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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON The results of a study commissioned by the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport put numbers to the throne of Coloradans and Texans who com...
December 1, 2021
Ouray County Performing Arts Guild
Ouray County Performing Arts Guild
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 1, 2021
Ouray Mountain Rescue Team
Ouray Mountain Rescue Team
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 1, 2021
Fortuna Tierra Club
Fortuna Tierra Club
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 1, 2021
A fight against violence, voter suppression
Dear Editor: The FBI recently reported that hate crimes have reached the highest levels in 12 years with a 25% increase in racebased violence last yea...
December 1, 2021
Help mayor, councilors with transition
Dear Editor: Holding public office was never, in and of itself, one of those life goals for me. My native space of service has always been more utilit...
December 1, 2021
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO November 25, 1971 - Intended For Last Week: Your reporter could not cover City Council Meeting Nov. 15. She was caught in a storm. Make t...
November 24, 2021
Kaye Don Lathrop
Obituaries
Kaye Don Lathrop
Kaye was born in Bryan, Ohio and grew up in Macomb, Illinois. He attended West Point Military Academy, graduating in 1955. He and Judith Green met whi...
November 24, 2021
Dog tests positive for leptospirosis
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Dog tests positive for leptospirosis
Ridgway Animal Hospital is advising its clients to check whether their dogs need a vaccine booster after a dog in Ouray County recently tested positiv...
November 24, 2021
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Heating cost assistance available to residents
Ouray County residents who need help paying their energy bills this winter can apply for assistance through a federally funded program. The Ouray Coun...
November 24, 2021
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
After careers in big cities and large governments, Antonio Mendez is shifting his perspective
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County is unlike most places Antonio Mendez has lived or worked before, and Mendez brings experience unlike the county has seen in two decades, or possibly ever. Ouray County’s new manager grew ...
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
Administrator cites concerns about training, liability; sheriff's office assumes full control of services in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administrative tasks, citing concerns about liability and ...
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County considers asking voters for tax hike in November
Staff to research potential funding measures for EMS, road and bridge; sheriff won't seek question this fall
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County leaders want to research and poll the public’s appetite for asking voters for more tax revenue, to raise additional money for the county’s Emergency Medical Services and the Road and Brid...
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Ridgway gets initial OK for $1.34M grant
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ridgway has received initial approval for a $1.34 million grant to help it explore an all-electric building code for new construction and help electrify municipal operations, to lower its carbon footp...
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
February 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
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