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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Let’s save Swiss Village
December 11, 2024
Dear Editor: Swiss Village is a small, thriving mobile home neighborhood with 20 homes on 3 acres on Oak Street in Ouray. The residents own the homes but not the land beneath them. Thanks to the owner...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Ignore climate warnings at your own risk
December 4, 2024
Dear Editor: Kamala Harris called climate change an existential threat in the campaign, but Donald Trump ignores climate science and declares it a hoax. He is in keeping with the Republican Party that...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Renters in crosshairs of city’s new parking ordinance
November 27, 2024
Dear Editor: The city's new flip-side parking restrictions carry a robust $150 fine, with no restriction of the hours of enforcement. It's a Catch-22. If you drive home from work on Monday and park on...
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Letters, Opinion...
What would it look like for Scranton to take responsibility?
November 27, 2024
Dear Editor: I was discouraged to learn last week of Brian Scranton’s “not guilty” plea in his current sexual assault case. According to Brian’s own text messages, the facts are not in question: He se...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Time to hold Scranton responsible
November 27, 2024
Dear Editor: Here we go again. By pleading “not guilty," Brian Scranton is dragging our community through another sexual assault case. By pleading not guilty, he affords himself the opportunity to ben...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Scranton needs to raise voice, plead guilty
November 27, 2024
Dear Editor: Thank you for your continued coverage of sexual assault cases. By highlighting these stories, you are playing a crucial role in educating the public and sparking conversations about this ...
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Letters, Opinion...
Vote for Padgett is vote for brighter, more sustainable future
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: I am writing to express my strong support for Lynn Padgett in the upcoming election in Ouray County. Lynn’s dedication to our community is unparalleled, working tirelessly—often around th...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
We need experienced official, hard worker like Padgett
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: According to information from the candidate forum in the Oct. 24, 2024, Plaindealer, Mike Perkovich and Lynn Padgett don’t seem to differ on much. Mr. Perkovich says he only “began paying...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
County road boss’s comments unfounded
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: We, the residents of Coal Creek Road, are compelled to respond to the article, “Complaint filed against commissioner," published in the Oct. 17, 2024, Plaindealer. My name is Daryl Trehal...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Financial data appreciated
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: Thank you, Jay and Jackie Lauderdale, for supplying the financial information in the paper these past few weeks; great information to help voters understand our financial context and chal...
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Letters, Opinion...
Padgett’s deep knowledge important
October 30, 2024
Dear Editor: I happened to be talking with incumbent Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett shortly after the rain/flooding event that occurred on Aug. 5. Being relatively new to Ridgway, I was not ev...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Prop 131 restores elections to people
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: One of the things I love about working in local government at the municipal level is that we're completely non-partisan. The divisive politics found elsewhere in our government rarely rea...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vote no on Prop 127 and let CPW dictate wildlife policy
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: Vote no on Colorado Proposition 127 and let the qualified Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff dictate Colorado wildlife policy. If Proposition 127 is approved, and absent hunter pressure, m...
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Thanks to Plaindealer for handling difficult job
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: We are writing to express our appreciation to Erin and Mike for their ceaseless commitment to the Ouray County community through excellent writing, timely topics and journalistic integrit...
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Letters, Opinion...
Why not assign Space to Create mural to local artist?
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: As I flipped through the pages of the latest Plaindealer, I was awed by the beautiful rendering of the planned Space to Create mural. My enthusiasm was immediately shattered as I began to...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
New high school unnecessary, wasteful
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: Many of us living on the north end of Ouray County are part of the Montrose County School District RE-1J (MCSD). This means we have the opportunity to vote no on the massive $395 million ...
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Letters, Opinion...
Padgett did best job of defining issues
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: My wife and I attended the recent Ouray County candidate forum sponsored by the Ouray Woman's Club, the League of Women Voters and the Plaindealer. We were glad to see that it was well at...
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Letters, Opinion...
Tax appeals expose problems in county
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: I was one of only 3 Ouray County residents who took their recent property tax valuations all the way to the State Board of Appeals. This followed unsuccessful attempts to resolve grossly ...
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Padgett among best of the best in state
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: It’s disturbing to watch from afar false accusations, October surprises and dirty tricks employed in local elections. Don’t be fooled. I served with Lynn Padgett in the state organization...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why moos the cow?
October 23, 2024
Dear Editor: Why moos the cow? For joy? For terror? To cast their vote for Ridgway Cow Mayor? Perhaps a moo of yearning for a long lost love, or a moo of sorrow for a pasture gobbled up by another art...
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...
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News
Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Article about Space to Create too negative
September 10, 2025
Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...
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