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                  Letters 
              
                              
              By News Staff              
              June 7, 2023
                          
              Dear Editor: I was recently honored, humbled and overwhelmed to receive an outpouring of deep sentiments, thoughtful gifts and heartfelt well-wishes for down-the-road at a retirement celebration on Fr...            
            
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              By News Staff              
              June 7, 2023
                          
              Dear Editor: I assume that almost everyone in Ouray County who owns property has reviewed their new tax assessments, shocking as they were. The county assessor was wise to send our warning notices bef...            
            
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              By Plaindealer Staff Report              
              November 1, 2025
                          
              The Ridgway High School girls’ cross country team is bringing a state title back to the San Juans. The six-person team won the Class 2A state title Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, capping a te...            
            
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              By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com              
              October 29, 2025
                          
              An estimated $51,000 in federal food benefits will no longer be available to 170 Ouray County households starting Friday. The monthlong federal government shutdown without Congressional appropriations...            
            
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                State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death            
            
              By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com              
              October 29, 2025
                          
              A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...            
            
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                Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state            
            
              By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com              
              October 29, 2025
                          
              The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...            
            
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                Ouray parks director had suggested limited sales at special events next year to generate revenue            
            
              By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com              
              October 29, 2025
                          
              The Ouray City Council rejected a proposal Monday to sell alcohol at three special events at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool next year, concluding the costs and risks outweigh the potential revenue. Parks ...            
            
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