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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....
May 12, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from May 2-9: MAY 2 Officer found a parking violation in the 500 block of ...
May 12, 2022
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POLICE LOG
The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from April 11-24. If you have information on any of the below active cases or...
May 12, 2022
A STRONG SHOWING IN IGNACIO
A STRONG SHOWING IN IGNACIO
[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-strong-showing-in-ignacio-gallery' view='carousel']Photos by David Emory — Special to the Plaindealer
May 12, 2022
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO May 11, 1972 — Numerous phone calls were made this week to the Plaindealer by people expressing their desire that the Ouray City Council ...
May 12, 2022
Opinion
CORRECTION
A story on Page 1 of the May 5-11 edition should have said there is a proposed permit system for hiking the Blue Lakes Trail. While the proposal does ...
May 12, 2022
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Plaindealer to add another Report for America journalist in June
We’re thrilled to announce we have another reporter joining our staff on June 1 – through the nonprofit Report for America program. Kylea Henseler is ...
May 10, 2022
Let’s share Miller Mesa year-round
Dear Editor: “This place was better when the Utes owned it,” you can often hear me lament. But they don’t anymore. We do. And ranches and towns and ho...
May 5, 2022
Keep heavy traffic to highways
Dear Editor: I had a conversation with a logging truck driver on April 22 concerning his bypassing Ridgway via county roads 24A and 24. I told him it ...
May 5, 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS
Ridgway chamber looking for volunteers The Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers to work at the Visitor Center this summer and fa...
May 5, 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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