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OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Sept. 28-Oct. 3 SEPT. 28 Officer found a parking violati...

October 6, 2022

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LOOKING BACK

October 5, 1972 - EDITORIAL: If you intended to get to the Ouray city council meeting when the budget is being put together, forget it. It’s all over....

October 6, 2022

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CALENDAR & EVENTS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray....

October 6, 2022

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AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON In a unanimous vote, Gunnison City Council appointed city Finance Director Ben Cowan to serve as interim city manager during a regular meetin...

October 6, 2022

Addressing tobacco, vaping much needed

Dear Editor: A quarter of a century “Big Tobacco,” whose products were killing more than 400,000 Americans a year, appeared to be on the ropes. Cities...

September 28, 2022

Help monitor local bighorn population

Dear Editor: We hope you saw the Great Old Broads for Wilderness paid ad last week on the back page of this publication describing the risk to our nat...

September 28, 2022

Donors made reading program possible

Dear Editor: As the summer season has come to an end, the Ridgway Library just wanted to take a moment and thank Café a la Mode, Snowbirds and Colorad...

September 28, 2022

Appreciation for Plaindealer

Dear Editor: Congratulations to the editor, publisher and entire staff of the Plaindealer on the many awards bestowed on the paper by the Colorado Pre...

September 28, 2022

Thanks for student backing

Dear Editor: We would like to personally thank the Ouray County community for their generous support of the 22nd year of The Mount Sneffels Marathon-H...

September 28, 2022

Opinion

Let’s not screw up this chance to reduce climate threat

“In golden September with bright sunny days / The sky is clear and blue / The bee’s in the clover / Although summer’s over / I love September / Don’t ...

September 28, 2022

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News briefs

Bear Creek Trail to close temporarily, Ridgway chooses contractors for projects

By Erin

May 8, 2025

Bear Creek Trail to close temporarily The Bear Creek National Recreation Trail south of Ouray will close for reconstruction projects during the week until October, according to the U.S. Forest Service...

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Ridgway: Flagship home for Earth insignia?

Resident asks town to be first to fly planet's flag

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

May 7, 2025

It’s been planted in Antarctica, held up in the Himalayas and waved by conservationist Jane Goodall at a rally in New York City. But Ridgway could be the world's first place to formally adopt and fly ...

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Wolves arrive in Ouray County

Nonprofit aims to help ranchers as activity detected in NW corner

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

May 7, 2025

For the first time since their release in Colorado nearly 18 months ago, gray wolves have crossed into Ouray County. A Colorado Parks and Wildlife map tracing wolf movement between March 25 and April ...

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Log Hill district seeks to expand services

Fairway Pines Sanitation District could convert to metro district

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

May 7, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct an error. The previous version inaccurately indicated Paul Stashick is currently on the board of directors for the Fairway Pines Estates Property ...

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Board postpones guest ranch decision

Commissioners cite concerns about Gold Mountain Ranch, will consider permit again in August

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

May 7, 2025

A special-use permit application for a proposed guest ranch will come back to Ouray County commissioners in late August after county leaders asked the applicant to address more than 15 concerns. After...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines