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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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County hires finance director
By Plaindealer Staff 
June 10, 2026
An economist and finance strategist has been hired as Ouray County's chief financial officer. Ouray County announced this week it has hired Jason Schrock for the position and he will start in July. Ou...
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Primary ballots mailed to voters
By Plaindealer Staff 
June 10, 2026
Ouray County voters should begin receiving ballots in the mail this week in advance of the June 30 primary election. Most of the competition for the primary election is at the state and federal level....
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