RALLY FOR THE REPUBLIC

A group of community members gathered at Hartwell Park on Saturday morning to voice their concerns and exercise their First Amendment rights during a rally for democracy. About 40 participants gathered for two hours, waving at drivers along Sherman Street. Another rally is scheduled at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, in Centennial Plaza in Montrose. Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer

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April 2, 2025

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Pushback grows over road plowing

Landowners seeking wintertime motorized access increasingly encountering opposition

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 2, 2025

Outrage over wintertime wheeled access on public county roads is resurging as Ouray County residents scorn new requests from private landowners to plow public roads and argue the county’s snow-protect...

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County mulls stipend for planning commission

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 2, 2025

Ouray County commissioners are debating whether to offer planning commissioners a stipend after about a month of struggling to recruit replacements for four openings on the commission. Four planning c...

Ridgway stands toe-to-toe with larger school

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PREP ROUNDUP

Ridgway stands toe-to-toe with larger school

By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer

April 2, 2025

Editor's note: The Plaindealer is trying something new – publishing a sports column with information about local high school sports during the seasons for those sports. We don't have the resources to ...

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School improvements slated for summer

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 2, 2025

The areas where Ridgway School District students gather to socialize, eat, study and host musical and theatrical performances will receive roughly $1 million of improvements this summer. Work at Ridgw...

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7th District to receive additional judge

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 2, 2025

The 7th Judicial District, which includes Ouray County, will receive a sixth district court judge next year, after Gov. Jared Polis signed a Senate spending bill into law last week. The bill adds 15 d...

A favorite new haunt: Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

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ROAD TRIP

A favorite new haunt: Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

By Tim Spangler Special to the Plaindealer

April 2, 2025

Editor's note: Log Hill resident Tim Spangler submitted our latest feature in an occasional series called "Road Trip," meant to highlight places and fun things to do within driving distance of Ouray C...

Letters, Opinion...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Public shouldn’t pay lawyer fees

April 2, 2025

Dear Editor: I don't believe that Lynn Padgett deserves to have Ouray County pay her attorney fees, but if it will stop her Trump-like whining about how unfairly she has been treated I guess I am OK w...

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Don’t kill the prairie dogs

April 2, 2025

Dear Editor: This is in response to the March 18 Board of County Commissioners’ meeting. The activity which initiated this was the Top of the Pines board's improper and dangerous poisoning of the Gunn...

Looking Back

LOOKING BACK

40 YEARS AGO

April 2, 2025

April 3, 1975 – "Kemmerer Coal Co. will proceed with coal development with or without water from the Dallas Project." That remark has been heard and published frequently in the past week, in quotation...

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April 3 – 17, 2025

CALENDAR & EVENTS

April 2, 2025

THURSDAY APRIL 3 MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Ouray County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road in Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. SEWING ...

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines