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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 24, 2020
50 YEARS AGO December 24, 1970 - Though the Ouray City Council had discussed plans to plow all sidewalks of the town with majority approval at its Dec. 7 meeting nothing definite had been decided. Bid...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 17, 2020
50 YEARS AGO December 17,1970 - Mrs. Evelyn Bates, Ouray school instructor, has won honorable mention as a Colorado Teacher of the Year for 1971. Mrs. Bates was born in Ouray and raised here. She grad...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 10, 2020
50 YEARS AGO December 10,1970 - Plans were made at the Ridgway Town Council meeting Monday night to build an ice-skating rink on school-owned property on the north side of town. Permission had been ob...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 3, 2020
50 YEARS AGO December 3,1970 - Two men were seriously hurt in an accident at the Camp Bird Mine, about 5 p.m. Wednesday last week, when an ore slab of about zoo tons fell on them as they worked at the...
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Joy of purpose: Celebrating the difference-makers
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Joy of purpose: Celebrating the difference-makers
By Jeff Pryor Alexandra Mitchell 
December 3, 2020
When we were on a book tour in New Zealand, we came across a country inn marquee advertising the “Best Muscles in the World,” green-lipped ones. We pulled in. Mussels (not muscles), beer and a band -w...
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Opinion
OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 25, 2020
YEARS AGO November 26,1970 - Dear Editor: Once again its winter in our beautiful town. Winter means snow and snow apparently spells trouble or at least causes problems. I live at the corner of Third A...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 19, 2020
50 YEARS AGO November 19,1970 - The Ouray Police Department received a report from the Highlander Center Monday morning that a specially dedicated United States flag, displayed on the laundromat’s wal...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 12, 2020
50 YEARS AGO November 12, 1970 - Called “the most intensive ecological study of its kind ever undertaken,” last week the Department of the Interior announced a new phase in the Bureau of Reclamation’s...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 5, 2020
YEARS AGO November 5, 1970 - Letter to the Editor: Dear Joyce: I have complaints. You are costing me money! Recent copies of The Plaindealer that have reached us show conclusively that you are violati...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 29, 2020
YEARS AGO October 29,1970 - Advertisement: Easy on the dry hards. Certain things have special importance in a woman’s world. A certain blouse. Delicate. Treasured. Feminine, as she herself is feminine...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 22, 2020
50 YEARS AGO October 22, 1970 -The Ouray County Sheriff's Office has been plagued with numerous trespass and night-poaching complaints from ranchers and farmers down the valley, who are even worse pla...
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Opinion
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
50 YEARS AGO October 15,197o - The spark of life breathed back into narrow gauge railroading in the Rocky Mountain West earlier this year is beginning to dim. Although no one is giving up hope, the ou...
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Opinion
Stock market gained more under Obama than Trump
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
Dear Editor: One of the leading issues in this election is the economy. Trump often brags that he has been responsible for the greatest economy in the history of our country. He often denigrates the e...
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Opinion
It’s time to let the Regional Service Authority tax expire
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
Dear Editor: We agree there are benefits to having medical providers in Ouray County. We also understand that the medical provider at Mountain Medical Center (MMC) is highly regarded by his patients, ...
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Opinion
Elections team takes jobs — and your votes — seriously
By News Staff 
October 15, 2020
Dear Editor, We are part of the Ouray County bi-partisan elections team responsible for processing your ballots. We are well-trained, and are required to follow state regulations to make sure every el...
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We mean what we say
Opinion
We mean what we say
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
October 7, 2020
Yes, we mean it. We have a letters policy and we’re sticking to it. Even during election season. Especially during election season. There’s a reason for our policy - we want to be consistent and fair...
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No matter the quality offence, be good neighbors
Opinion
No matter the quality offence, be good neighbors
By Erin Stadelman 
September 30, 2020
There is an older country Western song with a very well-known line in it that advises, “Don’t fence me in.” I believe the point of the song is to convey a need to roam free and choose one’s own path. ...
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Opinion
Isolation not realistic
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
Dear Editor: In a recent opinion piece, John Mitchell, the chairman of the Ouray County Republican Party, stated that, as his premise, "[t]hus, if people follow the first guideline about isolating whe...
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Opinion
Leadership valued
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
Dear Editor: On behalf of our family, we want to express our sincerest appreciation for the steady and capable leadership Ridgway School District board, superintendent, administration, and faculty hav...
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Opinion
Thanks to skillful, swift rescuers
By News Staff 
September 10, 2020
Dear Editor: On Thursday, Sept. 3, a group of four "gal" friends and I embarked on a backcountry hike on an unmaintained, come-and-go pack trail. While returning, one of the gals (Jen) took a fall on ...
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A visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Main, News...
A visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus
December 10, 2025
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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff
Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...
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Resident: Tax money should fund ‘creatives’
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
A Ridgway woman is proposing the town give "creative" residents a monthly, unconditional cash payment to encourage them to stay living and working in town. Ridgway resident Tia Mihelarakis proposed a ...
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News
Commissioner opposes change to cost-savings policy
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a minor change to the county's new cost-savings policy, citing unclear language as the reason she canceled her attendance at a statewide conference...
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News
County OKs budget, will diminish savings
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the county's disaster fund balance heading into 2026. Ouray County commissioners approved the county's 2026 budget during their regul...
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