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RIDGWAY MARSHAL
  This is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Sept. 3 - 23, 2019. Anyone with information about these cases can contact the m...
September 25, 2019
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WESTERN SLOPE NEWS BRIEFS
SILVERTON - With beetle infestations devastating trees closer to Silverton, the Town Board on Monday voted to allocate $7,500 to treat trees at Molas ...
September 25, 2019
LOOKING BACK
From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago September 25, 1969 - More public opinion poll coupons and letters continue to ...
September 25, 2019
Fall: A time for arrivals (first frost) and departures (bears)
By Karen Risch May 30 to Sept. 26: Ouray’s 2019 growing season is now 120 glorious days and counting. Today is also the average date of the first fall...
September 25, 2019
Thanks to sheriff for support of local 4-H
Dear Editor, In all my years of attending the 4-H livestock auction at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, I have never seen any representation in the stand...
September 25, 2019
County needs to be more open on case
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, I attended the recent BOCC meeting. During the Call to the Public, Ms. James spoke to the handling of the Richard H...
September 25, 2019
New trash cans proving to be bear of a burden
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, In Ouray we have new garbage cans. I heard that some had been ordered but had to be returned. I do not know the rea...
September 25, 2019
Donations will allow for new firefighter gear
Dear Editor, What an amazing response! The Log Hill Fire firefighters and district board members asked for the community’s help in reaching a goal to ...
September 25, 2019
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BLM advisory panel meets next week
WESTERN COLORADO An advisory group that makes recommendations to Bureau of Land Management field offices in southwestern Colorado, including the Uncom...
September 18, 2019
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Youth program sets sights on cannabis
By Olivia Exstrum Special to the Plaindealer After recreational cannabis use was legalized in Colorado in 2012, the pot industry exploded, attracting ...
September 18, 2019
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Man arrested in Ouray by immigration enforcement officers
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Man arrested in Ouray by immigration enforcement officers
By Erin McIntyre 
August 7, 2025
Federal immigration officials detained at least one person in Ouray this morning, according to eyewitness reports which have been confirmed by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office. According to an eyewit...
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Fired federal rangers return to backcountry
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Fired federal rangers return to backcountry
Patrol, education duties look similar, only now county foots the bill
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
Kricket Olin pulled the side-by-side ATV over to a cluster of off-highway vehicles and leaned over the door, sticking her head in the neon helmet out the window. “Hi I’m Kricket, an alpine ranger with...
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Girl survives fatal accident
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Girl survives fatal accident
Three die in wrecks on Highway 550 on back-to-back days
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
An 11-year-old girl survived a car crash that killed two adults on Red Mountain Pass on Tuesday morning, after the vehicle she was riding in tumbled down a 320-foot cliff and landed on its roof in Red...
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Interim chief has first shot at permanent job
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Interim chief has first shot at permanent job
City administrator plans interviews, public meet-and-greet for Daric Harvey, whose contract is up soon
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
Interim Ouray Police Chief Daric Harvey will be given the first crack at the permanent police chief position through an internal interview process arranged by City Administrator Michelle Metteer. Mett...
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More than a scholarship
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More than a scholarship
Chang Chavkin scholars value support as first-generation college students
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 6, 2025
Andrea Peralta Villa was unsure how she would make it to college until the final few days before classes started, despite having a roommate and a nearly full-ride scholarship lined up. She overcame th...
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