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School renovation plans to be finalized
By Carolina Brown 
April 21, 2022
Ridgway Elementary is making preparations for major renovations over the summer and into next year. Several members of the architectural, design and construction teams met at a work session with the R...
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Pavilion renovations to start this spring at Top of the Pines
By Carolina Brown 
April 21, 2022
Stalled plans to remodel the pavilion at Top of the Pines, an open space preserve off of County Road 5 near Ridgway, are back in motion after a significant financial contribution from a private indivi...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
April 21, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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Stoppage rankles applicant
By Carolina Brown 
April 21, 2022
Ouray County has extended its moratorium on marijuana licenses again, a year after first halting its acceptance of new applications. The commissioners adopted another extension on April 5 before holdi...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
April 13, 2022
Ouray County businesses, nonprofits and government organizations are invited to inform local students about employment, community service and career options at the April 27 Ridgway Youth Volunteer and...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
April 13, 2022
GUNNISON Although it is likely the fire district will continue to operate without additional funding for a new facility this year, a decision to include the city into the district’s boundaries may hel...
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SMPA aiming to close Red Mountain Pass in early May
By Mike Wiggins 
April 13, 2022
The San Miguel Power Association is tentatively proposing to close U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass the first two weeks of May so it can finish clearing trees and other vegetation around its po...
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Man banned from contact with neighbors
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Man banned from contact with neighbors
By Erin McIntyre 
April 13, 2022
Editor's note: David Gottorff was arrested again on May 12, on a warrant for alleged felony stalking. The case involves the neighbors who obtained the permanent protection order preventing Gottorff f...
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ATHLETES RETURN TO GRAND JUNCTION
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ATHLETES RETURN TO GRAND JUNCTION
By News Staff 
April 13, 2022
Left, Kharis Weller of Silverton slings the discus at the Frank Woodburn Invitational track meet on April 9 in Grand Junction. She set a personal record in the 1600-meter run at the meet. Right, Vinn...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
April 13, 2022
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...
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Guide, Via Ferrata operators clash over new regulations
By Mike Wiggins 
April 13, 2022
The owner of a Ouray guide service and the operators of the Ouray Via Ferrata are butting heads over new regulations that will boost the level of certifications commercial guides must possess if they ...
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City collects fines from illegal rentals
By Liz Teitz 
April 13, 2022
The city of Ouray has collected more than $16,000 in fines and back taxes from three illegal short-term rental operators, and is working to collect payment from two additional owners, including a San ...
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Plaindealer honored with 13 journalism awards
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Plaindealer honored with 13 journalism awards
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
April 13, 2022
The Ouray County Plaindealer won 13 awards in the four-state Society of Professional Journalists' Top of the Rockies contest last weekend. The Plaindealer, competing in the "small newsroom" category ...
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Citizens pitch tax hike for sheriff
By Carolina Brown 
April 13, 2022
A citizen-driven initiative to ask voters to raise property taxes for the Ouray County Sheriff's Office has been proposed to county commissioners. Log Hill residents Richard Wojciechowski and John Nel...
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Ridgway mayor ready for the next decade
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Ridgway mayor ready for the next decade
By Liz Teitz 
April 13, 2022
From the side door of his home on Moffat Street, John Clark hands a laptop to a customer and begins explaining his work. He replaced the battery, he says, and updated some software, and while it won’t...
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COVID booster shot eligibility expands
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COVID booster shot eligibility expands
By Liz Teitz 
April 7, 2022
A state mobile vaccine bus will be in Ouray on April 16, returning to provide COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots to newly eligible groups. Second booster shots are now available for immunocompromised...
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SMPA moves to diversify power supply
By Mike Wiggins 
April 7, 2022
For the last five years, San Miguel Power Association leaders have been evaluating the rural electric cooperative’s contract with the company that provides virtually all of its electrical supply and w...
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Ouray to maintain cap on vacation rentals
By Mike Wiggins 
April 7, 2022
The Ouray City Council informally agreed Monday night to maintain the limit on short-term rental permits at 120, saying it’s premature to consider reducing that number and contending city officials ha...
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Old firehouse project moves forward
By Liz Teitz 
April 7, 2022
Construction on a mixed-use development surrounding Ridgway’s old firehouse could begin early this summer, and the first steps to move the historic jail from the property could begin as soon as next w...
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RUNNERS COMPETE AT INVITATIONAL
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RUNNERS COMPETE AT INVITATIONAL
By News Staff 
April 7, 2022
Left, Vinny Schierenberg of Ridgway passes to Roman Sackman of Ouray in the 4x400m relay during the Mickey Dunn Invitational in Grand Junction last week. The relay team placed sixth in the race. Righ...
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Ridgway girls run down state title
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Underwood elected mayor
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ELECTION 2025
Underwood elected mayor
Hart joins council, which needs to fill two spots
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray City Councilor Michael Underwood won election to the mayor’s seat Tuesday night, succeeding on a campaign that emphasized fiscal conservatism and a vow to fix what he perceives as a disconnect b...
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Property tax hikes pass for cemetery, fire districts
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters Tuesday night approved tax increases for the Cedar Hill Cemetery District and the Ouray Fire Protection District. A measure to increase the cemetery district’s mill levy from 0.33 mills to 1 mi...
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ELECTION 2025
Voters approve new county lodging tax
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Voters in unincorporated Ouray County approved a new 6% lodging tax that is expected to provide more than $182,000 in additional funding during a tight 2026 budget year and into the future. The measur...
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ELECTION 2025
Fagrelius, Meruelo win school board seats
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
Ouray voters have chosen two former educators to join the Ouray School Board, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Three candidates competed for two open seats on the school board,...
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