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LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO May 20, 1971 - Construction of the Silver Jack Reservoir on the Big Cimarron River will be completed this summer. The reservoir is fillin...
May 19, 2021
No tolerance for DUI
Dear Editor: I strongly believe that there should be zero tolerance for people who drive under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, regardless of “w...
May 19, 2021
Mask mandate sends wrong message
Dear Editor: In response to the group of emergency physicians call for continuing the local face mask mandate (April 29 Plaindealer edition), I have t...
May 19, 2021
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Gunnison County leaders celebrated the start of what will be a multi-million dollar overhaul to the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport t...
May 12, 2021
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NEWS BRIEFS
Trail clearing scheduled at Ridgway State Park Local residents are invited to help clear trails of brush and invasive weeds at Ridgway State Park on S...
May 12, 2021
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO May 13, 1971 - Passersby were rather interested and amused when work began Friday morning last week on the new “Youth Park,” on the Main ...
May 12, 2021
Celebrate Public Lands Day this weekend
Dear Editor: This Saturday, May 15, Coloradans will celebrate Colorado Public Lands Day. In May 2016, Colorado became the first state in the nation to...
May 12, 2021
Grateful for cemetery caretaker
Dear Editor: The Cedar Hill Cemetery District has operated the cemetery between Ridgway and Ouray for more than 100 years, with its last seven years o...
May 12, 2021
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Power outage hits Ouray
UPDATE, 11:38 a.m. Power has been restored. Utility officials attributed the service interruption to equipment damage. Crews made the repairs and re-e...
May 10, 2021
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AROUND THE REGION
GUNNISON Gunnison Valley irrigators can breathe a sigh of relief: Despite low snowpack and low reservoir storage, Uncompahgre Valley water users say t...
May 6, 2021
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‘I did it for the animals’
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‘I did it for the animals’
Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...
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Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...
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County hires deputy attorney, makes other transition plans
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray County commissioners have hired a new deputy county attorney and made transition plans for three other vacant county leadership roles. For varying reasons, four top-level county roles were vacat...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SMPA’s rate structure is regressive
By Dear Editor: 
November 12, 2025
Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...
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