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Facts are facts. Here are some worth recycling

By News Staff

July 10, 2019

“Now the turmoil…normally hidden from view…is hitting home.” ~The Guardian, June 21, 2019 The article called to my attention was not about immigration or abortion (a.k.a., “reproductive rights”). Not ...

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LOOKING BACK

By News Staff

July 10, 2019

From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago July 10, 1969 - It has been about 18 years since the Galloping Goose wheezed up and over Lizard Head Pass, traversing high mount...

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Housing: Ouray County’s complicated problem

By News Staff

June 24, 2019

By Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins As new owners of the Ouray County Plaindealer, we were fully aware of affordable housing issues prior to moving to the area. Some folks assume we’re commuting from Gr...

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OURAY COUNTY'S 'THIRD PLACES'

OURAY’S LIVING ROOM

More than a bouldering gym for the adventurous, Basecamp Ouray proves to be rock that supports, strengthens and builds community

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

February 19, 2025

Penny Price curled up on a couch at the foot of a climbing wall, plotting out how she’d try and get to the top. The 8-year-old’s parents and other surrounding climbers toyed with a smartphone app that...

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Outfitter settles wildfire claims

Firm pays $500K to Forest Service but denies liability

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

February 19, 2025

A San Miguel County hunting outfitter will pay the U.S. Forest Service $500,000 to resolve allegations it was liable for a 2019 wildfire east of Ridgway. The settlement agreement, announced last week ...

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Commissioners shift focus to new manager

Board to hire interim leader or consultant to help deputy manager run county

By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

February 19, 2025

Ouray County commissioners either will hire an interim county manager or a consultant to help run the county when County Manager Connie Hunt leaves her position March 31. It's the first time the count...

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In Ouray, the thin blue line could narrow even further

Officer may jump to sheriff's office as council, police to meet next week

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

February 19, 2025

The ranks of the Ouray Police Department, frayed by a delay in hiring a new police chief and an inability to find another police officer, appear to be on the verge of thinning further. Interim Police ...

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Engineer tapped for water repairs

Ridgway aims to finish $8M reconstruction of diversion system by end of year

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

February 19, 2025

The town of Ridgway selected an engineer to design a portion of the town’s pricey repairs to its water system, which was destroyed by record monsoonal events last summer. The goal is to finish constru...

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines