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Shooting range draws fire from neighbors

Residents located near a private shooting range in Ouray County have complained to elected officials, asking them to do something about the noise. Res...

January 13, 2022

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Private via ferrata awaits approval

A commercial via ferrata on private land near Ouray received initial approval from the Ouray Area Joint Planning Board last month. But the applicants ...

January 6, 2022

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Stories of the year No. 10: School bond passes in Ridgway

Voters overwhelmingly supported proposals to renovate the Ridgway School District's oldest building and to increase taxes in support of retaining staf...

December 24, 2021

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Stories of the year No. 9: Marijuana grow moratorium continues into new year

Ouray County is ending 2021 with a moratorium on new marijuana cultivation facilities, enacted nearly seven months ago when commissioners cited a need...

December 24, 2021

Ouray’s Mountain Fever reopens outlet shop

While Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts in Ouray opened its first outlet store about six years ago, owners Bruce and Tamara Gulde have never had it o...

December 24, 2021

New gallery gives art a second chance

The Paws for Art Gallery & More has been a traveling show of sorts for three years, popping up at various locations in Ridgway and Telluride. It ...

December 24, 2021

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Letters oppose domestic sheep grazing plan

Ouray County commissioners are urging federal officials to rethink a proposed grazing plan for domestic sheep that could affect wild sheep populations...

December 23, 2021

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County discusses goals, role of publicist

Nine months after hiring the county's first full-time public information officer, commissioners met with her to discuss the roles and responsibilities...

December 23, 2021

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Public right-of-way on CR17 protected

Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli and Commissioner Lynn Padgett successfully lobbied the State Board of Land Commissioners to formally recognize desig...

December 16, 2021

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Business owner fills Ouray School Board vacancy

The Ouray School Board has selected local business owner and Ouray graduate Tom Fedel to fill an open seat. The board met in a special meeting Dec. 9 ...

December 16, 2021

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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

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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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines