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By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer

New era launches for Ouray basketball
Columns, Feature
New era launches for Ouray basketball
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, Ouray High School hosted its “Meet the Trojans” night, akin to a college's Midnight Madness event to celebrate the st...
December 3, 2025
Ridgway girls run down state title
Feature
Ridgway girls run down state title
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing dur...
November 5, 2025
On the course, they’re competitors. On weekends, they’re training partners
Columns, Feature
On the course, they’re competitors. On weekends, they’re training partners
Separately, the Ridgway, Ouray and Telluride High School cross country teams are among the smallest in the state. Each is successful in their own righ...
October 29, 2025
As fall championships approach, a look back at memorable moments for Ridgway, Ouray
Columns, Feature
As fall championships approach, a look back at memorable moments for Ridgway, Ouray
In my career as a journalist, I’ve covered dozens of state championship games and events. At this point, it might even be in the triple digits — and t...
October 22, 2025
Young Ouray volleyball squad showing progress
Columns, Feature
Young Ouray volleyball squad showing progress
The second win of the season is rarely cause for celebration. But when the Ouray High School volleyball team defeated Pinnacle 25-18, 25-18, 20-25, 26...
October 15, 2025
Run, don’t walk: How a Ridgway athlete is improving dramatically
Columns, Feature
Run, don’t walk: How a Ridgway athlete is improving dramatically
Orion Catron first ran because he really, really didn’t want to walk. As a freshman at Ridgway High School, he wasn’t connecting with classmates or pu...
October 8, 2025
New Ouray athletics director seeks to build attendance, program support
Columns, Feature
New Ouray athletics director seeks to build attendance, program support
Like many with remote positions, Leah Klempner and her husband explored the country through their travels. They made their way to Ouray in 2020 and im...
September 24, 2025
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Ridgway to grow capacity to fight wildland fires
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Ridgway to grow capacity to fight wildland fires
Additional staff, engine can enhance skills, create more revenue
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 3, 2025
Ridgway’s wildland firefighters have mopped up hotspots in Nevada, fought wildfire on the front lines in California and protected structures at home in Colorado. Since the Ridgway Fire Protection Dist...
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County chops event center operations to aid budget
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 3, 2025
Ouray County is performing triage on its 2026 budget as 2025 revenues are coming in lower than expected, placing even more pressure on the county’s general fund savings. County leaders have been worki...
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New council’s first task: Fill vacancies
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New council’s first task: Fill vacancies
After soliciting applications, councilors to interview, pick appointments Jan. 5
December 3, 2025
Ouray city leaders swore in a new mayor and city councilor Monday night, then turned their attention to the council’s most pressing issue: Finding and appointing two more councilors to fill out the ra...
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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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