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Nancy Schroeder Liggett
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Nancy Schroeder Liggett
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
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
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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Cimarron Gathering Place opens with fanfare
By James Hanlon 
November 6, 2026
After months of planning, elder community members now have a place to gather during the week. The Cimarron Gathering Place is an age-friendly community center held most Tuesdays and Thursdays at the O...
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Cleared for takeoff
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Cleared for takeoff
Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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