Ouray Halloween 2023
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Week after criticism, Hunt defends herself, then gives notice
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 12, 2025
Ouray County Manager Connie Hunt resigned from her position after meeting with commissioners for more than three hours Tuesday to discuss her performance evaluation. Commissioners reiterated they were...
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Contracting police services common across Colorado, notably in rural areas, mountains
February 12, 2025
A fix to the city of Ouray's ongoing challenges with its police department may be just a block down the street — at the Ouray County Sheriff's Office. Other municipalities in Colorado that have had di...
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News
Groundbreaking set for March for Ridgway synthetic turf soccer field, eight-lane track, other amenities
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 12, 2025
The Ridgway School Board agreed Tuesday night to award a nearly $4 million contract to a Grand Junction construction company to build a new multipurpose athletic field behind the Ridgway Secondary Sch...
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Feature
Third-annual wine festival returns to Wright Opera House on Saturday
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 12, 2025
There are wine festivals where tasters are herded like cattle, where swollen crowds jostle for space, where there’s no time or ability to visit with winemakers to gain a better understanding and appre...
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Community conversation on Feb. 20
By Plaindealer Staff 
February 12, 2025
The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office and Ouray County Victim Services will host a community conversation about domestic violence on Feb. 20. The event is intended to provide the public with information a...
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News
February 12, 2025
Two motorists were killed in separate traffic accidents that occurred less than 24 hours and four miles apart on U.S. Highway 550 near Ridgway last week. Mandy Johnson, 33, of Montrose died in a singl...
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Feature
While Partners mentorship program provides role models for youth, adults often find they gain as much as they give
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 12, 2025
Sometimes they’ll talk about Minecraft, movies or lunch at school that day. Other times they’ll play video games and dream up plans to bike around or play basketball when the weather warms up. One Fri...
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Calendar & Events, Feature...
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14
February 12, 2025
LIVE MUSIC: Gasoline Lollipops, 8 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. $20 advance tickets, $25 day of show. Tickets at sherbino.org. STORY AND CRAFT TIME: "Double Bass Blues" with Gina Wen...
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News
By Plaindealer Staff 
February 12, 2025
Grant money aimed at initiatives seeking to address the opioid crisis and substance abuse is now available to eligible applicants in Ouray County and surrounding counties. Groups, local governments an...
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Single-car rollover follows head-on collision that killed one on Wednesday
By Plaindealer Staff 
February 6, 2025
U.S. Highway 550 is closed at mile marker 101 after a fatal accident was reported at 4:18 p.m. Few details were available Thursday night about this accident, and it was unclear when the highway would...
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Ouray's new parks director seeks public collaboration to make most of city's jewels
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 5, 2025
Long after the early winter sun dipped behind Twin Peaks, after he filled the daylight hours contemplating grant applications and reviewing plans spread across a conference table, Joe Brown took the s...
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