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2019 Top Story No. 9: Ridgway water rate raises prompted ire
By Erin McIntyre 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 9 The town of Ridgway’s efforts to implement a new water-rate structure met vocal opposition from business owners, ultimately leading councilors to back off on commercial wate...
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Shed antler rules in effect
By Special To The Plaindealer 
January 1, 2020
Wildlife officials are reminding people not to collect shed antlers on all public lands west of Interstate 25 until April 30. These statewide restrictions are in place to protect wintering big-game an...
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2019 Top Story No. 4: Soccer team scores state title
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2019 Top Story No. 4: Soccer team scores state title
By Mike Wiggins 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 4 After tasting the sweetness of reaching the state playoffs three years in a row, only to chase it with the bitterness of losing in the first or second round each time, the R...
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2019 Top Story No. 7: Mine moves closer to production
By Mike Wiggins 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 7 The Revenue-Virginius Mine moved closer to reopening for commercial production in 2019, as its new owners added employees and announced plans to move the company’s headquart...
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2019 Top Story No. 3: Top leadership turns over
By Mike Wiggins 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 3 Local governments experienced turnover at the highest levels in 2019, as all three Ouray County law enforcement agencies received new leaders and Ouray and Ridgway hired new...
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2019 Top Story No. 8: Ups, downs mark Tourism Office’s year
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2019 Top Story No. 8: Ups, downs mark Tourism Office’s year
By Mike Wiggins 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 8 A roller coaster of 2019 for the Ouray Tourism Office began with the organization celebrating an infusion of additional funding and ended with the nonprofit heading into 202...
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2019 Top Story No. 6: County voters rejected road tax
By Erin McIntyre 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 6 After surveys of constituents indicated Ouray County residents were in support of a proposed tax measure to fund a series of roads maintenance projects, voters rejected the ...
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Medical district to ask voters to renew mill levy in 2020
By Olivia Exstrum 
January 1, 2020
The Mountain Medical Center in Ridgway has provided critical medical care for Western Slope residents for more than 20 years. Now, the future of healthcare in Ouray County might be in jeopardy, as the...
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County pushes for avalanche safety
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County pushes for avalanche safety
By Carolina Brown 
January 1, 2020
Ouray County commissioners and other county officials will take additional steps to ensure the public is safe and informed about avalanche mitigation work after hearing concerns from Ouray Silver Mine...
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2019 Top Story No. 5: Voters sweep new slate of city councilors into office
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2019 Top Story No. 5: Voters sweep new slate of city councilors into office
By Mike Wiggins 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 5 Ouray residents made it clear in 2019 they were ready for a change when it came to their elected representatives. Voters in November convincingly chose a new mayor and two n...
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Burglary spree ends in arrest by deputies
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Burglary spree ends in arrest by deputies
By Erin McIntyre 
January 1, 2020
A homeless man who allegedly went on a crime spree in Ouray County has been arrested and faces potential charges including burglary, auto theft and felony menacing. Kane Conner Berner was arrested in ...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
January 1, 2020
GUNNISON Proponents for two high school sports who have long advocated for their addition in Gunnison Watershed RE1J schools have reason to celebrate. Superintendent Leslie Nichols on Friday announced...
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2019 Top Story No. 2: Extreme weather challenged county
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2019 Top Story No. 2: Extreme weather challenged county
By Erin McIntyre 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 2 Mother Nature walloped the northern San Juans in 2019, first with record snowfall, then with record avalanches, which led to record snowpack and fears of flooding causing d...
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2019 Top Story No. 1: Ouray County Sheriff’s Office turmoil
By Erin McIntyre 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 1 The turmoil involving the two top law enforcement officers at the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office is the Plaindealer’s No. 1 story of 2019. Sheriff Lance Fitz-Gerald was sworn...
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2019 Top Story No. 10: Plaindealer sold to new owners
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2019 Top Story No. 10: Plaindealer sold to new owners
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
January 1, 2020
STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 10 In 2019, the Ouray County Plaindealer was sold to new owners, the latest in its 142-year history. Alan Todd and Beecher Threatt, who owned 550 Publishing, sold the newspape...
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Building inspector quit over duty reduction
By Mike Wiggins 
December 23, 2019
  Former Ouray Building Inspector Dave Doherty abruptly quit his job this fall after learning his position would be reduced from full-time to part-time next year. Emails obtained by the Plaindealer un...
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Cow Creek Fire marked by communication kinks
By Carolina Brown 
December 23, 2019
  County officials debriefed during a work session last week about the response to the Cow Creek Fire in October, to discuss what went well and what could be improved the next time a similar incident ...
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Putting numbers to a new school finance formula could prove challenging for state
By News Staff 
December 23, 2019
STATE OF COLORADO week plugging numbers into a proposed new school finance formula, squinting at a projection of a computer model to determine “whose cheese got moved.” The phrase — borrowed from the ...
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Optimism reigns at ice park amid grim climate forecast
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Optimism reigns at ice park amid grim climate forecast
By News Staff 
December 23, 2019
By Carolina Brown & Mike Wiggins For the Ouray Ice Park, whose existence depends upon sufficient water and temperatures consistently cold enough to cultivate and sustain the blue-hued walls of frozen ...
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CORRECTION
By News Staff 
December 23, 2019
A story in the Dec. 19-25 edition about a potential change in the Ouray City Council meeting calendar in 2020 should have said councilors plan to meet on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m., not ...
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Hickenlooper hears concerns from constituents
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Hickenlooper hears concerns from constituents
Loss of federal funds prompts requests for help with wildfire mitigation, water and more
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
August 29, 2025
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper encouraged Ouray County nonprofits and public officials to persevere, find ways to do more with less money and look for opportunities to change systems during moments of tu...
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Closures on Red Mountain expected for next few weeks
Five-hour closures scheduled Tuesday-Thursday for power line upgrades
By Erin 
August 29, 2025
Motorists traveling over Red Mountain Pass should expect lengthy weekday delays starting next week, as San Miguel Power Association continues to rebuild its power line on the pass. A roughly three-mil...
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Bears start packing on pounds
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Bears start packing on pounds
Wildlife officials urge residents to avoid attracting bruins as they seek food before hibernating
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Bears have entered the time of year where they seek food for at least 20 hours a day, trying to pack on the pounds before the first snow flies. The compulsive eating, called hyperphagia, helps prepare...
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Fatal crash on pass involved marijuana
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The driver of the vehicle that went off Red Mountain Pass on Aug. 5 had a significant amount of marijuana in his system, according to toxicology results from his autopsy. Tests showed 42-year-old Loui...
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City proceeds with plans to remodel city hall, police station
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The city of Ouray is moving ahead with plans to remodel a portion of the Ouray Community Center and a building across the street that will house the police department. City councilors earlier this mon...
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