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Mayor only candidate to receive donations
By Mike Wiggins 
October 21, 2021
Ouray Mayor Greg Nelson is the only one of the six candidates for City Council who has received donations in the Nov. 2 race so far, and he and Tamara Gulde, running for a council seat, have spent the...
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Laura Street closure to last 3 months
By Erin McIntyre 
October 21, 2021
Half a block of North Laura Street will be closed for about three months to accommodate construction for the town of Ridgway’s Space to Create project. The closure is motivated by safety reasons, acco...
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‘Our way to create affordable housing’
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‘Our way to create affordable housing’
By Liz Teitz 
October 21, 2021
As soon as Dolgio Nergui and Dan Hughes started looking at houses in Ouray, the problem was clear: without another income source, it wasn’t going to be doable. “When you’re buying a house here, you’r...
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RUNNERS TAKE AIM AT STATE
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RUNNERS TAKE AIM AT STATE
By News Staff 
October 21, 2021
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Log Hill grow license renewed with expansion
By Carolina Brown 
October 21, 2021
After a four-hour hearing Tuesday, Ouray County commissioners unanimously approved the one-year renewal of a marijuana cultivation license for a controversial grow facility on Log Hill. MS Support wil...
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Business owner wants to diversify council
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Business owner wants to diversify council
By Erin McIntyre 
October 13, 2021
From the time Josh Smith was rewinding tapes at his parents' video rental store when he was 12 years old and getting an internship at an architecture firm in high school to owning his own businesses, ...
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CORRECTIONS
By News Staff 
October 13, 2021
A story on Page 1 in the Oct. 7-13 edition should have listed Ouray City Council candidate Heidi Forbes’s first name as Heidi, not Heather. A news brief on Page 22 in the Oct. 7-13 edition should have...
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Journalism fundraiser offers documentary screening
By Special To The Plaindealer 
October 13, 2021
The critical importance of an independent free press to a thriving democracy and the vital role played by small-town newspapers will be center stage at a special screening of an award-winning document...
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Ballot tracking available again
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
October 13, 2021
Colorado voters will be able to track their ballots online again for the 2021 general election on Nov. 2. The Secretary of State's elections office initiated the program last year and the technology a...
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Businessman seeks to problem-solve for city
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Businessman seeks to problem-solve for city
By Mike Wiggins 
October 13, 2021
When Ouray residents lamented the fact that there was no place to wash laundry in town following the closure of a laundromat years ago, Jason and Amber Perkins built a laundromat at Ouray RV Park & Ca...
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Ouray County health tax would be unique in state
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Ouray County health tax would be unique in state
By Liz Teitz 
October 13, 2021
      Ouray County voters will be asked next month to approve a 2 mill tax to support the Ouray County Public Health Agency, an unusual approach in the state for funding the department. The tax would ...
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Unhappy with current council, business owner seeks new direction for city
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Unhappy with current council, business owner seeks new direction for city
By Mike Wiggins 
October 13, 2021
Tamara Gulde insists she wasn't planning on running for council herself. She spent weeks this summer visiting with other residents, encouraging them to run for one of the two available positions. Peop...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
October 13, 2021
GUNNISON The Western Power Area Administration, which provides 28% of Gunnison’s electricity, notified the city that they cannot meet the current demand for hydroelectric power due to low flows along ...
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Library tries to get ahead of possible cuts
By Carolina Brown 
October 13, 2021
The Ouray Library District is asking voters to head off potential losses to its revenue, should a statewide ballot issue pass. Ballot Issue 6A asks voters to approve an adjustment to the district's 1....
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Out of spotlight, artist says she’s ready to lead Ouray
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Out of spotlight, artist says she’s ready to lead Ouray
By Mike Wiggins 
October 13, 2021
Heidi Forbes has long been content to quietly operate outside the limelight. The various jobs and careers she’s held over the years have been away from the public spotlight. She’s quietly given her ti...
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Covid
Ouray School quarantines elementary class
By Liz Teitz 
October 8, 2021
Ouray School has quarantined the first grade class after a COVID-19 exposure, the first time the school has done so since classes resumed in August.  A member of the first grade cohort tested positive...
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Candidate, issue forum Oct. 14
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
The Woman’s Club of Ouray County will host a forum Oct. 14 involving the two candidates running for Ouray mayor and four candidates running for two Ouray City Council seats. The forum will be held at ...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 and every Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7 at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctua...
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
October 7, 2021
The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Sept. 13-Oct 3. If you have information on any of the below active cases or of any other incident that you have informatio...
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Council candidate field narrows as pair drops out
By Mike Wiggins 
October 7, 2021
Two Ouray City Council candidates have dropped out of the race, saying they want to focus their attention on addressing the city’s affordable housing crisis. Heather Toth and Aliyah Field told the Pla...
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Cimarron Gathering Place opens with fanfare
By James Hanlon 
November 6, 2026
After months of planning, elder community members now have a place to gather during the week. The Cimarron Gathering Place is an age-friendly community center held most Tuesdays and Thursdays at the O...
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Cleared for takeoff
Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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