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GUNNISON The benefit of the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to the surrounding area has soared in the last seven years, and that has cou...

February 12, 2020

Looking Back

50 YEARS AGO February 12, 1970 - Editorial: Is there any real good reason the gigantic trucks should continue to come ripping through town at speeds g...

February 12, 2020

Thanks to volunteers

Dear Editor: A big thank you to Sara Woodward with The Real Estate Store and Jeremy Tilton with the Full Tilt Saloon for their time, effort and great ...

February 12, 2020

Area well-suited for solar, wind power

Dear Editor: Did you know that almost everyone reading this letter is a member of the same club? Indeed, unless you are off the grid, you get your ele...

February 12, 2020

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Around The Region

GUNNISON A cultural establishment in Gunnison is the big winner as city leaders dole out an accumulation of marijuana money through this year’s grant ...

February 6, 2020

Utility bills go through roof

Dear Editor: In paying my City of Ouray utilities bill for 2020, I decided to glance at my receipt from the same services for 2015. My calculations sh...

February 6, 2020

Attack on councilor factually invalid

Dear Editor: Let's be totally transparent, the current “in” word. I am not a voting constituent of the city of Ouray. And I am not a close friend of E...

February 6, 2020

Good guy, but sheriff must go

Dear Editor: Lance FitzGerald and Jamie Johnson's relationship reminds me of a line from the song "Wingless Angels" by Bow Thayer. The line is not sui...

February 6, 2020

Sheriff behavior affects his office

Dear Editor: I want to thank Ron James for his letter about the sheriff’s recall in last week’s Plaindealer. It was enlightening to hear from one who ...

February 6, 2020

Kudos to Plaindealer for good work

Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to congratulate the two of you on the job that you have done since taking over our local newspaper. As a small c...

February 6, 2020

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Sheriff’s office takes on policing for city, meeting scheduled tonight

Another officer resigns from police department, leaving sergeant and administrative assistant

By Mike Wiggins

February 2, 2026

The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office has assumed full responsibility for law enforcement services in the city of Ouray after City Administrator Michelle Metteer reassigned the police department’s two rem...

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Onward and upward

January 28, 2026

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Town prepares for legal battle

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

January 28, 2026

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Ridgway Lodge LLC is the owner of MTN Lodge. Ridgway retains attorney after MTN Lodge owners say they won't pay taxes on long-term worker...

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County eyes budget cuts

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 28, 2026

Manager: Looking for ways to avoid cutting employees Ouray County leaders have loosely settled on wanting to cut $500,000 from the county’s 2026 budget, anticipating they will have more unexpected exp...

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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body

January 28, 2026

Ouray County's coroner is seeking help finding friends of a man who was estranged from his family and died at a Ouray hotel. Quality Inn staff found William Curio Jr., who went by Billy, in his hotel ...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines