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Opinion
CORRECTION
A story on Page 1 in the July 8-14 edition should have said the Ouray City Council in 2019 began subjecting to short-term regulations properties lease...
July 15, 2021
Opinion
Great visit tinged by disappointment
Dear Editor: My family and I spent the most memorable 4th of July of my life in your amazing town. Thank you, Ouray! One of the highlights was the wat...
July 15, 2021
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 15, 1971 - A major piece of business was transacted in the Ouray City Council meeting Monday night that may effect a considerable ch...
July 15, 2021
Opinion
Thanks from McElrea family
Dear Editor: On behalf of the entire family of Paul McElrea, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the friends who helped search for our be...
July 15, 2021
Crews responding to lightning-strike fire above Ouray
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Crews responding to lightning-strike fire above Ouray
UPDATE, 4 p.m. Wednesday The lightning-sparked fire on Twin Peaks Mountain has been named the Twin Sisters Fire, according to the U.S. Forest Service....
July 13, 2021
Ridgway man arrested for alleged indecent exposure, harassment
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Ridgway man arrested for alleged indecent exposure, harassment
A man accused of sending nude photos to women and allegedly harassing them with messages on social media has been arrested. Neill Chismire, 31, was ar...
July 8, 2021
Columns
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 8, 1971 - It would cost $1 million, assuming today’s price estimates of $200,000 per mile, to rebuild the five-mile stretch of U.S. ...
July 7, 2021
FESTIVITIES GO FOURTH
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FESTIVITIES GO FOURTH
[tecnavia_gallery slug='festivities-go-fourth-gallery' view='carousel']All the traditional Independence Day activities that were nixed by COVID-19 las...
July 7, 2021
LET THE GAMES RESUME
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LET THE GAMES RESUME
[tecnavia_gallery slug='let-the-games-resume-gallery' view='carousel']Top left: Cashton Hirt, center, competes in the gunny sack race on Sunday in Fel...
July 7, 2021
Letters
Fourth of July in Ouray exemplifies unity
Dear Editor, Another July 4, Ouray quintessential Old Time Independence Day celebration has come and gone. The town of 700 grows to thousands who enjo...
July 7, 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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