Meanwhile, the husband-and-wife of the Plaindealer have vowed to continue covering the case.
On X, Wiggins said those who are interested in supporting the local newspaper’s journalism can donate to a Report for America campaign that helps fund its operations.
Founded in 1877, the Plaindealer claims to be the second oldest continuously publishing newspaper on Colorado’s western slope.
The weekly newspaper covers local news in rugged Ouray County, population 4,874, just north of the ski slopes of Telluride.
Wiggins and McIntyre, both former reporters for the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, purchased the Plaindealer in 2019.
In addition to running the business, the married duo also write many of the articles that appear in the newspaper.
‘We invested in the Plaindealer because we believe every community, even small ones, deserves good journalism,’ the couple said in a 2021 interview.
‘During a time when the headlines are full of stories about newspapers purchased by hedge funds and stripped for profits, newsrooms gutted and presses ceasing to operate, we’ve invested in a weekly publication and doubled down on journalism.’