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Nancy Schroeder Liggett, 79, passed away on June 10, 2022, in Louisville, Colo. Nancy Anne Schroeder was the oldest child of Walter and Leora (Coleman...

June 30, 2022

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NEWS BRIEFS

Ouray man injured in head-on crash A Ouray man was among three people seriously injured in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 550 between Ridgway and...

June 30, 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....

June 30, 2022

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POLICE LOG

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from June 20-28: JUNE 20 Officer responded to an animal problem in the 700...

June 30, 2022

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AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON The Gunnison County commissioners gave a nod of approval for the Gunnison Country Food Pantry’s Food for Life expansion project, chipping in ...

June 30, 2022

HOLIDAY WEEKEND CALENDAR

[tecnavia_gallery slug='holiday-weekend-calendar-gallery' view='carousel']THURSDAY, JUNE 30 LIVE MUSIC: Mountain Air Music Series presents Band of Hea...

June 30, 2022

MILKING IT FOR ALL IT’S WORTH

The Wick family of Ridgway navigates the Uncompahgre River on Saturday in their homemade craft constructed of 164 oat milk cartons, during the Ridgway...

June 30, 2022

Opinion

CLARIFICATION

A story in the June 23-29 Plaindealer should have said Ouray County Assessor Susie Mayfield left the Republican Party after being told she could not s...

June 30, 2022

Opinion

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO June 29, 1972 - Mark Higgs, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Higgs of Fordyce, Arkansas, fell about 275 feet to his death, down the steep can...

June 30, 2022

Ballot measure should be narrowly defined

Dear Editor: The obvious simple solution to the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office’s long response times across the county and lack of back-up is funding n...

June 23, 2022

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Inmon sentenced to prison in sex assault case

By Erin McIntyre

June 5, 2026

A Ridgway man convicted of sexual assault by a Ouray County jury will spend at least four years in prison. Jeffrey Michael Inmon, 48, was convicted in a four-day jury trial in April. Jurors deliberate...

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Second Chance adopts new challenge in expansion

Humane society takes over Delta shelter, seeks to rehome more animals

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 3, 2026

Second Chance Humane Society is adopting a new beast: another Western Slope animal shelter in Delta. The Ridgway-based nonprofit organization officially took the reins of the Delta Animal Shelter on M...

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Staff criticizes commissioners

Survey: Workers satisfied with bosses

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 3, 2026

Ouray County’s employees are largely happy with their direct supervisors and department heads and dissatisfied with the Board of County Commissioners, according to a recent anonymous staff survey. Som...

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City reverses, will stick with sheriff for now

Council concerned about budget impacts from rebuilding police department

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

June 3, 2026

The Ouray City Council is reversing course on rebuilding an independent police department, agreeing Monday to instead continue to rely on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services...

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Board: Ice Park at ‘inflection point’

Seeking help from city, nonprofit claims funding sources drying up as operational costs climb

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

June 3, 2026

The nonprofit organization that runs the Ouray Ice Park cautioned Monday that it has reached a crossroads, saying its operational costs continue to climb even as its funding sources are saturated. In ...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines