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County weighs lodging tax measure
Ouray County commissioners are considering a ballot measure this fall to levy a new lodging tax in the unincorporated county to help pay for public sa...
August 13, 2025
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Neighborhood to consider mosquito fogging
Ouray County may help Dallas Meadows residents pay to kill adult mosquitos swarming the area since some preventative treatments were skipped earlier t...
August 13, 2025
Fired federal rangers return to backcountry
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Fired federal rangers return to backcountry
Kricket Olin pulled the side-by-side ATV over to a cluster of off-highway vehicles and leaned over the door, sticking her head in the neon helmet out ...
August 6, 2025
More than a scholarship
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More than a scholarship
Andrea Peralta Villa was unsure how she would make it to college until the final few days before classes started, despite having a roommate and a near...
August 6, 2025
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Library OKs immigrant-protection policy
The Ridgway Public Library is the first entity in Ouray County to adopt a policy focused on protecting immigrant patrons, students and employees.A new...
August 6, 2025
Bill drafted to cede reservoir
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Bill drafted to cede reservoir
Federal lawmakers are working on legislation to transfer Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray. The city received a draft of incomplete, boilerplate ...
July 30, 2025
Perfect swarm forms near state park
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Perfect swarm forms near state park
Complaints about increased mosquito activity near Ridgway State Park have prompted officials to ask what happened with preventative treatments, which ...
July 30, 2025
Price drops for water system rebuild
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Price drops for water system rebuild
Construction for Ridgway’s new water diversion system is scheduled to begin in August at a much lower cost than expected.During a special town council...
July 30, 2025
Tacos & Beer spices up Ridgway
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Tacos & Beer spices up Ridgway
Pati Marquez and Martin Jimenez opened the first Tacos & Beer in Montrose mid-pandemic without advertising anywhere, aside from telling a few cust...
July 30, 2025
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New council’s first task: Fill vacancies
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New council’s first task: Fill vacancies
December 3, 2025
After soliciting applications, councilors to interview, pick appointments Jan. 5 By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com Ouray city leaders swore in a new mayor and city councilor Monday night, then turned...
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Slow start to snow season
Wave of storms helps, but snowpack in San Juans well below normal
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
December 3, 2025
A series of post-Thanksgiving storms delivered desperately needed snow to the moisture-starved San Juans, but snowpack at the start of December remains well below average in Ouray County and the surro...
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SEASON OF SHARING
Ridgway Ouray Community Council
December 3, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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