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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
If elected, will Perkovich continue to ignore land use code?
October 9, 2024
Dear Editor: Why is county commission candidate Mike Perkovich allowed to display political signs that are out of compliance with the Ouray County Land Use Code? The regulation size for signs is a max...
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Letters, Opinion...
Can something be done about cattle?
October 9, 2024
Dear Editor: Every year about this time many of Ridgway's residents are kept awake all night listening to the distressing lowing of cattle. For whatever reason this happens so close to town, it is cle...
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Letters, Opinion...
Farewell and best wishes for county’s next poet laureate
October 9, 2024
Dear Editor: In 2019 the position of poet laureate was established by the Board of County Commissioners for Ouray and I was honored to be named the very first one! I have been pleased to serve the com...
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Letters
Theft of Trump sign won’t deter
October 9, 2024
Dear Editor: I expected it might happen. I hoped it wouldn’t happen. But sure enough it did happen. I posted a Trump/Vance sign (correct size and location), primarily to let the many other conservativ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
How can Ridgway help itself? Capitalize on ‘True Grit’
October 2, 2024
Dear Editor: The Plaindealer’s Sept. 26 story about the plight of Ridgway’s businesses got me thinking. The interstate highway system made travel faster — but at a price: Hundreds of small towns throu...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A nod to open-mindedness
October 2, 2024
Dear Editor: Driving around the county and the city of Ouray you will find two homes each with two political yard signs – one for Mike Perkovich and one for Kamala Harris. It struck me that this is ab...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A year after brain tumor surgery, thanks to community
September 25, 2024
Dear Editor: One year ago, on a Tuesday — Sept. 19 of last year — I faced the life-changing experience of brain tumor surgery. The tumor was massive and, thankfully, it was benign. As I look back on t...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
County vacation rentals ordinance is dense, rushed, vague
September 25, 2024
Dear Editor: When reviewing this latest short-term rentals ordinance from Ouray County, it’s hard not to feel concerned about its direction. The dense legal language could leave the average resident u...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
In Padgett, vote for experience
September 25, 2024
Dear Editor: Currently, Ouray County has a good balance of three commissioners who are taking on more challenging issues than ever before. It’s my opinion that Ouray County needs all three that have e...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
A request for another temporary property tax credit
September 18, 2024
Dear Editor: A year ago, I addressed the Ouray City Council regarding the approximate 65% increase in residential property assessments in Ouray County (published in the Plaindealer in July 2023). Base...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Where do Padgett, Niece stand on issues?
September 18, 2024
Dear Editor: Last July I sent the four questions listed below to the Ouray Board of County Commission candidates Padgett, Niece and Perkovich and also to Commissioner Nauer. Padgett, Niece and Nauer r...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Padgett shows fiscal control, responsiveness, dedication
September 18, 2024
Dear Editor: Recent letters and ads supporting Mr. Perkovich have asked “where did the money go.” The innuendo, of course, is that the current commissioners, and Lynn Padgett in particular, have done ...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
County’s short-term rental regulations fall short
September 18, 2024
Dear Editor: Many years ago before short-term rental regulations, I ran an STR. I self-managed, ensuring HOA guidelines were enforced. Many inquiries were denied because it wasn’t in the neighbor’s be...
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Letters, Opinion...
Celebrate lives, impacts of two Ridgway women
September 11, 2024
Dear Editor: With very little warning, Ridgway has just had its beating heart ripped cruelly from its tiny chest. We lost our patron saint and the poignant reason that many of us felt welcome when we ...
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Letters, Opinion...
County government hardly ‘bare bones’
September 11, 2024
Dear Editor: I thoroughly enjoyed the humorous letter from a Ridgway resident regarding commissioner candidates in Ouray County. I laughed out loud when I read about "our bare-bones county government....
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Padgett deserves your vote
September 11, 2024
Dear Editor: Lynn Padgett deserves the vote of Ouray County citizens. She is the most experienced commissioner and has a thorough knowledge of the key issues important to those of us who live in Ouray...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Perkovich provides fresh perspective for county
September 11, 2024
Dear Editor: As an unaffiliated voter, previous Democrat, I am voting for Mike Perkovich to become the next county commissioner for District 1. Mike does believe in the “... sanctity of the election p...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Where does Perkovich stand?
August 28, 2024
Dear Editor: The Democratic National Convention last week was remarkable for its open, optimistic and forward-looking messages. The convention was inclusive, charting a path forward for all Americans,...
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Letters, Opinion...
Angeles for State Board of Education
August 28, 2024
Dear Editor: I am writing to endorse Ellen Angeles for the District 3 representative to the State Board of Education. As a former teacher and principal for 32 years, I would like to see Ellen fill thi...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thanks to county for controlling dust
August 28, 2024
Dear Editor: I want to thank the county road department for the dust control method used this year on County Roads 23 and 17. The new material works very well and seems quite durable. I was somewhat c...
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Nine vying to fill two openings on Ouray City Council
Council will use ranked choice voting to select councilors
By Mike Wiggins 
January 2, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect council applicant Ashley Hineline's recent job change. The three-member Ouray City Council will have plenty of options to choose from when it deci...
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Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case
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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: BRIAN SCRANTON CONVICTED OF SEX ASSAULT
Years after acquittal, man gets prison in second case
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
December 31, 2025
Editor’s note: This story contains details about a sex assault case. Ten years after he was first arrested for alleged sex assault in Ouray County, a Ridgway man was convicted in another sex assault c...
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County endures year of resignations, infighting
News
TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: TUMULT WITHIN TOP RANKS OF COUNTY
County endures year of resignations, infighting
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
December 31, 2025
Ouray County government weathered a year of turmoil and transition in 2025, and ended the year hopeful that its new top leader would bring a fresh perspective and stability. County commissioners ended...
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After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval
News
TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: POLICE TURMOIL CONTINUES
After tear down and rebuild, agency again faces upheaval
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
December 31, 2025
After more than a year of turmoil that consumed 2024 and bled over into the first quarter of 2025, the Ouray Police Department underwent a complete tear down and transition under an interim police chi...
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Looking Back
Looking Back, Opinion...
Looking Back
By Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 
December 31, 2025
60 Years Ago December 30, 1965 What can we expect to happen to our pocketbook in 1966? Here are some clues gleaned from the 43rd Annual National Agricultural Outlook Conference held in Washington D.C....
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