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The '''''Ouray County Plaindealer''''' is a weekly [[newspaper]] based in [[Ouray County, Colorado |
The '''''Ouray County Plaindealer''''' is a weekly [[newspaper]] based in [[Ouray County, Colorado]], United States, and owned by 550 Publishing, Inc. It is the [[newspaper of record]] for the [[Ouray, Colorado|City of Ouray]], [[Ridgway, Colorado|Town of Ridgway]], and Ouray County. It publishes every Thursday. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The ''Plaindealer'' was founded as the ''Ouray Times'', publishing its first edition June 23, 1877. It published weekly until 1886, when it was renamed the ''Ouray Budget'' and ran alternately as a weekly and a daily. In 1888, a new owner changed the name to the ''Ouray Plaindealer''. |
The ''Plaindealer'' was founded as the ''Ouray Times'', publishing its first edition June 23, 1877. It published weekly until 1886, when it was renamed the ''Ouray Budget'' and ran alternately as a weekly and a daily. In 1888, a new owner changed the name to the ''Ouray Plaindealer''. The ''Plaindealer'' consolidated in 1892 with the ''San Juan Silverite'', becoming known as the ''Silverite Plaindealer'', which published daily until 1898. It then published weekly until 1901, when it dropped the ''Silverite'' part of its name. In 1922, the ''Plaindealer'' again consolidated, with the ''Ouray Herald'', to become the ''Ouray Herald and Plaindealer''. That name stuck until 1939, when it became simply the ''Ouray County Herald''.<ref>{{cite book |last= Gregory | first= Doris H. | title=History of Ouray: A Heritage of Mining and Everlasting Beauty |location=Ouray, Colorado |publisher= Cascade | year=1995 |oclc=866435821}}</ref> |
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The ''Herald'' then fell dormant until 1969, when it was revived by Joyce Jorgensen and renamed the ''Ouray County Plaindealer'', which has remained its name.<ref name=Woody>{{cite web |first=Stephen |last=Woody |url=https://www.montrosepress.com/opinion/opinion-western-slope-newspapers-striving-thriving/article_60c06caa-6da3-11ec-8e61-430ec60a4765.html |title=The Notebook: Western Slope newspapers striving, thriving |work=Montrose Press |type=opinion |date=February 9, 2023 |orig-date=January 5, 2022 }}</ref> Jorgensen, also an artist, was the editor and publisher.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Gail Zanett |last1=Saunders |first2=Maria |last2=Jones |title=Ouray |series=Images of America |location=Charleston, South Carolina |publisher=Arcadia |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7385-8034-0 |page=102 }}</ref> David Mullings bought the newspaper in 1995. Mullings' Ouray County Newspapers also owned the ''[[Ridgway Sun]]'' and the ''Silverton Standard'' in [[Silverton, Colorado|Silverton]].<ref name=Woody/> |
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The ''Plaindealer'' consolidated with rival newspaper ''San Juan Silverite'' in 1892, becoming known as the ''Silverite Plaindealer'', which published daily until 1898. It then published weekly until 1901, when it dropped the ''Silverite'' part of its name. |
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In 2010, the ''Sun'' and the ''Plaindealer'' were sold to Alan Todd and Beecher Threatt, publishing as 550 Publishing.<ref name=Woody/> In 2011, the ''Sun'' was merged into the ''Plaindealer'' and the ''Ouray County Plaindealer'' is now the official newspaper of the Town of Ridgway, the City of Ouray and Ouray County. In 2019, the ''Plaindealer'' was sold to Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre.<ref name=Woody/><ref>{{Cite news |first=Alan |last=Todd | title = New owners of Plaindealer passionate about community journalism |newspaper=Ouray County Plaindealer |date=April 4, 2019 | url = https://www.ouraynews.com/articles/2019/04/04/new-owners-plaindealer-passionate-about-community-journalism | url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408174455/https://www.ouraynews.com/articles/2019/04/04/new-owners-plaindealer-passionate-about-community-journalism |archive-date=April 8, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Colorado journalists leap into entrepreneurship, buy their own newspaper |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o25Jzu4lyA |date=November 22, 2021 |access-date=2024-01-20 |publisher=9NEWS |location=Denver, Colorado }}</ref> |
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In 1922, the ''Plaindealer'' again consolidated, this time with another rival, the ''Ouray Herald'', to become the ''Ouray Herald and Plaindealer''. That name stuck until 1939, when it became simply the ''Ouray County Herald.'' Finally, in 1969, the ''Herald'' was renamed the ''Ouray County Plaindealer'', a name that has been kept since. |
