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Elks offer turkey dinner
By News Staff 
November 20, 2019
Enjoy an early Thanksgiving dinner and help a great cause. The Ouray Elks Lodge No. 492’s annual community Thanksgiving dinner begins at 6 p.m. Friday. The event is free and open to the public, althou...
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LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 20, 2019
From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago November 20, 1969 - The city of Ouray will be about twice as bright at night when lighting is converted from 190,000 to 329,000 ...
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Ridgway murder full of mystery, bribery, indirect evidence
By News Staff 
November 20, 2019
In early 1894, Columbus Sikes and William Smeiduh were fast friends, living and working in and around Ridgway. On March 12 of that year, they met for lunch at noon in a roadhouse in Dallas, Ouray Coun...
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Far from a government plot, global warming is a real concern
By News Staff 
November 20, 2019
Dear Editor: The problem with freedom of speech is that you must post, and we have to read things like the letter from Steve in Phoenix about global warming. Obviously, Steve is a transplant to Phoeni...
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Senator, please cosponsor the CORE Act
By News Staff 
November 20, 2019
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I had the great privilege recently to meet with Colorado Congressional staffers in Washington, D.C. and express my ardent support for the Colorado Outdoor Recreation...
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New board member appreciates support, vows to work hard
By News Staff 
November 20, 2019
Dear Editor: I wish to share my gratitude to the Ridgway community for electing me to a four year school board seat. Once again, in true Ridgway fashion, it took a village and I appreciate the support...
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‘National treasure’ ragtime pianist plays
‘National treasure’ ragtime pianist plays
By News Staff 
November 13, 2019
  Ragtime and boogie-woogie pianist Bob Milne will perform Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Wright Opera House in Ouray. Milne has had an extraordinary musical career for 55 years, earning The Library of Congr...
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Help sought with Christmas donations
By News Staff 
November 13, 2019
  Local organizers of Operation Christmas Child are asking for the community's help in gathering donations for boys and girls across the world. Ridgway Community Church, 685 W. Sherman St., is a drop-...
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NET GAINS
NET GAINS
By Mike Wiggins 
November 13, 2019
  The moment that made them believe — really, truly believe they could pull this off — arrived on Nov. 6. By virtually any measure, it had already been a successful 2019 season for the Ridgway varsit...
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Local band rocks Sherbino
Local band rocks Sherbino
By News Staff 
November 13, 2019
  Local performers You Knew Me When will debut some of their new mountain-inspired songs on Saturday, where local audiences will get the first crack at hearing new material. Karisa and Cie Hoover will...
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LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 13, 2019
From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 40 Years Ago November 15, 1979 - Cloudseeding operations may begin December 1st in the southwestern San Juan mountains, but important limitat...
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Tom Magstadt: Thinking the unthinkable? Have I got a deal for you!
By News Staff 
November 13, 2019
The story in The Washington Post grabbed my attention. It was an article about a ranch. I was a graduate student in the swamp called D.C. during much of Richard Nixon’s presidency. Facing impeachment ...
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Letter: Recognition creates indelible memories
By News Staff 
November 13, 2019
  The recognition given to me first at the Oct. 21 City Council meeting by Mayor Larson and Council members, followed by “Mary Mitchell Day” on Nov. 1 at our Visitor Center hosted by OTO staff, create...
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Letter: Board election a chance to rediscover myself
By News Staff 
November 13, 2019
  I would like to thank our community for participating in the recent Ridgway school board election. Thank you as well and congratulations to Brian Patton, Aimee Quadri and Valene Baskfield for your c...
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Letter: Thanks for the help with Old West Fest
By News Staff 
November 13, 2019
The October 11-13th Old West Fest, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic movie "True Grit," wouldn't have left such warm, memorable impressions to many about our town without the generosity ...
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Film Fest offers variety at Sherbino
Film Fest offers variety at Sherbino
By Carolina Brown 
November 6, 2019
  The fifth-annual Ridgway Independent Film Festival is bringing 26 short films to the screen at the Sherbino Theater this week, and audiences will have a chance to see a variety of work. On Friday an...
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Poet’s Corner: Jean Bower
Poet’s Corner: Jean Bower
By News Staff 
November 6, 2019
I am delighted to share a poem this month by Jean Bower. Jean was born in Denver where she was raised, she says, never knowing that she was a child of the Depression and relatively poor. She lives in ...
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Erin Stadelman: A horror, a ‘happy dance’ and a new thankfulness
By News Staff 
November 6, 2019
I apologize for having been away for so long. I had to take some time away to learn to appreciate what I have. The owners of the ranch gifted us with a new house with some significant upgrades. It is ...
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A life adjustment full of slippery slopes
A life adjustment full of slippery slopes
By Mike Wiggins 
November 6, 2019
  Our move to Ouray County has been a seemingly nonstop series of adjustments, both good and bad. The darkest night skies I've ever seen? Good. The closest Del Taco nearly two hours away? Bad. Panoram...
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LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 6, 2019
From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago November 6, 1969 - Editorial - Halloween in Ouray was relatively damage-free. Aside from a broken window at the Ouray Chalet, da...
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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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