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Mine owner proposes water treatment
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Mine owner proposes water treatment
Unable to reduce heavy metals in Red Mountain Creek, Newmont exploring building plant atop pass
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
The company that owns the Idarado Mine is exploring the idea of buildi...
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Town mulls affordable housing mandate
Ridgway may require 10% of units to be deed restricted
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
The town of Ridgway will consider requiring developers to reserve 10% ...
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County raises 4-H use fees
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County raises 4-H use fees
Commissioners approve first facility rate increase since 2015
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
Fees for using the Ouray County 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds are g...
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Evacuation drill an exercise not in futility
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Evacuation drill an exercise not in futility
County's first full-scale training May 15 meant to 'test where our holes are'
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
Sirens will wail and residents will likely see emergency vehicles headed through Ridgway, up County Road 5 on May 15. Traffic will filter back into town, with residents headed to an evacuation center. But there's no need to panic. It's just a drill – the county's first full-scale evacuation exercise. The practice evacuation begins at 9 a.m. that Friday, and involves more than 20 agencies, resident...
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County holds firm on road access
Commissioners issue notice of violation to high alpine property owners, seek removal of gates
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
Ouray County may sue the owners of properties north of Red Mountain Pass if they don’t agree to remove two gates and restore public access to a road owned by the county and the U.S. Forest Service. Co...
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Letters, Opinion...
MTN Lodge’s refusal to pay tax appalling
April 29, 2026
Dear Editor: I’m appalled at the MTN Lodge's blatant refusal to pay the lodging tax to the town of Ridgway. MTN Lodge has entered into a multiyear agreement with Merrimac Ventures to lease out all of ...
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CORRECTION
April 29, 2026
A news brief on Page 3 in the April 16-22 edition about a faulty culvert mischaracterized comments made by Ouray County Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger. Barger did not say the culvert was ins...
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Looking Back
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Looking Back
April 29, 2026
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago April 28, 1966 The postal savings system, a long-time institution of the United State...
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Plaindealer earns 11 awards in four-state contest
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Plaindealer earns 11 awards in four-state contest
By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
The Ouray County Plaindealer took home 11 awards last weekend from the four-state Society of Professional Journalists' Top of the Rockies' Excellence in Journalism competition for the newspaper's work...
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After big rivalry win, Ridgway eyeing playoffs
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PREP ROUNDUP
After big rivalry win, Ridgway eyeing playoffs
By By Bernie Pearce Special to the Plaindealer 
April 29, 2026
The Ridgway girls’ soccer team took the home field ranked No. 12 in Class 2A for a pivotal rematch against long-time nemesis and second-ranked Crested Butte on April 21. The Titans had bested a short-...
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Local Briefs
Settlement reached in ditch dispute
April 29, 2026
The city of Ouray and the developer of the Waterview Homes affordable housing development have settled a lawsuit against the owner of a ditch that crosses the property. City councilors on April 20 vot...
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Farmers cinch belts ahead of summer
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Farmers cinch belts ahead of summer
The impacts of a record-dry winter are already starting to show in agricultural communities
By Shannon Mullane The Colorado Sun 
April 29, 2026
UTE MOUNTAIN UTE RESERVATION — Michael Vicenti did quick mental math while driving his pickup past acre after acre at the Ute Mountain Ute Farm and Ranch, trying to tally the impact of a record dry wi...
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Features coverage
Ridgway soccer continues hot streak
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Ridgway soccer continues hot streak
April 22, 2026
Ridgway's Reya Lawler (8) clashes with Bayfield's Aubree Tideman (4) for possession during nonleague action on April 18 at Bayfield High School. The Class 2A Demons sewed up a five-match away stretch ...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
April 23-May 7, 2026
April 22, 2026
Thursday, April 23 Live music: Big Richard, 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Advance tickets $28 at sherbino.org or $32 day of show. After-school storytime for elementary...
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
Sporting nearly 30-year-old jerseys, pilot junior varsity team takes field, aims for long-term viability through fundraising
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Ouray County Baseball after the story was published. ...
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Track and field returns to Grand Junction
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Track and field returns to Grand Junction
April 15, 2026
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Ridgway senior a study in honesty, leadership
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Ridgway senior a study in honesty, leadership
By By Bernie Pearce Special to the Plaindealer 
April 15, 2026
Sancho Panza, in Miguel de Cervantes’ classic “Don Quijote,” often uttered, “Honesty is the best policy.” If that mantra was true for the late 1500s and also popularized by Benjamin Franklin in the la...
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Good for you!
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Good for you!
Ridgway Knowledge Bowl team wins second place at state competition
April 15, 2026
The Ridgway Secondary School Knowledge Bowl team placed second in the 2A state competition, held at Aims Community College in Greeley on March 16-17, a two-day competition with 11 rounds of questions....
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Road through Calhoon land is indeed public
April 29, 2026
Dear Editor: I am writing to respond to the paid advertisement by Aaron Calhoon in last week's Plaindealer. There is no doubt that the Calhoons are well-liked, respected and valued long-time members o...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
More needs to be done to protect Yankee Boy
April 29, 2026
Dear Editor: The Ouray County Commissioners' work session on April 15 discussed plans to repair damage to the road in Yankee Boy Basin. The discussion was centered on repair of road areas damaged by a...
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Super El Niño could be boon for parched area
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Super El Niño could be boon for parched area
By Karen Risch 
April 29, 2026
After three months of desperately dry Colorado weather, there’s finally good news. ENSO-neutral conditions are now present and favored from April-June (80% chance). “From May-July 2026, El Niño is lik...
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Ridgway, Ouray near season’s finish line
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Ridgway, Ouray near season’s finish line
April 29, 2026
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Spirit of Ridgway shines at new retail store
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Spirit of Ridgway shines at new retail store
San Juan landscapes featured prominently at second location for ColoradoCool Apparel
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
Ridgway pride rings loud at Colorado-Cool Apparel, where the distinct skyline of the Cimarron Range and symmetry of the Sneffels Range embellish walls full of colorful hats and shirts bearing the word...
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