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Ellen Metrick Special to the Plaindealer

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Ridgway vintage store moves again
Walk into Sally Jo Ocasio’s The Vintage Vault in Ridgway, and you will see a wide array of fun, ageless treasures both retro and modern. Just give it ...
April 24, 2024
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Local schools cancel contract with state school-work program
A program helping students with disabilities transition into the workforce has been canceled in Ouray and Ridgway after there weren't enough participa...
March 20, 2024
Ridgway Wrench pedals to new location
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Ridgway Wrench pedals to new location
After seven years at 380 Sherman St., across from Hartwell Park in Ridgway, Nate Miller is moving Ridgway Wrench to the industrial park at 621 N. Cora...
February 28, 2024
CERTIFIABLY MOUTHWATERING
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CERTIFIABLY MOUTHWATERING
With USDA certification in hand, Ouray Meat & Cheese Market eyes expansion, national market Tony Schmidt’s bratwurst, made from his grandfather’s ...
February 28, 2024
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County asks public for evacuation plan input
Ouray County is asking residents to take an online survey to help create an up-to-date, effective evacuation plan for the entire county. The county is...
February 21, 2024
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FIFTY YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Ouray Mountain Rescue Team celebrates 50 years of rescue service this coming summer, and while the organization once had to take out a short-term ...
February 14, 2024
BOOSTING OURAY’S WINTER ECONOMY, ONE GLASS AT A TIME
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BOOSTING OURAY’S WINTER ECONOMY, ONE GLASS AT A TIME
Winter Wine Festival returns to Wright Opera House Feb. 17 A little more than a year ago, four community members and business leaders sat by the firep...
February 7, 2024
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Ouray housing project scores federal funding
Nearly $1.5M coming to Waterview, but type of homes in second phase unclear
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 11, 2026
The Waterview Homes affordable housing project will receive $1.46 million in federal funding to begin a second phase of development, but it's unclear what that next phase will look like. The Ouray Cit...
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County venue to hire manager
Commissioners agree to pick leader for 4-H Center, fairgrounds, could reopen space in late spring
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 11, 2026
Ouray County commissioners will hire a salaried manager for the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds, rather than an incentive-based position as previously discussed. During a meeting Tuesday, commissione...
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Survey to gauge health care needs, barriers
Assessment, listening sessions to help create community paramedic program
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
March 11, 2026
Community members can help reshape how health care works in Ouray County by completing a new survey focused on what’s working and what could be done better. This spring, residents can participate in l...
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County Road 5 to open in early April
March 11, 2026
County Road 5 will open to the public earlier than usual this spring to allow a contractor access to the town of Ridgway’s Beaver Creek diversion system. Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday agreed t...
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