suing the owners of MTN Lodge, demanding they continue to pay lodging taxes while using their hotel as workforce housing over the next four years. The lawsuit comes after months...
Sergeant slams city leaders
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Sergeant slams city leaders
Troxell claims council, administrator mishandled police department; sheriff offers to hire, train officers
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
March 25, 2026
The lone remaining sworn officer in the Ouray Police Department criticized city leaders Tuesday for their management of the latest round of turmoil within the department, claiming City Administrator M...
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