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Be part of the pool solution
September 6, 2023
Dear Editor: Over the last couple of years certain issues, particularly lower water temperatures, have caused a great deal of discontent among our citizens who have known and loved the Ouray Hot Sprin...
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Diligence required to preserve public access
August 30, 2023
Dear Editor: I read with concern your article in the Aug. 24 edition of the Plaindealer about an illegal gate installed on County Road 14 by a Ouray city councilor and disguised to appear to be an off...
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Questions for Ouray council candidates
August 30, 2023
Dear Editor: As relatively new part-time residents to Ouray, here are the top five questions I'd like our mayoral and city council candidates to answer: 1. How do you think we should address employee ...
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4-H, county fair offer abundant learning opportunities
August 23, 2023
Dear Editor: My name is Macey Cornell and I am going into seventh grade at Ridgway Secondary School. I recently finished my first year of 4-H raising lambs and chickens. I also crocheted a lamb in the...
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Meetings have been properly noticed
August 23, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: In a letter to the editor published in the Aug. 17 Plaindealer, Gillian Jacobson claimed that a Planning Commission hearing was “not held at the published framework f...
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Waterview affordable housing project needs more scrutiny
August 16, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: The Ouray City Council is using Planned Unit Development (PUD) rules for low-initial-cost, high-density subdivisions in Ouray. In front of the manufactured home build...
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We can help police do their jobs better
August 16, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: Originating in Philadelphia, the National Night Out annual community bonding festival originally included only law enforcement. But the one held in Ridgway earlier th...
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Fossil fuels’ play big role in forest fires
August 9, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: Forest fires in the West are burning with higher intensity than ever before due to rapid heating of the planet. Climate scientists have discovered that a big factor i...
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A threat to our right to vote
August 9, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: When Donald Trump tried to steal my right to vote in the 2020 election, I considered it the single most brazen attack on America in my lifetime. Nothing else comes cl...
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The dream of living in Ouray County is over
August 2, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: It all started during a 1994 family vacation, our first time in Ouray. My late wife, Liz, said to me, “Let’s retire here someday!” Sadly, she passed away in 2007. The...
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What are we getting with increased taxes?
July 19, 2023
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I retired to Ouray County in summer 2021 with the purchase of a home. I received a call today from the Ouray County Assessor's Office after scheduling a meeting with ...
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Kudos for a great Fourth
July 19, 2023
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: We are so lucky! Once again the Ouray Fire Department, the City of Ouray, and many volunteers and participants served up a wonderful Fourth of July holiday experienc...
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County needs to offer relief from property tax increases
July 19, 2023
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I appreciate your publication of thoughts about the impacts of our recent assessment and property tax increases. As the region becomes more popular, property values ...
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County should consider property tax break
July 12, 2023
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County should consider property tax break
By News Staff 
July 12, 2023
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Thanks to county for flying Pride flag
July 5, 2023
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Negligence lies with supplier, not taco shop
By News Staff 
July 5, 2023
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Thanks to county for flying Pride flag
By News Staff 
July 5, 2023
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Chautauqua homeowners invisible to Ouray City Council
June 28, 2023
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Blessed to stay in Ridgway
June 28, 2023
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Woman sentenced to probation in retaliation case
By Mike Wiggins 
May 8, 2026
A former Ouray woman was ordered Thursday to spend two years on probation for retaliating against a woman who accused her son of sexual assault in 2023. Kristyn Trujillo must also perform 96 hours of ...
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Drought conditions prime for insect infestation in county, experts warn
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
May 6, 2026
In some parts of Ouray County it may look like popcorn grows on trees. The milky, honey-colored pocks on the trunks of ponderosa pines and other trees signal efforts to fend off their attackers: bark ...
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Wildfire building rules trigger mix of compliance, skepticism
By By Mike Wiggins, Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
A state mandate requiring local governments to adopt stricter building rules to protect new and remodeled homes against wildfire has sparked varying reactions from elected officials in Ouray County. T...
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County policy would govern AI use
Manager: 'Folks want to feel we are doing our jobs, not delegating it to AI'
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
May 6, 2026
Ouray County commissioners want to regulate how employees use artificial intelligence when doing county work and limit cybercrime risk. Commissioners on April 29 looked at the first draft of an AI pol...
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Town to pilot zero-waste rules at concerts
Following strong pushback from businesses, nonprofits, board devises more relaxed regulations
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
The town of Ridgway's Sustainability Advisory Board will pilot “zero-waste” rules at the town’s summer concert series, while it continues to craft a broader policy to implement for all events on town ...
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