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In January 2024, the ''Plaindealer'' published a story alleging a violent sexual assault against a teenaged girl at the home of the Ouray police chief. Press reports indicate that "nearly every copy" of the issue was stolen from 12 of the 13 news racks in the county.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Langford |first1=Katie |title=Ouray Plaindealer newspapers stolen on day it publishes story with allegations of rape at police chief's house |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/01/18/ouray-plaindealer-stolen-newspapers-rape-allegations-police-chief-house/?share=e1dilh2riiu2enyoric2 |date=January 18, 2024 |newspaper=Denver Post}}</ref><ref name=AP>{{cite news |first=Amy Beth |last=Hanson |url=https://apnews.com/article/colorado-newspapers-stolen-rape-charges-5af702e0960ca1f49d1700ec09fce751 |title=A Colorado town's newspapers were stolen after a story about rape charges at the police chief's house |publisher=Associated Press |date=January 20, 2024 }}</ref> The paper received some $2,000 in donations, and printed and distributed another run. The stolen papers were later returned in a garbage bag.<ref name=AP/><ref>{{Cite news |last=McKinley |first=Carol |orig-date=January 19, 2024 |date=January 20, 2024|title=Tiny Ouray County newspaper roars, stands ground |url=https://denvergazette.com/news/ouray-county-plaindealer-papers-stolen/article_b89c8356-b6fc-11ee-912a-57b2da37b80b.html |newspaper=Denver Gazette }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Hundreds of Plaindealer newspapers stolen, then returned |url=https://www.ouraynews.com/2024/01/19/hundreds-plaindealer-newspapers-stolen-returned/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |newspaper=Ouray County Plaindealer |quote=Hours after the Plaindealer reported the theft to law enforcement, an individual returned a garbage bag full of newspapers to the Plaindealer office}}</ref> |
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Since 1980, the [[Ridgway Sun]] and ''Ouray County Plaindealer'' were published by the same publishing company. In Oct. 2010, Ouray County Newspapers sold the Sun and the Plaindealer to Alan Todd and Beecher Threatt, publishing as 550 Publishing. In 2011, the Sun was merged into the Plaindealer and is now the Ouray County Plaindealer, the official newspaper of the Town of Ridgway, the City of Ouray and Ouray County. |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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The ''Plaindealer'' is a frequent winner of [[Colorado Press Association]] awards in its class, and in 2007 |
The ''Plaindealer'' is a frequent winner of [[Colorado Press Association]] awards in its class,{{cn|date=January 2024}} and in 2007 publisher David Mullings received the state's "Service to the First" (Amendment) award for initiating legal action against the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners that resulted in an open process of selecting planning commissioners.<ref name=Woody/> |
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In 2012, the Ouray County Plaindealer earned 11 Colorado Press Association awards for excellence in Journalism. |
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In 2021, co-publishers Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre jointly received the "Keeper of the Flame" award of the Colorado chapter of the [[Society of Professional Journalists]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ouraynews.com/news/plaindealer-publishers-honored-award-state-journalism-organization |title=Plaindealer publishers honored with award from state journalism organization |newspaper=Ouray County Plaindealer |date=May 6, 2021 }}</ref> and the "rising star" award of the Colorado Press Association.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ouraynews.com/news/plaindealer-owners-given-rising-star-award |title=Plaindealer owners given 'rising star' award |newspaper=Ouray County Plaindealer |date=June 10, 2021 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* {{Citation | surname= Gregory | given= Doris H. | title=History of Ouray, Vol. 1: A Heritage of Mining and Everlasting Beauty | publisher= Cascade Publications | year=1995}} |
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*[http://www.ouraynews.com/ |
* [http://www.ouraynews.com/ Official website] |
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Latest revision as of 00:51, 2 August 2024
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Mike Wiggins & Erin McIntyre |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Headquarters | 195 S. Lena St. Unit D Ridgway, Colorado 81427 United States |
| Circulation | 4,500 readers weekly |
| Website | ouraynews.com |
The Ouray County Plaindealer is a weekly newspaper based in Ouray County, Colorado, United States, and owned by 550 Publishing, Inc. It is the newspaper of record for the City of Ouray, Town of Ridgway, and Ouray County. It publishes every Thursday.
