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Marilynn Cossitt, 2, of Ouray, trick-or-treats as Princess Elsa from “Frozen” with her parents, Travis and Krysta, dressed as Sven and Olaf. The Sunda...

November 4, 2021

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NEWS BRIEFS

Voters approve Ouray library request The Ouray Library received 71% approval for its request to sustain funding that would have been taken away, if st...

November 4, 2021

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CALENDAR & EVENTS

ART SHOW: Ouray County Community Art Show at the Ridgway Library during normal hours. Nov. 12 through Jan. 12. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and ...

November 4, 2021

A BOO-TIFUL DAY TO BE OUTSIDE

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November 4, 2021

RUNNERS REACH SEASON’S FINISH LINE

The team finished the season last weekend at the state meet in Colorado Springs, placing 13th overall out of 20 teams. There were 133 individual runne...

November 4, 2021

Opinion

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO November 4, 1971 - Ouray, San Miguel and Montrose counties have come to an agreement to combine forces to obtain a full-time planner, who...

November 4, 2021

Plaindealer reporting on county appreciated

Dear Editor: We are so fortunate in Ouray County to have a first-class small-town paper in the form of the Plaindealer! Sadly many communities are los...

November 4, 2021

Last chance for input on forest plan

Dear Editor: There’s one week left to comment on the draft plan for the Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison (GMUG) National Forest. Whether you are a busi...

November 4, 2021

Accept free fence, Cedar Hill Cemetery

Dear Editor: I represent the Perotti/Janes/ Dalpez families who have proposed to the Cedar Hill Cemetery Board to have a 5-foot white vinyl fence inst...

November 4, 2021

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Unofficial election results Nov. 2, 2021

As of 10:43 p.m. These are unofficial results. Ouray County general election results show Ouray will have a new mayor, Ridgway School District will be...

November 2, 2021

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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge

Town seeks payment of sales, lodging taxes; hotel calls lawsuit 'misguided'

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 1, 2026

The town of Ridgway is suing the owners of MTN Lodge over their plans to use the hotel as workforce housing for the next several years, aiming to suspend operations and demanding they pay lodging and ...

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Board rebukes commissioner

Niece, Nauer censure Padgett for secretly recording closed-door meeting

By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

April 1, 2026

Two Ouray County commissioners publicly reprimanded their fellow commissioner after discovering she secretly recorded an executive session last week. Portions of the audio from that executive session ...

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Proposed merger could make fire chief highest paid official

Latest draft bases members' voting power on financial contributions

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 1, 2026

The current proposal to combine fire and emergency medical services entities in Ouray County could eventually make the new fire chief the highest-paid public official in the county and may base partic...

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Jury convicts mother in retaliation case

By Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins erin@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com

April 1, 2026

A jury has convicted a former Ouray woman of retaliating against another woman who accused her son of sexual assault in 2023. Jurors deliberated for about an hour on March 26 before finding Kristyn Tr...

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EMS moves overnight quarters with help from chamber grant

By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

April 1, 2026

Ouray County Emergency Medical Services is moving its sleeping quarters for on-call staff in Ouray into the former Public Health office location, with donations providing rent assistance. An EMT will ...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines