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GRIN AND BEAR IT
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GRIN AND BEAR IT
Photo by Denise Jones — Special to the Plaindealer This young bear decided to hang out in a cottonwood tree at Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on Saturday whi...
July 28, 2022
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 27, 1972 - Any significant increase in snowpack in the San Juan Mountains by cloud seeding will retard growth of some non-woody plan...
July 28, 2022
Let wildlife remain wild
Dear Editor: A much watched video was shown on TV recently of a man attacked by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. I had a lot of experience with b...
July 21, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from July 11-17: JULY 11 Deputy did a VIN inspection in the 200 bloc...
July 21, 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS
County seeks monkeypox vaccine Ouray County Public Health is preparing for possible monkeypox infections, though all nine active cases of monkeypox in...
July 21, 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....
July 21, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Although visitors poured into town to celebrate the Fourth of July, the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival and enjoy the Gunnison Valley’s pub...
July 21, 2022
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 20, 1972 - Wednesday afternoon about three o’clock, a truck tire tried to enter the Mary Lawrence home by the window. It broke the w...
July 21, 2022
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 13, 1972 - Ouray’s Chipeta Theater has been made totally safe for public use, and is again operating full blast. Damage to the exter...
July 13, 2022
Physical attack far worse than contraceptive distribution
Dear Editor: I would like to thank you for your balanced reporting in the article, "Free condom pops at parade draw ire." I can assure you the women’s...
July 13, 2022
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Ridgway girls run down state title
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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ELECTION 2025
Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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