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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

Obituaries

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

Yes to recall of sheriff â and to Ted Wolfe

Dear Editor: A “yes” vote, June 30, on the recall election of Sheriff Lance FitzGerald is the most important vote facing Ouray County residents. The c...

June 4, 2020

Main, News...

County turns attention to prairie dogs at 4-H Center

County manager insists on controlling rodents despite pushback from commissioner

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 17, 2026

Ouray County will control the prairie dog population at the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds. Ouray County Manager Antonio Mendez said he has yet to decide on a method, but that the end goal is contro...

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Gym members decry removal of free weights

City cites structural issues, will pursue short-term fix

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

June 17, 2026

The sudden removal of most of the free weights from the fitness center at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool has angered members who say the city eliminated one of the primary reasons they work out there. Cit...

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Town accepts grant to explore all-electric rules

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 17, 2026

The Ridgway Town Council has decided it’s willing to take a chance on a grant-funded public process in pursuit of an all-electric building code for new construction. Councilors unanimously voted on Ju...

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After hiatus, Ridgway to fly flag during Pride Month

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 17, 2026

Ridgway town councilors voted last week to fly the pride flag at Ridgway Town Hall for the remainder of Pride Month, after deciding not to last year. At a June 10 meeting, Councilor Polly Kroger reque...

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Library seeks money from city for expansion

State agency says local buy-in will improve chances of grant; council to consider funding request during fall budget talks

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

June 17, 2026

The Ouray Library District has asked the city of Ouray to contribute $100,000 toward its expansion, hoping to pair it with other funding from local and state governments. In a June 2 letter, which als...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines