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Protest support amazing
By News Staff 
June 17, 2020
Dear Editor: As many residents are aware, there was a protest for Black Lives Matter in Fellin Park on Thursday, June 4. Jordan Leo and I were the coordinators of that event. We would like to take a m...
Perry the man for the job
By News Staff 
June 17, 2020
Dear Editor: Justin Perry has demonstrated his commitment to the city, chief of police for five years and as city administrator. He now wants to serve the county. He has training (master’s degree in c...
Tragic event illuminates compassion of Ridgway
By News Staff 
June 17, 2020
Dear Editor: I live in a very nice village. Thirty years ago I was a tour guide in Europe leading groups of motorcyclists through the Alps in seven countries. We would have lunches and dinners in idyl...
Mayor should clarify comment
By News Staff 
June 17, 2020
Dear Editor: The purpose of this letter from the Ouray Chamber Resort Association Board is a response to Mayor Greg Nelson’s recent accusations about bills not paid and bad checks written by OCRA. In ...
Trust in Ouray City Council remains an issue
By News Staff 
June 17, 2020
Dear Editor: It deeply concerns me how the current Ouray City Council is conducting public business, examples of which were factually reported in the May 28 issue of the Plaindealer, headline reading:...
Market sells to longtime local family
Market sells to longtime local family
By Carolina Brown 
June 11, 2020
Ouray’s family-owned grocery store has new owners, but they’re deeply rooted in the community. Many locals will recognize them as natives who moved away and have returned to take on owning a fixture i...
LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
June 11, 2020
50 YEARS AGO June 11, 1970 - An inebriated hitchhiker purporting to be John the Baptist was arrested on Highway 62 near Ridgway Sunday afternoon, June 7. The man, who finally identified himself as Joh...
Puzzling change? Let us explain
Puzzling change? Let us explain
By Mike Wiggins 
June 11, 2020
Don’t spit into the wind. Don’t tug on Superman’s cape. Don’t mess with the comics. Everyone knows the first two idioms about seemingly self-defeating acts. The third, far lesser known one was told to...
What is going on in Ouray County?
By News Staff 
June 11, 2020
Dear Editor: Even though I have not lived in the City of Ouray for some time, I feel I still have a “connection” to the Switzerland of America. Over the past several issues of the Plaindealer, I have ...
Time to face, eradicate racism
By News Staff 
June 11, 2020
Dear Editor: A white police officer calmly kills a handcuffed black man, forcing his knee into the other’s throat until he dies. This was not a rare example of casual and racist police brutality. It h...
Vote yes for recall
By News Staff 
June 11, 2020
Dear Editor: The Bipartisan Committee members, who successfully circulated the petition requesting a recall election for the county sheriff position, wants to remind the voters of Ouray County that th...
Staff returns to renovated courthouse
By Carolina Brown 
June 4, 2020
After nearly two years of displacement, all county employees have moved back into the newly renovated Ouray County Courthouse, with only a few items left to move out of storage. The courthouse, howeve...
Two hummingbird species call county home
Two hummingbird species call county home
By Sue Hirshman 
June 4, 2020
A hummingbird is a glittering garment Of the rainbow” —John James Audubon In late April or early May, one of my favorite species of birds arrives: hummingbirds! The Black-chinned Hummingbird is one of...
It’s time we listen to the unheard
It’s time we listen to the unheard
By Barbara Mclachlan 
June 4, 2020
My column this week was going to review the work we were doing at the Capitol as we rejoined with other Legislators after so many weeks of working at home. But, instead, it is about my heart. I am gri...
Yes to recall of sheriff — and to Ted Wolfe
By News Staff 
June 4, 2020
Dear Editor: A “yes” vote, June 30, on the recall election of Sheriff Lance FitzGerald is the most important vote facing Ouray County residents. The campaign for Ted Wolfe or Justin Perry is irrelevan...
Sheriff seeks community support
By News Staff 
June 4, 2020
Dear Editor: Hello Ouray County Citizens, I hope you are all well, in good health and you are surviving this COVID-19 pandemic. It has been a difficult time for everyone. Hopefully we will all be able...
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Blasting to resume above Ouray Jan. 6
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
December 27, 2024
Blasting for a private homeowner's garage project will resume Jan. 6 in the side of a mountain above Ouray, with operations paused for the upcoming Ouray Ice Festival due to safety concerns. The proje...
Home for the holidays
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Home for the holidays
Perennial renters. Globetrotters. Forced minimalists. For financial and other reasons, they've spent most of their lives moving from place to place. Now, for the first time, these new Waterview homeowners are putting down roots in Ouray.
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
December 25, 2024
When Diane Todd pulled her white Chevy pickup into the driveway of her new home in Ouray, she jumped out of the car and gave her next-door neighbor a hug. It was the first time they had met, and both ...
Season of Sharing 2024: Minerva West Theater Co.
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Season of Sharing 2024: Minerva West Theater Co.
December 25, 2024
Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profiles is to highlight ...
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