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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO April 20, 1972 — The Ouray County Chamber of Commerce has called a public meeting to air pros and cons of the proposed new junior college...
April 21, 2022
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO April 13, 1972 — Average family income was $7,245 in Ouray County, Colorado in 1969, compared with $9,555 for the state, according to a r...
April 13, 2022
Marijuana facilities don’t belong next door
Dear Editor: Did you know that Ouray County residents can have commercial marijuana grow operations right next door to you? You could also have: a mar...
April 13, 2022
To alleviate sheriff staffing shortage, how about volunteer help?
Dear Editor: I appreciated Mr. Nelson’s letter about staffing the Ouray County Sheriff's Office. I have a suggestion about the shortage of personnel. ...
April 13, 2022
Lt. Col. Melvin Dunn
Obituaries
Lt. Col. Melvin Dunn
Lt. Col. Melvin E. Dunn was born in 1923 in Fremont, Nebraska. Part of his early life was spent in Father Flanagan’s Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska. Upo...
April 13, 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS
Ouray County businesses, nonprofits and government organizations are invited to inform local students about employment, community service and career o...
April 13, 2022
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Although it is likely the fire district will continue to operate without additional funding for a new facility this year, a decision to inclu...
April 13, 2022
ATHLETES RETURN TO GRAND JUNCTION
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ATHLETES RETURN TO GRAND JUNCTION
[tecnavia_gallery slug='athletes-return-to-grand-junction-gallery' view='carousel']Left, Kharis Weller of Silverton slings the discus at the Frank Woo...
April 13, 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....
April 13, 2022
Thanks for memoir of Fries
Dear Editor: Our area tucked up in the San Juan Mountains is blessed with so many unique and interesting people, one of which was Bill Fries. Thank yo...
April 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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