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Extensive marketing, not hotel expansion, at root of Ouray’s problem
By News Staff 
October 9, 2019
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, It has come to my attention that there is a movement underway to stop the building of a new motel in Ouray. The City Council and Chamber have for many years reached ...
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There’s a more equitable way to fund roads
By News Staff 
October 9, 2019
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, Please vote no on the upcoming Road and Bridge massive tax increase ballot measure even if you agree additional funding is needed. There are better ways to raise roa...
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In roads funding debate, less is more
By News Staff 
October 9, 2019
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, There is one assumption concerning the funding for Ouray County roads that has not been adequately discussed: What does “improvement” mean? Generally, “improvement” ...
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Tipton plan good, but more robust public lands protections better
By News Staff 
October 9, 2019
Dear Editor, Last week, Congressman Scott Tipton held a listening session in Ouray to discuss his draft public lands proposal, the Colorado Recreation Enhancement Conservation Act (REC Act). I attende...
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Vann’s insight, energy best for school board
By News Staff 
October 9, 2019
Dear Editor, I am writing in support of the candidacy of Aimee Vann for the upcoming position on the Ouray School Board. As the mother of five children, all of whom have either graduated from Ouray Sc...
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Popular Ouray spa gets new owner
Popular Ouray spa gets new owner
By News Staff 
October 7, 2019
Though Elevate Wellness Spa in Ouray has a new owner, she has a familiar face to customers who have been coming for years. Jayne Johnson worked there as a licensed esthetician and massage technician f...
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Lacy reflects on chamber transformation as he steps down
Lacy reflects on chamber transformation as he steps down
By Erin McIntyre 
October 6, 2019
Colin Lacy is the kind of guy who wants to leave things better than he found them. He left Ridgway after graduating from high school in 2003 and always had his eye on coming back. So that’s what he di...
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Popular business expanding
Popular business expanding
By Carolina Brown 
October 6, 2019
Ridgway Adventure Sports is expanding its offerings and its space, within a few months of celebrating its one-year anniversary of opening for business. The sporting goods store started renting electri...
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San Miguel Power goes totally green
San Miguel Power goes totally green
By Mike Wiggins 
October 6, 2019
As part of its ongoing effort to become greener, San Miguel Power Association has launched a new program that allows customers to obtain electricity from 100 percent renewable sources for anywhere fro...
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Donut shop aims for affordability while keeping it natural
Donut shop aims for affordability while keeping it natural
By Carolina Brown 
October 6, 2019
Joshua and Von Bruno saw something missing in Ridgway – a donut shop – and they’ve made it their mission to fill that void with their made-from-scratch treats at the Hippie Mermaid, which opened last ...
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CROSS COUNTRY
CROSS COUNTRY
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
Runners compete in the Sweitzer Lake Invitational on Sept. 27 in Delta. High school runners from Ouray, Ridgway and Silverton will next compete at the Delta Confluence Park Pantherfest and the Chris S...
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Breathing new life into a relic
Breathing new life into a relic
By Mike Wiggins 
October 2, 2019
  For 30 years, the long, heavy metal cylinder wasted away. It was the first tank respirator used in South Dakota, purchased with funds raised by a local American Legion chapter and donated to the ho...
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CORRECTION
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
Karen Risch's column on Page 5 in the Sept. 26 edition contained two typographical errors. The average daily temperature in Ouray from 1980-1989 was 56.5 degrees, not 51.5. And the yearly average temp...
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LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago October 2, 1969 - Wilbert W. Jennings, 37, was killed at about 1:30 p.m., Monday, when the locomotive he was operating at the Bl...
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Regardless of terms, we must improve school accountability
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
The Department of Education assesses how well our students and schools are performing in two ways. First, students are measured through achievement exams called the Colorado Measurement of Academic Ac...
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For pennies a day, we can have better roads
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, I am writing as a concerned citizen whose goal is to further inform residents about the upcoming County Ballot Referendum 1A, a measure to generate additional fundin...
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Politicians must act on climate change
By News Staff 
October 2, 2019
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Despite overwhelming evidence from climate scientists, our president and the leaders of the Republican Party are “climate deniers.” They deny climate warming is occurring largely...
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LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
September 25, 2019
From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago September 25, 1969 - More public opinion poll coupons and letters continue to come into the Plaindealer post office box, all of ...
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Fall: A time for arrivals (first frost) and departures (bears)
By News Staff 
September 25, 2019
By Karen Risch May 30 to Sept. 26: Ouray’s 2019 growing season is now 120 glorious days and counting. Today is also the average date of the first fall frost. After a seven and a half month winter that...
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Thanks to sheriff for support of local 4-H
By News Staff 
September 25, 2019
Dear Editor, In all my years of attending the 4-H livestock auction at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, I have never seen any representation in the stands from the Ouray County Sheriff's Department. This...
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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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