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Voters reject county public health tax
By Liz Teitz 
November 4, 2021
Ouray County voters turned down a request to raise taxes to fund the Public Health department, which would have been the first of its kind in the state. About 57% of voters opposed the 2 mill levy, wh...
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Ridgway soccer in familiar territory
By Mike Wiggins 
November 4, 2021
The Ridgway varsity boys’ soccer team finds itself in a good place — making a run in the Class 2A state tournament. The goal, though, is to get to a great one — winning another state title. The Demons...
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Ridgway school funding measures receive green light
By Carolina Brown 
November 4, 2021
Voters approved two measures for Ridgway School District on Tuesday, providing funding for school renovations and raising taxes for the district to retain teachers and preserve small class sizes, amon...
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Unofficial election results Nov. 2, 2021
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Unofficial election results Nov. 2, 2021
By News Staff 
November 2, 2021
As of 10:43 p.m. These are unofficial results. Ouray County general election results show Ouray will have a new mayor, Ridgway School District will be able to renovate its elementary school and Ouray ...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
October 28, 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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HONK FOR SCHOOLS
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HONK FOR SCHOOLS
By News Staff 
October 28, 2021
Sadie McCracken, an 8-year-old third-grader at Ridgway Elementary School, holds a sign supporting Ballot Issues 4A and 4B and yells at traffic driving by on Sherman Street on Oct. 22. About 50 people ...
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All board candidates back school measures
By Carolina Brown 
October 28, 2021
Support for Ridgway School District's ballot measures is something all the candidates for school board seats have in common. During two forums this month, the issue rose to the top and candidates gave...
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COVID straining Montrose hospital
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COVID straining Montrose hospital
By Liz Teitz 
October 28, 2021
Montrose Regional Health is reporting a surge of COVID-19 cases and record patient numbers in the Emergency Department, forcing more patient transfers and longer wait times. Instead of slowing down an...
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Virus cases worsen in county
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Virus cases worsen in county
By Liz Teitz 
October 28, 2021
Public Health Director Tanner Kingery sees the emails and the invitations: campaign events, gatherings, events urging people to “meet your neighbors post-COVID.” But from inside his office, any kind o...
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Trio of donors fuels school campaign
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Trio of donors fuels school campaign
By Mike Wiggins 
October 28, 2021
The committee advocating for the passage of a pair of funding measures for the Ridgway School District has pulled in more than $8,000 in cash contributions, fueled in large part by three significant d...
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Ballots due by 7 p.m. Tuesday
By News Staff 
October 28, 2021
Election Day is on Tuesday, and early ballot returns indicate 841 ballots had been turned in to the county elections office as of Wednesday morning, just over 18% of the total ballots mailed to regist...
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COVID surge taxes Montrose Memorial Hospital
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COVID surge taxes Montrose Memorial Hospital
By Liz Teitz 
October 21, 2021
Montrose Memorial Hospital is reporting a surge of COVID-19 cases and record patient numbers in the Emergency Department, forcing more patient transfers and longer wait times.  Instead of slowing down...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
By News Staff 
October 21, 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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Ouray mayor, council candidates part ways on variety of issues at forum
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Ouray mayor, council candidates part ways on variety of issues at forum
By Mike Wiggins 
October 21, 2021
Ouray Mayor Greg Nelson and City Councilor Ethan Funk presented disparate visions in their respective bids for the mayor’s seat during an Oct. 14 candidate forum, parting ways on issues ranging from ...
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County plans mask discussion
By Liz Teitz 
October 21, 2021
Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery asked county commissioners Tuesday to schedule a conversation about a mask mandate, prompted by a recent increase in COVID-19 cases. He didn’t recomm...
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City: Commissioner illegally renting
By Liz Teitz And Mike Wiggins 
October 21, 2021
A San Juan County commissioner is among the six property owners Ouray city officials claim are illegally operating short-term rental units within the city, according to records obtained by the Plainde...
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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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Ridgway girls run down state title
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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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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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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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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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