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Carol Lipton
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Carol Lipton
By News Staff 
January 5, 2023
Carol Lipton, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on November 22nd at age 80, following a seven-year battle with cancer. Carol died at home with family by her bedside. With her degree i...
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Joe Slawitschka
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Joe Slawitschka
By News Staff 
January 5, 2023
February 6, 1939-January 1, 2023 Joseph Slawitschka, 83, passed away, peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on January 1, 2023. He is survived by his love of 61 years, Anneliese, son Gary, daug...
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Arthur Dodd, Sr.
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Arthur Dodd, Sr.
By News Staff 
November 30, 2022
1928-2022 Arthur Dodd, Sr. passed away peacefully, age 94, surrounded by his family on October 19, 2022. He was predeceased by his parents, brothers, sister in-law, nephews, and niece. He leaves behin...
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Carrie Allison-Folga
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Carrie Allison-Folga
By News Staff 
November 30, 2022
April 2, 1982-November 12, 2022 On the morning of Saturday, November 12, 2022, Carrie Allison-Folga passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 40. Carrie was a beloved wife to her husband, Kevin, an...
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Marilyn Cipra Beall
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Marilyn Cipra Beall
By News Staff 
November 23, 2022
January 9, 1941-November 18, 2022 Marilyn Cipra Beall, of Ouray County, passed away at her residence after a short illness. Marilyn was born on January 9, 1941, to H. Eugene Bowman and Gladys R. Bowma...
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Anthony Dean Vallejos
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Anthony Dean Vallejos
By News Staff 
November 9, 2022
Dec. 24, 1964-Oct. 26, 2022 Anthony D. Vallejos, age 57, of Ouray, CO, passed away on October 26, 2022 in Phoenix, AZ, where he was residing for the past two years, of natural causes. Anthony was born...
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Jerry Donald Overton
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Jerry Donald Overton
By News Staff 
November 9, 2022
June 21, 1943-Nov. 1, 2022 Jerry Donald Overton, 79, passed on 1 November, 2022, in Montrose, Colorado. Jerry was born on 21 June 1943 to George L. and Lucille Baldwin Overton in Memphis, Tennessee. H...
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Gertrud “Trudy” Giels
Obituaries
Gertrud “Trudy” Giels
By News Staff 
November 2, 2022
Sept. 23, 1953-Oct. 26, 2022 Gertrud 'Trudy' Giels was born in the little country town of Hillesheim, Germany. She earned a degree in pharmacy, working first in a hospital setting as a pharmacist. She...
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Donna Jeanne Wade
Obituaries
Donna Jeanne Wade
By News Staff 
October 20, 2022
Jan. 21, 1949-Oct. 9, 2022 The lord has called our beloved Mother, Sister and Nana to Heaven and she will be greatly missed. We can rest knowing, that she will no longer be in pain, but in peace insid...
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Crosby Perry-Smith
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Crosby Perry-Smith
By News Staff 
October 20, 2022
Nov. 9, 1923-Sept. 23, 2022 Crosby was born in Cape May, New Jersey, the youngest of Oliver Perry- Smith and Agnes Adolph Perry- Smith's four sons. They grew up in Lake Placid, New York, and built a s...
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Jane V. Eaton Meiklejohn
Obituaries
Jane V. Eaton Meiklejohn
By News Staff 
October 13, 2022
September 3, 1930-October 4, 2022 Jane V. Eaton Meiklejohn was born on September 3, 1930 in New York City, the only daughter of John “Jack” Stafford Eaton, a two-time Oscar winning short-subject film ...
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Charles E. Wilson
Obituaries
Charles E. Wilson
By News Staff 
October 13, 2022
November 5, 1931-October 8, 2022 Charles E. Wilson, MD was born on Guy Fawkes Day, which delighted his English grandmother, in Canon City, Colorado on November 5, 1931 to Charles V. and A. May (McIlva...
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Diane Marie Larkin
Obituaries
Diane Marie Larkin
By News Staff 
September 28, 2022
Born April 22, 1936 in Grand Junction, Colorado. Diane Marie (Hunter) Larkin was preceded in death by her husband, James Larkin, and parents, Jess and Esther Hunter. Sister to three siblings: brothers...
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Elita Mallers Murphy
Obituaries
Elita Mallers Murphy
By News Staff 
September 28, 2022
The world lost an incredibly special lady, as Elita Mallers Murphy passed away on September 8th, 2022. It was a beautiful Colorado day. Elita was born April 26, 1930, to John B. Mallers and Elita Eliz...
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Darryl Wayne Luther
Obituaries
Darryl Wayne Luther
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
Aug. 11, 1962-Sept. 17, 2022 Darryl Wayne Luther was born to Eugene and Linda Luther on August 11, 1962. He grew up in Silverton, Colorado where after high school he married and had two sons. He had m...
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Patricia Mary Caldwell
Obituaries
Patricia Mary Caldwell
By News Staff 
September 15, 2022
Patricia “Pat” Mary Caldwell was born in Phoenix, Arizona on August 20, 1931. She passed away peacefully on September 9, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was a light in both her friend's and family...
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John Wilbur Delles Jr.
Obituaries
John Wilbur Delles Jr.
By News Staff 
September 8, 2022
June 4, 1948-August 26, 2022 John Delles, also known around town as “California John,” mistaken as “Dallas,” or affectionately self-labeled “Dull-ass,” passed away quickly this fall after living in Ou...
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Michael Bazin
Obituaries
Michael Bazin
By News Staff 
August 24, 2022
Michael Bazin passed away surrounded by family on August 6, 2022 at the age of 75. Mike was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He could fix anything, was a savvy businessman, and cared...
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Joyce “Joy” Wolf
Obituaries
Joyce “Joy” Wolf
By News Staff 
August 11, 2022
1927-2022 Joyce Wolf, who with her husband, Erving, amassed one of the most comprehensive private collections of American art, passed away August 7th, in New York City, surrounded by her family. She w...
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Doris Clark
Obituaries
Doris Clark
By News Staff 
August 11, 2022
July 26, 1928-August 5, 2022 The heart of our family closed her eyes for the final time on the morning of August 5, 2022. Doris (Dorie) Laverne Wood was born to Jess and Ann Wood in Ouray Colorado on ...
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
Volunteers saved an 11-year-old girl from the bottom of a cliff thanks largely to the skills of Mike Gibbs, who's made a career out of training rescuers
By By Nancy Lofholm Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
It took Mike Gibbs all of five seconds on that morning in early August to figure out it was time to execute one of the world’s most complicated rope rescues. A car had tumbled 320 feet off the edge of...
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Bills to give reservoir to Ouray debut in Congress
Administrator: City can afford repair expenses, which are still unknown
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
U.S. House and Senate bills to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray made it to subcommittee hearings in Washington, D.C. last week. Both bills are ...
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County spurns prairie dog control request
Commissioners say they're unwilling, unable to adopt restrictions; resident withdraws lawsuit threat
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week snuffed a resident’s request to require property owners to control prairie dogs, citing a legal inability and unwillingness to do so. At the start of a Feb. 11 work sess...
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Ridgway awards visitor services contract to chamber
February 18, 2026
Ridgway will hire the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce for $33,824 per year to support town marketing efforts. “RACC expressed confidence in its ability to execute the scope of work, based on many yea...
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Town approves measures to boost housing affordability
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved three measures at its meeting on Feb. 11 to boost affordable housing in the town. Ridgway applying for ADU grant Ridgway is applying for a grant that will allow it to...
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