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CR 5 situation shows some citizens ‘more equal’ than others
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
Dear Editor: There is a much larger, over-arching issue which is being missed regarding the situation on County Road 5. Are property owners behind the locked gate "more equal" than the rest of the cit...
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Columnist a true gentleman
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
Dear Editor: To all the readers who do or do not know the great Willie Richardson: You should know something about him from someone who does! There are always stories in the newspaper that sit righ wi...
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Something stinks on marijuana approval
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
Dear Editor: On May 25, 2021, the Ouray County commissioners approved Resolution No. 2021-017 placing a moratorium on the “acceptance of applications for a license and permit to operate any marijuana ...
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Thanks for upkeep
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
Dear Editor: A huge thank you to the Ouray road crew members who have beenworking day and night to clear our streets during and after the recent storm, including special support when I requested it. A...
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Offended? Don’t read the column
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
Dear Editor: I find myself saddened by the letters to the editor attacking Willie and Sandy Richardson (and yes, they were attacking Sandy, too). Obviously they do not have an understanding of cowboy ...
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Letters unfairly portrayed columnist
By News Staff 
March 3, 2022
Dear Editor: I’m writing this in response to the recent letters to the editor about me and my column that were authored by Jen Donovan and Robyn Cascade. I feel that these people's, and others', lette...
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Let’s hope this storm is a prelude to snowy March
Let’s hope this storm is a prelude to snowy March
By Karen Risch 
February 24, 2022
The clouds were the first giveaway. Nine days into a freezing start to February, the first of a warm series of four 45-plus degree days sported a few puffy, springlike clouds laced across an azure sky...
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Realtor opens new business
Realtor opens new business
By Carolina Brown 
February 24, 2022
Realtor Cathy Redmond, with 18 years of real estate experience in the Ridgway area, has opened her own real estate business, Redmond Realty, and looks forward to continuing to serve the Ridgway, Ouray...
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Montrose hospital to build new outpatient care center
Montrose hospital to build new outpatient care center
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
February 24, 2022
By the end of next year, Ouray County residents will be able to receive outpatient care at a new complex at the south end of Montrose. Montrose Regional Health, which changed its name from Montrose Me...
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Bill to combat business identity theft heads to House
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
February 24, 2022
A bill intended to combat business identity theft passed the Colorado Senate last week and is headed to the House for consideration. Senate Bill 34, a bipartisan bill that involves the collaboration o...
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Hotel, restaurant expand to take in views
Hotel, restaurant expand to take in views
By Carolina Brown 
February 24, 2022
The Ridgway Lodge and Star Saloon has changed hands on paper, but hotel developer Adam Dubroff is still there working nonstop to complete an expansion project in time for the summer season. The expans...
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Bouldering gym climbs into new space
Bouldering gym climbs into new space
By Carolina Brown 
February 24, 2022
The old Chipeta Theater building in Ouray is ready for its next act – and it's going to be different than anything it has ever featured before. Inside the Chipeta Emporium at 630 Main St., the old th...
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Sexual innuendos have real consequences
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
Dear Editor: I was dismayed to read a guest column in last week’s paper that denigrates women. Misogyny and patriarchy are, unfortunately, alive and well in Ouray County. I am infuriated and deeply di...
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No redeeming quality in column
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
Dear Editor: Seriously, does Willie Richardson really believe his column headlined "Thanks, Sandy for giving it one more shot" is in any way, shape or form appropriate? And yes, Erin and Mike, I under...
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Pay to play is unfair
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
Dear Editor: Last week's County Road 5 article mentioned that the friend of the court brief in the appeal misstated that a member of the public would have to pay $15,000 annually to use the public roa...
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City fumbles agreement with county
By News Staff 
February 16, 2022
Dear Editor: According to Ouray City Councilor John Wood, cancelling the city's 5-year planning agreement with Ouray County, just 19 days before the renewal date, is just "basic contract management." ...
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With current GOP, party of Lincoln is gone
By News Staff 
February 16, 2022
Dear Editor: What has happened to the party of Lincoln? The Republican National Committee recently voted to censure two outstanding Republican Congresspersons, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, over thei...
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Ouray sees nonexistent boogeymen
By News Staff 
February 16, 2022
Dear Editor: I read with interest and a little bit of consternation the article in last week’s Plaindealer entitled “City ceases planning pact with county." I was Ridgway’s mayor in 2001 when the Town...
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Kudos to local groups for going green
By News Staff 
February 16, 2022
Dear Editor: I’m not going to beat around the bush ... this letter is a plain and simple "shout out" to citizens and organizations and their energy initiatives that are working to green our local ener...
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Millions in investments show state hasn’t forgotten importance of agriculture
Millions in investments show state hasn’t forgotten importance of agriculture
By Barbara Mclachlan 
February 10, 2022
Traditionally, the Colorado Department of Agriculture doesn’t ask for much. When department heads annually visit the Joint Budget Committee, outlining their financial needs for the year, the departmen...
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
After careers in big cities and large governments, Antonio Mendez is shifting his perspective
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County is unlike most places Antonio Mendez has lived or worked before, and Mendez brings experience unlike the county has seen in two decades, or possibly ever. Ouray County’s new manager grew ...
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
Administrator cites concerns about training, liability; sheriff's office assumes full control of services in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administrative tasks, citing concerns about liability and ...
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County considers asking voters for tax hike in November
Staff to research potential funding measures for EMS, road and bridge; sheriff won't seek question this fall
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County leaders want to research and poll the public’s appetite for asking voters for more tax revenue, to raise additional money for the county’s Emergency Medical Services and the Road and Brid...
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Ridgway gets initial OK for $1.34M grant
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ridgway has received initial approval for a $1.34 million grant to help it explore an all-electric building code for new construction and help electrify municipal operations, to lower its carbon footp...
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
February 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
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