Letters
By News Staff 
June 7, 2023
Dear Editor: I was recently honored, humbled and overwhelmed to receive an outpouring of deep sentiments, thoughtful gifts and heartfelt well-wishes for down-the-road at a retirement celebration on Fr...
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Letters
By News Staff 
June 7, 2023
Dear Editor: I assume that almost everyone in Ouray County who owns property has reviewed their new tax assessments, shocking as they were. The county assessor was wise to send our warning notices bef...
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Letters
By News Staff 
May 24, 2023
Dear Editor: I have been selling real estate in this county for almost 20 years and I am dismayed by the inconsistencies of the most recent property tax evaluation across our small and unique county. ...
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Letters
By News Staff 
May 24, 2023
Dear Editor: Ouray County is advertising for positions, including deputy sheriff with a requirement to already be POST certified (i.e. qualified law enforcement) and an IT technician. Interesting that...
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Letters
By News Staff 
May 24, 2023
Dear Editor: As one with an interest in two short-term rentals (STRs) licensed in Ridgway, I’m compelled to respond to the seeming drumbeat of misinformation about STRs appearing in the Plaindealer. N...
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Letters
By News Staff 
May 17, 2023
Dear Editor: I read with interest the article about the public meeting with local law enforcement. While I appreciated the in-depth article, I am concerned that some of the statistics mentioned may ha...
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Letters
By News Staff 
May 17, 2023
Dear Editor: I am seriously opposed to serving alcohol at the Ouray pool. It is a special part of our town: a draw for many visitors and a part of our locals' enjoyment, especially families. Many peop...
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Letters
By News Staff 
May 10, 2023
Dear Editor: “Nostalgia is denial....the name for this denial is golden age thinking - the erroneous notion that a different time period is better than the one one's living in…” — from "Midnight in Pa...
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Letters
By News Staff 
May 3, 2023
Dear Editor: I'd like to thank the City and County of Ouray and the U.S. Forest Service for their recent efforts to address the potential of catastrophic wildfires in our area. We are recent part-time...
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Letters
By News Staff 
May 3, 2023
Dear Editor. We want to express our appreciation to Ouray County Emergency Medical Services and the entire Ouray community. As many of you may know, our mom/wife/grandmother Laura Huddleston suffered ...
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Letters
By News Staff 
May 3, 2023
Dear Editor: “Should alcohol be sold at the pool?” It’s a question deserving consideration before offering an opinion. Action by city council, on this issue, would have a long, wide-ranging effect on ...
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Main, News...
Sixteen years after his father died in ascent, Ridgway native Michael Gardner dies on Nepal peak
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
Michael Gardner chose courage as consistently as he stirred it in others. It was clear, as seven Ridgway High School alumni traded stories of their late childhood friend, that his gentle fearlessness ...
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News
Perkovich chastises top-level spending in county; Padgett trumpets accomplishments
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
Ouray County commissioner candidates last week hammered home their established platforms — Republican challenger Michael Perkovich faulting county spending at the top levels of government and Democrat...
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News
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
Ouray County voters began receiving ballots in the mail last week, and already nearly 1,200 people had cast their votes as of Tuesday — roughly 25% of the county’s active, registered voters. That also...
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Feature
Equally adventurous in life and passionate about students, Heidi Hanssen left a legacy of professionalism and devotion at Ridgway Elementary
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 23, 2024
The first thing he noticed was how gorgeous she was. It was impossible, of course, to miss the tall brunette in the Minturn Middle School classroom where Andy Dennis and Heidi Hanssen met as teachers ...
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Feature
Logistics, roster size lead Ridgway, Ouray to split up track, cross country teams
By By Chloe Kiparsky Plaindealer intern 
October 23, 2024
The track and field and cross country athletes from Ridgway and Ouray who once were teammates now compete against each other. The split in the teams earlier this year means Ridgway and Ouray student a...
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