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Fence offer appreciated, but it doesn’t meet needs
By News Staff 
November 18, 2021
Dear Editor: Recently, Cedar Hill Cemetery was offered a gift of a white vinyl fence to be placed along the front of the cemetery. While the cemetery board turned the offer down for various reasons, i...
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An offer of thanks, a request to participate
By News Staff 
November 18, 2021
Dear Editor: What an honor to serve as a Ouray City Council member the past eight years. Thank you to those citizens that put their trust in me with their vote and allowed me to serve the city. Thanks...
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Need supplies? Dave Wood was your man
Need supplies? Dave Wood was your man
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
November 11, 2021
In the final quarter of the 19th century, Dave Wood was the supply chain guru for the Western Slope of Colorado. His local endeavors included freighting, roadbuilding, stage line operator, ranching, w...
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Birds of Ouray County: A hawk built for the cold weather
Birds of Ouray County: A hawk built for the cold weather
By Sue Hirshman 
November 11, 2021
All good things are wild and free – Henry David Thoreau I am always amazed and fascinated when I see the Rough-legged Hawk. This hawk is so different than other hawks. This beauty was seen on Oct. 24 ...
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Ouray County Woman’s Club
Ouray County Woman’s Club
By News Staff 
November 11, 2021
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...
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Fest offers two nights of varied films
Fest offers two nights of varied films
By Erin McIntyre 
November 11, 2021
Variety is the spice of the Ridgway Independent Film Festival again this year, with 27 short films presented across two nights at the Sherbino Theater. Film buffs who want to see the eclectic collect...
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Ouray Elks Lodge #492
Ouray Elks Lodge #492
By News Staff 
November 11, 2021
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...
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Kudos to public works crew
By News Staff 
November 11, 2021
Dear Editor: I had the chance to watch the public utilities team in action Friday afternoon and until late at night. The water line on south Pinecrest broke just past my house at about 2:30 p.m. and i...
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Cemetery beautiful as is
By News Staff 
November 11, 2021
Dear Editor: I am amazed that in this day and age that someone would want to erect a plastic fence — made from oil-based materials, even if recycled — around the Cedar Hill Cemetery or anywhere, for t...
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Thanks for backing schools
By News Staff 
November 11, 2021
Dear Editor: The members of the Citizens for Ridgway R-2 campaign committee would like to thank the voters of the Ridgway School District for the approval of ballot initiatives 4A and 4B. We are all i...
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No vinyl fence for cemetery
By News Staff 
November 11, 2021
Dear Editor: We support the Cedar Hill Cemetery Board decision to not accept the vinyl fence project. So many reasons: no plastic please, keep the natural setting, love the tree barrier, and we have a...
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A hunting trip that was ‘one for the books’
A hunting trip that was ‘one for the books’
By News Staff 
November 4, 2021
For the past 14 years, our family has engaged in the traditional act of hunting for elk. We are not trophy hunters. We only hunt to put meat in the freezer. Our grown kids return to the ranch to put h...
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A BOO-TIFUL DAY TO BE OUTSIDE
A BOO-TIFUL DAY TO BE OUTSIDE
By News Staff 
November 4, 2021
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RUNNERS REACH SEASON’S FINISH LINE
RUNNERS REACH SEASON’S FINISH LINE
By News Staff 
November 4, 2021
The team finished the season last weekend at the state meet in Colorado Springs, placing 13th overall out of 20 teams. There were 133 individual runners, and six local boys competed at the state meet ...
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Plaindealer reporting on county appreciated
By News Staff 
November 4, 2021
Dear Editor: We are so fortunate in Ouray County to have a first-class small-town paper in the form of the Plaindealer! Sadly many communities are losing their small-town papers every year. A small-to...
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Last chance for input on forest plan
By News Staff 
November 4, 2021
Dear Editor: There’s one week left to comment on the draft plan for the Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison (GMUG) National Forest. Whether you are a business owner, livestock producer, wildlife watcher, ...
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Accept free fence, Cedar Hill Cemetery
By News Staff 
November 4, 2021
Dear Editor: I represent the Perotti/Janes/ Dalpez families who have proposed to the Cedar Hill Cemetery Board to have a 5-foot white vinyl fence installed in front of the cemetery. Cost of the materi...
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Halloween theater back from the dead
Halloween theater back from the dead
By Carolina Brown 
October 28, 2021
Halloween events are happening this year in a more normal style with in-person theater performances in both Ridgway and Ouray. This year's offerings include two live performances – one in Ridgway and ...
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Ridgway chamber welcomes new director
Ridgway chamber welcomes new director
By Carolina Brown 
October 28, 2021
Residents who know Ashley Perkins’ friendly face from her time as a customer service agent at the Ridgway branch of Alpine Bank can now look for her in her new position as the executive director of th...
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New brand, new owners for coworking space
New brand, new owners for coworking space
By Carolina Brown 
October 28, 2021
Ridgway's coworking space has new owners, and they're hoping to foster a sense of community, connection and entrepreneurship in the newly branded Alt Space. Formerly called Proximity Space, Alt Space ...
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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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