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Range wars marked turbulent time on West Slope
Opinion
Range wars marked turbulent time on West Slope
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
November 9, 2022
“Oh give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, Don’t fence me in.” 'Don’t Fence Me In' has been performed by Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Willie Nelson and others. This song was written by ...
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After a glorious October, winter lurks
Opinion
After a glorious October, winter lurks
By Karen Risch 
October 27, 2022
Ouray’s near perfect summer weather has extended its warm, sometimes wet reach into a glorious autumn. It helped that September 2022 was dry, sunny (15 days’ worth!) and warm with just 1.06 inches of ...
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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 27, 2022
50 YEARS AGO October 26, 1972 - Hunters keep the Sheriff’s Office busy, too. Ouray County Sheriff Art Dougherty reports that a doe and a license were stolen from the Jeep of a Mr. Frumm of Denver, whi...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 20, 2022
October 19, 1972 - The Woman’s Club of Ouray came out in strong opposition to the planned coal plant and mine in this area, at the last meeting a week ago. The club members at that meeting signed a le...
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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 13, 2022
50 YEARS AGO October 12, 1972 - Ouray County retail sales jumped from $407,000 to $617,000 for a whopping 51.6% increase over the same period in 1971, according to figures released by the Business Res...
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Let’s not screw up this chance to reduce climate threat
Opinion
Let’s not screw up this chance to reduce climate threat
By News Staff 
September 28, 2022
“In golden September with bright sunny days / The sky is clear and blue / The bee’s in the clover / Although summer’s over / I love September / Don’t you?” — A song from my childhood played in my mind...
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Our subscription rates are changing. Here’s why
Opinion
Our subscription rates are changing. Here’s why
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
Everything costs more these days. We've all seen fuel surcharges added for delivery, trash pickup and other services. Increased fees for restaurant tabs, sometimes for food cost increases or to boost...
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Opinion
Advocate supports crime victims
By News Staff 
September 15, 2022
Dear Editor: In light of the recent sexual assault trial against John Warren, owner of Red Mountain Brewing here in Ouray, we think it is important that folks living in our community be aware of a loc...
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Opinion
CORRECTION
By News Staff 
September 8, 2022
An article published on Page 1 of the Sept. 1-7 edition of the Plaindealer about the Ridgway Fire Protection District should have included Capt. Tom Sisler and Lt. Adam Kunz as officers serving the vo...
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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
September 8, 2022
50 YEARS AGO September 7, 1972 - There has been a noticeable increase in interest and competition at the Ouray County Fair the past two years. This year, the growing interest was reflected by the larg...
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Opinion
Story Hour a success
By News Staff 
September 1, 2022
Dear Editor: The Ouray Public Library would like to thank our community, staff, and volunteers for an overwhelmingly successful Drag Queen Story Hour. With the help of our amazing community, we were a...
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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
September 1, 2022
50 YEARS AGO August 31, 1972 - It’s here! Ouray’s county ambulance is in town and ready to go. The brand-new Chevrolet Sentinel ambulance is an attractive bright orange and white, equipped with positr...
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Opinion
Federal legislation needed to prevent suicides, support care
By News Staff 
September 1, 2022
Dear Editor: September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. As a volunteer advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, I am calling on my members of Congress to pass legis...
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Opinion
Teaching to throw off norms counter to safe self-expression
By News Staff 
September 1, 2022
Dear Editor: While my opinion and world view hasn’t changed drastically as an adult, over the years I have adopted a coping mechanism of self-censorship in order to live peacefully with people who do ...
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Opinion
Celebrate the library
By News Staff 
September 1, 2022
Dear Editor: I celebrate our Ouray Public Library and the wonderful variety of services and programs it offers us! Ann Dettmer Ouray
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In Ouray and Midwest, it’s water, water everywhere
Opinion
In Ouray and Midwest, it’s water, water everywhere
By News Staff 
August 24, 2022
Summer is vanishing. Sunny days grow perceptibly shorter, nights cooler and longer, outdoor chores clamor for attention, school days begin. Rain and fog breathe autumn. By the second week of August, c...
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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
August 18, 2022
50 YEARS AGO August 17, 1972 - A Moab, Utah man was fined $250 in U.S. Magistrate Court in Montrose on Aug. 10 for unauthorized road construction within the Uncompahgre National Forest of Colorado. Da...
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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
August 11, 2022
August 10, 1972 - Kathleen Evans, 28, of Norman, Oklahoma died Tuesday afternoon as a result of injuries sustained early that morning while she attempted to rescue her 3-year-old son from a runaway Je...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
August 4, 2022
50 YEARS AGO August 3, 1972 - Used to be the only place you saw naked ladies in public around here was hanging over a bar here and there. Not these days. In the last week there have been several sight...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
July 28, 2022
50 YEARS AGO July 27, 1972 - Any significant increase in snowpack in the San Juan Mountains by cloud seeding will retard growth of some non-woody plants and could cause starvation among small animals....
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OPINION COLUMN: More remote governance undermines accountability
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OPINION COLUMN: More remote governance undermines accountability
By Plaindealer editorial 
March 2, 2026
A newly appointed Ouray city councilor who has attended just half of the board's meetings in person this year has asked fellow councilors to relax rules requiring councilors to attend meetings in pers...
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
Two years after launch, OurWay ridership has doubled. It’s unclear if grant money and matching local funds will help it keep running
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Georgia Evans greeted the bus driver with jugs of milk and water in her hands and boarded the 11-seater OurWay shuttle, headed home from work in Ridgway to Montrose. She noticed it was a different bus...
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Backcountry road closure eyed
County to shut off portion of Yankee Boy Basin to vehicles this summer due to environmental damage
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday directed staff to pursue closing an upper section of Yankee Boy Basin this summer to motorized traffic, in response to a resident’s request to reduce environmenta...
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Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
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Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
Doherty claims job keeps him out of town; council to decide whether to change cap on remote participation
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
A newly appointed Ouray city councilor who has attended just half of the city council’s meetings in person so far this year has asked the council to relax an attendance policy and allow him to govern ...
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Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
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Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
After spending more than $100K on branding, design and fabrication, council halts wayfinding initiative that could have cost up to $800K
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Large maroon wayfinding signs installed on Main Street in Ouray last summer, triggering protests from residents and business owners detesting their appearance and size, will soon be gone like they wer...
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