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Ouray County is hitting the reset button on its fair board, after years of dysfunction, state open meetings laws violations and noncompliance with sta...

December 1, 2021

Covid

State mulls local virus mitigation plan

The state health department has amended its limits on personal gatherings for counties in the “safer at home” category, including Ouray County. Citing...

October 29, 2020

Covid

Limited pomp amid difficult circumstance

There won’t be any mortarboards tossed into the air after turning tassels. There won’t be group photos with friends, standing close with arms around e...

May 14, 2020

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Oh, what fun it is to dance

December 24, 2025

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Affordable housing nonprofit to expand across state

Telluride-based Rural Homes plans to build 120 new units in 2026, but future of Ouray project unclear

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 24, 2025

Telluride-based Rural Homes is entering a new era of affordable housing work across the state after bringing on a new CEO and looking beyond pilot projects in Ouray and San Miguel counties. The afford...

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SEASON OF SHARING

Second Chance Humane Society

December 24, 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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Home Trust of Ouray County

December 24, 2025

Year established as a nonprofit: 2018 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Affordable housing remains one of the most pressing challenges facing Ouray County, where the median price for a ...

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SEASON OF SHARING

Sherbino Theater/ Ridgway Chautauqua

December 24, 2025

Erin Mcintyre And Carolina Brown

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines