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Officer finds new career in familiar place
Officer finds new career in familiar place
By Mike Wiggins 
February 12, 2020
Everywhere he looked — in the classroom, out on the driving course, at the shooting range — Casey Canfield saw youth. Not that he was some over-the-hill trainee who didn’t belong. Not by any means. B...
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State: Feeding big-game wildlife selfish, illegal
State: Feeding big-game wildlife selfish, illegal
By Special To The Plaindealer 
February 12, 2020
Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds citizens that big-game wildlife does not need our help to get through a winter and that feeding them is not only illegal, but does more harm than good. The annual r...
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Looking Back
By News Staff 
February 12, 2020
50 YEARS AGO February 12, 1970 - Editorial: Is there any real good reason the gigantic trucks should continue to come ripping through town at speeds greatly in excess of the posted limit? Coming from ...
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Thanks to volunteers
By News Staff 
February 12, 2020
Dear Editor: A big thank you to Sara Woodward with The Real Estate Store and Jeremy Tilton with the Full Tilt Saloon for their time, effort and great organization of this year's Beer Garden at the 202...
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Area well-suited for solar, wind power
By News Staff 
February 12, 2020
Dear Editor: Did you know that almost everyone reading this letter is a member of the same club? Indeed, unless you are off the grid, you get your electricity from SMPA and are a member of that cooper...
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Birds of Ouray County
Birds of Ouray County
By Sue 
February 6, 2020
--when leaden skies brood o’er us, And the snowflakes whirl about, Wings a cloud-gray flock, snow breasted, To the thickets, in and out, Fluttering gently, lisping sweetly,-- Cheery, friendly junco t...
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The best kind of love is the Cowboy kind
The best kind of love is the Cowboy kind
By Erin Stadelman 
February 6, 2020
February is the month of valentines and love is in the air, or so “they” say. I don’t know who “they” are but “they” are obviously not involved with a cowboy. The activity that is brewing in the air a...
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Utility bills go through roof
By News Staff 
February 6, 2020
Dear Editor: In paying my City of Ouray utilities bill for 2020, I decided to glance at my receipt from the same services for 2015. My calculations show an increase of 77 percent over the course of si...
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Attack on councilor factually invalid
By News Staff 
February 6, 2020
Dear Editor: Let's be totally transparent, the current “in” word. I am not a voting constituent of the city of Ouray. And I am not a close friend of Ethan Funk, although we know each other. But I am w...
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Good guy, but sheriff must go
By News Staff 
February 6, 2020
Dear Editor: Lance FitzGerald and Jamie Johnson's relationship reminds me of a line from the song "Wingless Angels" by Bow Thayer. The line is not suitable for print in a family newspaper, but if you ...
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Sheriff behavior affects his office
By News Staff 
February 6, 2020
Dear Editor: I want to thank Ron James for his letter about the sheriff’s recall in last week’s Plaindealer. It was enlightening to hear from one who has served in law enforcement and public safety ex...
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Kudos to Plaindealer for good work
By News Staff 
February 6, 2020
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to congratulate the two of you on the job that you have done since taking over our local newspaper. As a small child, I lived in near-poverty conditions in Ouray ...
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Flower shop blossoms in expansion
Flower shop blossoms in expansion
By News Staff 
February 5, 2020
Florist Sandi Woodman followed her dream of opening a flower shop nearly two years ago in Ouray, and with the success she found has now expanded Little Bucket of Flowers to include a more prominent Ma...
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Cold no damper for new KOA owners
Cold no damper for new KOA owners
By Carolina Brown 
February 5, 2020
The Ouray KOA’s first winter to remain open is going well, and new owners Troy and Penny Crosson are eager to remodel and expand the campground. “This weekend we are pretty booked,” Troy said in the d...
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Grounds for startup success: New coffee spot aims to offer a friendly space – and a great cup of Joe
Grounds for startup success: New coffee spot aims to offer a friendly space – and a great cup of Joe
By Carolina Brown 
January 30, 2020
Ouray’s earliest risers can now get their caffeine fix in a homey, cozy environment while taking in gorgeous views of Ouray’s landscape and architecture. Mojo’s Coffee, Chai and Teas debuted last week...
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KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM WINS REGIONALS
KNOWLEDGE BOWL TEAM WINS REGIONALS
By News Staff 
January 29, 2020
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Ridgway High School Demons basketball
Ridgway High School Demons basketball
By News Staff 
January 29, 2020
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
January 29, 2020
50 YEARS AGO January 29, 1970 - Willie Cox, age 10, was killed in an accident on the municipal ski slope in Ouray Friday forenoon. The tragedy occurred at about 11:10 a.m. School had let out for a tea...
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State of education funding in Colorado appalling
By News Staff 
January 29, 2020
Dear Editor: As a teacher, parent, and native Coloradan, I am three-parts appalled on three different levels by the state of education funding in Colorado. Legislative inaction and voter hesitation to...
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Commissioners should appoint the sheriff
By News Staff 
January 29, 2020
Dear Editor: During the recent conversation concerning the future of the county sheriff there has been one important subject left out: why is the sheriff position determined by an election rather than...
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Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray
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Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
November 4, 2025
U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd has introduced legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray, identical to a Senate bill introduced in September, after w...
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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title
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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
November 1, 2025
The Ridgway High School girls’ cross country team is bringing a state title back to the San Juans. The six-person team won the Class 2A state title Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, capping a te...
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Food assistance benefits dry up
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Food assistance benefits dry up
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
An estimated $51,000 in federal food benefits will no longer be available to 170 Ouray County households starting Friday. The monthlong federal government shutdown without Congressional appropriations...
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Mine shaft wasn’t identified as hazard
State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...
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Pushback against wolves grows
Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...
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