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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON The Gunnison Watershed School District has released a plan to drop its mask mandate that could make indoor masks voluntary in early 2022, if ...
December 16, 2021
Season of Sharing: Voyager Youth Program
Season of Sharing: Voyager Youth Program
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
December 16, 2021
OURAY DROPS ROAD GAME TO RANGELY
OURAY DROPS ROAD GAME TO RANGELY
Ouray’s Kaden Nelson blocks a layup from Rangely during the game on Dec. 10. The Trojans lost their away non-conference game by a score of 39-20. The ...
December 16, 2021
Season of Sharing: Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
December 16, 2021
Opinion
Justice delayed is justice denied
Dear Editor: In January of 2020, John Warren of Ouray, owner of Red Mountain Brewery, appeared before Ouray County Court Judge Zachary Martin on a rap...
December 16, 2021
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO December 16, 1971 - Loads of trees and boughs moving on the highways remind us that Christmas will soon be here. All persons — even the f...
December 16, 2021
Opinion
Judge disregards alleged victim
Dear Editor: Last week, Judge Cory Jackson postponed – yet again – at the request of the defense, the trial in the case of defendant John Warren charg...
December 16, 2021
Avalanche mitigation work to close U.S. 550 for several hours
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Avalanche mitigation work to close U.S. 550 for several hours
Motorists brave enough to try to navigate U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass today should expect several hours' worth of delays. The Colorado Dep...
December 10, 2021
While many newspapers are shrinking, we’re expanding. But we need your help.
While many newspapers are shrinking, we’re expanding. But we need your help.
The front page of the Plaindealer today probably got your attention. Good. That was the idea. Sometimes we take things for granted. Your local newspap...
December 9, 2021
David W. Gillis
Obituaries
David W. Gillis
David was born in Miami, Florida, the second of six siblings. He graduated from Florida International University in Miami with a degree in accounting ...
December 9, 2021
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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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