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May 10, 2023
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On the contrary, miners would have found humor in name
Dear Editor: “Nostalgia is denial....the name for this denial is golden age thinking - the erroneous notion that a different time period is better tha...
May 10, 2023
Ridgway residents missing in Saguache County
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Ridgway residents missing in Saguache County
UPDATE, 6:30 p.m. Saturday: Jennifer and Jeff have been found safe. Ridgway Marshal Shane Schmalz told the Plaindealer on Saturday that Saguache Count...
May 5, 2023
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NEWS BRIEFS
Man dies in snow plowing accident A Ouray County man died last week when he fell off a skid steer as he plowed snow off a neighbor's driveway, accordi...
May 3, 2023
Letters
Wildfire mitigation an urgent matter
Dear Editor: I'd like to thank the City and County of Ouray and the U.S. Forest Service for their recent efforts to address the potential of catastrop...
May 3, 2023
Letters
Eternally grateful for county medics
Dear Editor. We want to express our appreciation to Ouray County Emergency Medical Services and the entire Ouray community. As many of you may know, o...
May 3, 2023
Letters
Hot springs alcohol sales would have wide-ranging impacts
Dear Editor: “Should alcohol be sold at the pool?” It’s a question deserving consideration before offering an opinion. Action by city council, on this...
May 3, 2023
Letters
New business name in poor taste
Dear Editor. I'm deeply dismayed to hear there will be a new business in Ouray called “The Dead Canary." Ouray, along with many other towns in Colorad...
May 3, 2023
HURLS AND HURDLES
HURLS AND HURDLES
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May 3, 2023
Ridgway remains under boil water advisory
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Ridgway remains under boil water advisory
UPDATE at 9:15 a.m. Saturday: The boil order has been lifted, after lab results confirmed bacterial test results were negative. ______________   The t...
April 28, 2023
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Inmon sentenced to prison in sex assault case
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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
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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’
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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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