History
[edit]The Plaindealer was founded as the Ouray Times, publishing its first edition June 23, 1877. It published weekly until 1886, when it was renamed the Ouray Budget and ran alternately as a weekly and a daily. In 1888, a new owner changed the name to the Ouray Plaindealer. The Plaindealer consolidated in 1892 with the San Juan Silverite, becoming known as the Silverite Plaindealer, which published daily until 1898. It then published weekly until 1901, when it dropped the Silverite part of its name. In 1922, the Plaindealer again consolidated, with the Ouray Herald, to become the Ouray Herald and Plaindealer. That name stuck until 1939, when it became simply the Ouray County Herald.[1]
The Herald then fell dormant until 1969, when it was revived by Joyce Jorgensen and renamed the Ouray County Plaindealer, which has remained its name.[2] Jorgensen, also an artist, was the editor and publisher.[3] David Mullings bought the newspaper in 1995. Mullings' Ouray County Newspapers also owned the Ridgway Sun and the Silverton Standard in Silverton.[2]
In 2010, the Sun and the Plaindealer were sold to Alan Todd and Beecher Threatt, publishing as 550 Publishing.[2] In 2011, the Sun was merged into the Plaindealer and the Ouray County Plaindealer is now the official newspaper of the Town of Ridgway, the City of Ouray and Ouray County. In 2019, the Plaindealer was sold to Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre.[2][4][5]
In January 2024, the Plaindealer published a story alleging a violent sexual assault against a teenaged girl at the home of the Ouray police chief. Press reports indicate that "nearly every copy" of the issue was stolen from 12 of the 13 news racks in the county.[6][7] The paper received some $2,000 in donations, and printed and distributed another run. The stolen papers were later returned in a garbage bag.[7][8][9]
Awards
[edit]The Plaindealer is a frequent winner of Colorado Press Association awards in its class,[citation needed] and in 2007 publisher David Mullings received the state's "Service to the First" (Amendment) award for initiating legal action against the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners that resulted in an open process of selecting planning commissioners.[2]
In 2021, co-publishers Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre jointly received the "Keeper of the Flame" award of the Colorado chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.[10] and the "rising star" award of the Colorado Press Association.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory, Doris H. (1995). History of Ouray: A Heritage of Mining and Everlasting Beauty. Ouray, Colorado: Cascade. OCLC 866435821.
- ^ a b c d e Woody, Stephen (February 9, 2023) [January 5, 2022]. "The Notebook: Western Slope newspapers striving, thriving". Montrose Press (opinion).
- ^ Saunders, Gail Zanett; Jones, Maria (2010). Ouray. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7385-8034-0.
- ^ Todd, Alan (April 4, 2019). "New owners of Plaindealer passionate about community journalism". Ouray County Plaindealer. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Colorado journalists leap into entrepreneurship, buy their own newspaper". Denver, Colorado: 9NEWS. November 22, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ Langford, Katie (January 18, 2024). "Ouray Plaindealer newspapers stolen on day it publishes story with allegations of rape at police chief's house". Denver Post.
- ^ a b Hanson, Amy Beth (January 20, 2024). "A Colorado town's newspapers were stolen after a story about rape charges at the police chief's house". Associated Press.
- ^ McKinley, Carol (January 20, 2024) [January 19, 2024]. "Tiny Ouray County newspaper roars, stands ground". Denver Gazette.
- ^ "Hundreds of Plaindealer newspapers stolen, then returned". Ouray County Plaindealer. January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
Hours after the Plaindealer reported the theft to law enforcement, an individual returned a garbage bag full of newspapers to the Plaindealer office
- ^ "Plaindealer publishers honored with award from state journalism organization". Ouray County Plaindealer. May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Plaindealer owners given 'rising star' award". Ouray County Plaindealer. June 10, 2021.