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Letters
Where were the horses?
Dear Editor: Does anyone know where the horses and riders were in this year’s Ouray’s 4th of July Parade? The July 1-7, 2021, Plaindealer shows a pict...
July 7, 2021
News
Marshal continues search for missing man
UPDATE at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday: The search for Paul McElrea has been called off. According to county emergency responders, his body was found in the ar...
July 7, 2021
Ridgway marshal looking for missing motorcyclist
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Ridgway marshal looking for missing motorcyclist
The Ridgway Marshal's Office is looking for information about a Ridgway motorcyclist who was last seen leaving his home Monday night. Paul Mcelrea, 52...
July 6, 2021
News
Mountain climber killed in fall on Sneffels
Rescue crews on Saturday recovered the body of a man who died after falling while descending Mount Sneffels. The man was climbing by himself, had summ...
July 3, 2021
Richard B. Zortman
Obituaries
Richard B. Zortman
Richard was born to Horace E. and Gretta (Bethel) Zortman in Fowler, Kansas on July 26, 1938. He died suddenly and unexpectedly in Denver, Colorado on...
July 1, 2021
News
AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON A falling rock killed a construction worker in the Little Blue Creek Canyon area of U.S. Highway 50 on Tuesday, prompting an emergency closur...
July 1, 2021
A SACRED JOURNEY
A SACRED JOURNEY
Ridgway Mayor John Clark and Melanie Schambach look on as Diron Montgomery hugs Robyn Cascade of the Great Old Broads for Wilderness and gives her a b...
July 1, 2021
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO July 1, 1971 - Editorial: Everyone is prepared for crowds in town to help celebrate Independence Day in the American tradition. In Ouray,...
July 1, 2021
Thankful for revival of grand old dame
Dear Editor, My name is David Thorpe Wright. Two of my great great uncles, George and Ed, were responsible for the Wright Building and Wright's Hall (...
July 1, 2021
Show respect for flag
Dear Editor, Next week is our great Fourth of July parade celebrating the birth of our country. Always leading the parade is a color guard carrying th...
July 1, 2021
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Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
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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
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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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