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Sheriff’s posse to ride again in 2023
When the Simms Fire burned out of control last May, the Montrose County Sheriff’s Posse was one of the most helpful resources Ouray County Sheriff Jus...
January 5, 2023
Season of Sharing: Fortuna Tierra Club
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
December 28, 2022
Season of Sharing: UpstART Theater
Season of Sharing: UpstART Theater
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
December 28, 2022
Season of Sharing: George Gardner Scholarship Fund
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
December 28, 2022
New business takes ‘Root’ in Ridgway
New business takes ‘Root’ in Ridgway
Honga Im and Jessie Vaughan, business partners and owners of Ridgway’s new Lotus Root Kitchen + Market + Catering, are like the left and right sides o...
December 28, 2022
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Top stories of 2022: Voters clear way for fire district to hire paid staff
Voters in the Ridgway Fire Protection District, the largest and busiest in Ouray County, approved the district’s first tax increase since 2000 by a ne...
December 28, 2022
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Top stories of 2022: New rules enacted after years of meetings, conflicts
TOP STORIES OF THE YEAR: COUNTY REVISES MARIJUANA REGS After an 18-month moratorium on grow licenses, dozens of complaints, over 10 workshops, hundred...
December 28, 2022
Season of Sharing: Wright Opera House
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
December 22, 2022
Season of Sharing: Ouray County Historical Society
Year formed: 1971 What does your organization do for Ouray County? In addition to operating the Ouray County Museum, the Ouray County Historical Socie...
December 21, 2022
Season of Sharing: Ridgway Chautauqua Society
Season of Sharing: Ridgway Chautauqua Society
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
December 21, 2022
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
After careers in big cities and large governments, Antonio Mendez is shifting his perspective
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County is unlike most places Antonio Mendez has lived or worked before, and Mendez brings experience unlike the county has seen in two decades, or possibly ever. Ouray County’s new manager grew ...
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
Administrator cites concerns about training, liability; sheriff's office assumes full control of services in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administrative tasks, citing concerns about liability and ...
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County considers asking voters for tax hike in November
Staff to research potential funding measures for EMS, road and bridge; sheriff won't seek question this fall
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County leaders want to research and poll the public’s appetite for asking voters for more tax revenue, to raise additional money for the county’s Emergency Medical Services and the Road and Brid...
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Ridgway gets initial OK for $1.34M grant
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ridgway has received initial approval for a $1.34 million grant to help it explore an all-electric building code for new construction and help electrify municipal operations, to lower its carbon footp...
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
February 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
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