Ouray basketball battles Telluride

Ouray's Wesley Rhoades (32) angles into a difficult shot attempt during a wild 42-38 home win on Jan. 20 over Telluride. Rhoades contributed three points and teammate Cavan Pasek scored a game-high 21 points. The Trojans successfully followed up the victory by winning 75-47 at Ridgway on the Jan. 23, leaving the Ouray boys' team standing 9-3 overall (4-1 3A/2A/1A San Juan Basin League) prior to starting this week's work. Photo by Joel Priest | Special to the Plaindealer

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Town prepares for legal battle

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

January 28, 2026

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Ridgway Lodge LLC is the owner of MTN Lodge. Ridgway retains attorney after MTN Lodge owners say they won't pay taxes on long-term worker...

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County eyes budget cuts

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

January 28, 2026

Manager: Looking for ways to avoid cutting employees Ouray County leaders have loosely settled on wanting to cut $500,000 from the county’s 2026 budget, anticipating they will have more unexpected exp...

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Coroner seeks help with unclaimed body

January 28, 2026

Ouray County's coroner is seeking help finding friends of a man who was estranged from his family and died at a Ouray hotel. Quality Inn staff found William Curio Jr., who went by Billy, in his hotel ...

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Citing violations, county orders disc golf tourney to cease

January 28, 2026

Ouray County has ordered a disc golf tournament held on Log Hill Mesa to stop operating without a special- use permit, citing concerns about illegal gambling as well as other county rule violations. C...

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Wildfire mitigation project secures federal funding

January 28, 2026

A 93-acre wildfire mitigation project is receiving $500,000 in federal funding that was holding up completion of the $1.3 million effort. The Ouray Community Forest Resilience Project aims to scour de...

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Board votes to change school calendar next fall

By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

January 28, 2026

Families in the Ouray School District will see several changes to the school calendar for the next two years, including the addition of a mid-winter break and graduation moving to the Sunday before Me...

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District delays adopting master plan

By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

January 28, 2026

The Ouray School District is one step closer to having an approved facilities master plan to use as a conceptual blueprint guiding future building projects. The Ouray School Board on Monday postponed ...

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How about new signs?

January 28, 2026

Dear Editor: My wife and I are very proud of all the many improvements that have been made to our little town of Ridgway since we moved here about 10 years ago. We have one suggestion that we feel wou...

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Despite weekend storm, 2026 starts warm and dry

By Karen Risch

January 28, 2026

The year 2025, Ouray’s hottest year ever recorded, began with a very cold, dry month. January 2025’s mean temperatures were 4.8 degrees below normal both day and night, making it the only below normal...

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Town was right to table anti-idling ordinance

January 28, 2026

Dear Editor: I want to commend the Ridgway Town Council for its decision not to move forward with the proposed vehicle idling ordinance and for taking a thoughtful, practical approach to the issue. I ...

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