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Budgets cuts not as deep as feared
By Carolina Brown 
June 11, 2020
Budget cuts to Ridgway School District from the state resulting from the COVID-19 induced economic downturn will not be as deep as the school board first feared. However, the district will still have ...
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CORRECTION
By News Staff 
June 11, 2020
A story printed in the June 4 edition of the Plaindealer on Ouray County commissioner candidates should have clarified that Steven Hilbert of Ridgway is running for commissioner here, not Steven A. Hi...
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Shipping delays slow fiber project
By Carolina Brown 
June 11, 2020
Phase one of the project to bring fiber optic cable from Montrose over Log Hill and into Ouray for a total of about 48 miles of new broadband is nearing completion - but a shipping delay has held up t...
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‘There was nothing that he missed’
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‘There was nothing that he missed’
By Mike Wiggins 
June 11, 2020
Peggy Lindsey was surprised when she received two bills for remodeling work on her condo this spring. It wasn’t the amount that caught the Ouray resident’s attention — $2,500 — but what the handyman w...
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Covid
Decision on opening event center, pool variance expected
By Carolina Brown 
June 11, 2020
Ouray County commissioners will decide next week when — and how — the 4-H Events Center will reopen, and will likely also consider a variance request for larger capacities to be allowed at pools. Even...
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Pandemic handcuffs sheriff candidate campaigns
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Pandemic handcuffs sheriff candidate campaigns
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
June 11, 2020
Justin Perry sits alone at a picnic table, scrolling through his phone, mask around his neck. Campaign literature and yard signs are spread out next to him, untouched. On this mild spring day, when n...
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Ouray joins national protests
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Ouray joins national protests
By Lizteitz And Erin Mcintyre 
June 11, 2020
Jordan Leo and Meg Kienapfel watched as protests erupted around the country, filling their social media feeds with outrage over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The 21-year-old students, who...
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On Guard, on assignment
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On Guard, on assignment
By Liz Teitz 
June 11, 2020
Their assignment came in the first week of April: head to Ouray to help the county with logistics and planning in response to the coronavirus pandemic. There were few specifics in place when Army Nati...
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Covid
Schools study options for fall
By Liz Teitz 
June 4, 2020
When students return to school this fall, they could undergo temperature checks at doors, attend on staggered schedules, and shift back and forth between in-school and online learning, under plans bei...
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Clash between mayor, chamber intensifies
By Mike Wiggins 
June 4, 2020
The war of words between Ouray Mayor Greg Nelson and the Ouray Chamber Resort Association escalated Monday when a chamber board member called on the mayor to resign and Nelson openly questioned how th...
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Challenges added to eateries’ plates
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Challenges added to eateries’ plates
By Liz Teitz 
June 4, 2020
As he walks through Ouray Brewery, owner Erin Eddy watches as customers touch countertops or grab the hand railings on the stairs. He notices when a bartender touches her face, or when someone adjusts...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
June 4, 2020
GUNNISON A federal judge has dismissed the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office as a defendant in a lawsuit brought by an elderly woman alleging use of excessive force. However, according to the attorney ...
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Covid
New state order allows pools to reopen
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
June 4, 2020
Pool operators are asking Ouray County to pursue a variance to allow more swimmers than a statewide limitation, to make opening more financially viable now that the state is allowing them to reopen. T...
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Turning tassels amid virus
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Turning tassels amid virus
By Mike Wiggins 
June 4, 2020
They came in Fords with green and white streamers tied to the door handles, in Dodges strung with flowers like entrants in the Rose Parade, in Jeeps festooned with gold foil balloon letters that spel...
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Commissioner races now contested
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Commissioner races now contested
By Carolina Brown And Erin Mcintyre 
June 4, 2020
Two more candidates have filed paperwork to officially enter the county commissioners’ races – and one will oppose incumbent John Peters and the other will challenge Democrat Jake Niece for term-limit...
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Ridgway man accused of child sex exploitation
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Ridgway man accused of child sex exploitation
By Erin McIntyre 
June 4, 2020
A Ridgway man who was registered as a convicted sex offender in Ouray County has been arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child. Richard “Butch” Karl, 66, was arrested Monday after the Ouray...
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COVID-19 has interrupted our lives. We want to know how it’s changed yours.
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COVID-19 has interrupted our lives. We want to know how it’s changed yours.
By Erin McIntyre 
June 4, 2020
I’ve found myself doing things I never because of this pandemic. At first it was mostly about isolation and sanitation. I washed everything to the point where my hands, left cracked and stinging, star...
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School leaders tribute to late volunteer
By Carolina Brown 
May 28, 2020
Ridgway School administrators paid tribute during last week’s board meeting to Rick Taylor, a beloved volunteer who died earlier this month. Taylor volunteered at every level of the district and was a...
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Virus concerns keep visitor center closed
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Virus concerns keep visitor center closed
By Mike Wiggins 
May 28, 2020
The Ridgway Visitor Center will remain closed for the rest of the year, with operators citing concerns about the health and •ƒˆ‡›‘ˆ‘ސ‡‡•™Š‘•ƒsafety of volunteers who staff the facility. The board of ...
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Back on the menu
By Erin McIntyre 
May 28, 2020
Colorado’s restaurants will be allowed to reopen at 50 percent capacity for in-person dining, with specific protocols, beginning this week This will be the first time they’ve been allowed to serve cus...
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‘I did it for the animals’
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‘I did it for the animals’
Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...
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Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...
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County hires deputy attorney, makes other transition plans
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray County commissioners have hired a new deputy county attorney and made transition plans for three other vacant county leadership roles. For varying reasons, four top-level county roles were vacat...
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SMPA’s rate structure is regressive
By Dear Editor: 
November 12, 2025
Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...
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