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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
Thursday, April 9 Adult craft night: making earrings out of old books, from 5:156:30 p.m. with the Ouray Public Library in the San Juan Room of the Ou...
April 8, 2026
Becky Duce
Obituaries
Becky Duce
March 17, 1965 – March 20, 2026 Rebecca (Becky) Susanne Duce passed away on March 20, 2026. She was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 17, 1965, to Ea...
April 8, 2026
Georgia Ann (Trujillo) Pesicka
Obituaries
Georgia Ann (Trujillo) Pesicka
April 19, 1949 – March 29, 2026 Georgia Ann Pesicka, age 76, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away at home on March 29, 2026, surrounded by family. Geor...
April 8, 2026
Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
Main, News
Ridgway sues MTN Lodge
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 susp...
April 1, 2026
Main, News
Board rebukes commissioner
Two Ouray County commissioners publicly reprimanded their fellow commissioner after discovering she secretly recorded an executive session last week. ...
April 1, 2026
Main, News
Proposed merger could make fire chief highest paid official
The current proposal to combine fire and emergency medical services entities in Ouray County could eventually make the new fire chief the highest-paid...
April 1, 2026
Jury convicts mother in retaliation case
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Jury convicts mother in retaliation case
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 ab...
April 1, 2026
News
EMS moves overnight quarters with help from chamber grant
Ouray County Emergency Medical Services is moving its sleeping quarters for on-call staff in Ouray into the former Public Health office location, with...
April 1, 2026
News
DA ordered again to turn over report in sexual assault case
Prosecutors have again been ordered to turn over to defense attorneys a report detailing some of the contents of a cellphone belonging to a woman who ...
April 1, 2026
Letters, Opinion
Time for Hurd to take climate change gravely
Editor’s note: The Plaindealer mistakenly published a previous letter to the editor from Ellie Kehmeier in last week’s edition. We are publishing the ...
April 1, 2026
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June 24, 2026
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County to pursue use tax
Likely ballot measure would raise money for roads, EMS
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
June 24, 2026
Ouray County voters likely will be asked this fall to approve a use tax on both new vehicle purchases and construction material purchases, with most of the tax dollars going to the county’s Road and B...
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Will fire authority ease insurance woes?
Experts say consolidation may not help homeowners gain, keep coverage
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 24, 2026
Home insurance experts say the proposed consolidation of fire and emergency services in Ouray County may not necessarily help homeowners gain and keep insurance coverage. Leaders of the possible conso...
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News
Celebration honors past, looks to future
Ranch History Museum marks 20th birthday Saturday with expansion preview
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 24, 2026
The Ouray County Ranch History Museum is celebrating its 20th birthday with a preview of what it wants to be when it grows up. During a celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 27, survey stakes and...
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News
Ridgway council seeks more efficient meetings
After recent heated tone, councilors emphasize preserving casual culture
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 24, 2026
Ridgway town councilors want to run meetings more efficiently while preserving the council’s casual culture. After trying out informal strategies to shorten the length of meetings, the council may con...
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