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Eye on the pies: Ridgway pizza-maker competes internationally

Colorado Boy's head pizza-maker didn't let a little snow storm delaying his specialty ingredient rattle him as he was preparing to compete at the Inte...

March 27, 2024

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GRAVE CONCERNS

As Cedar Hill Cemetery struggles to keep up with maintenance backlog, resource shortage, advocates seek to form nonprofit When John Hart volunteered t...

March 13, 2024

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HOLLYWOOD SPOTLIGHTS SAN JUANS

Director, actor and new Ouray County property ownerTyler Perry films movie in Ouray, near Ridgway One of Ouray County's most famous new landowners has...

February 21, 2024

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New book shares tale of resilience, survival

People who live in Ouray probably know Sam and Di Rushing as the couple who started and ran Ouray Glassworks and Pottery for 26 years. They might know...

February 14, 2024

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CBI: Accused rapist said he thought woman was his wife

Editor's note: This story contains details about an alleged sexual assault. A Ridgway man accused of raping a 28-year-old woman in her home in Decembe...

February 7, 2024

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Teen charged as adult in alleged rape

Prosecutors have decided to charge the Ouray police chief's stepson as an adult in an alleged sexual assault case. The 7th Judicial District Attorney'...

February 7, 2024

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Girl: Rapes occurred at chief’s house

Accuser claims she was assaulted multiple times while Ouray police chief, family slept *** Editor's note: This note was not included in the print edit...

January 17, 2024

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Skijoring rides again this weekend

Event combining rodeo and snow sports expands to 3 days, adds novice competition Competitors for this weekend’s San Juan Skijoring competition will co...

January 10, 2024

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PUTTING HER BEST FACE FORWARD

Step into Karli Cox's Fresh Face Skin Studio, and you'll encounter a world of potions, high-tech light therapy and a relaxing place to be pampered. Wa...

December 27, 2023

Top stories of 2023: New owner vows to put mine back into operation

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TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: SILVER MINE SELLS The Revenue-Virginius Mine changed hands in 2023, selling for a $1.8 million bargain at auction after previ...

December 27, 2023

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A TIME FOR TEARS, CHEERS

May 28, 2025

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Mobile home park deal nearly done

Swiss Village residents secure big state grant, set to close June 12

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

May 28, 2025

For residents of Ouray’s Swiss Village Mobile Home Park, pulling together everything that’s needed to buy the land underneath their homes is like assembling a giant jigsaw puzzle. After spending nearl...

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Renewed water lease especially critical this year

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

May 28, 2025

A renewed water lease with the Bureau of Reclamation may prove more critical for Ouray County water users this year as drought conditions intensify. The agreement signed on May 13 is the third renewal...

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Local leaders urge retention of tax credits

Ridgway solar energy company owner worried; commissioner criticizes congressman's vote

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

May 28, 2025

Josh Shipley knows his customers — and their motivations. The vast majority of people who enlist the owner of Alternative Power Enterprises to install solar panels say they’re doing so because it’s en...

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Soccer aims to build on successful season

By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer

May 28, 2025

A longtime goal for the Ridgway High School girls’ soccer program was to make it to the second round of the state playoffs, travel to the Front Range to take on one of the top seeds and put up a compe...

Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines