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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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Ute dancers perform at film fest
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Ute dancers perform at film fest
October 22, 2025
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Board makes offer on top job
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Board makes offer on top job
On same day commissioners pick Peace Corps director, interim manager resigns
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
Editor’s note: This has been corrected to identify Mendez, who was born in the United States, as Dominican-American.  Ouray County’s new county manager will travel from Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, ...
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Federal shutdown threatens food assistance program
By By Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
Food assistance for low-income residents in Ouray County will likely be cut off at the end of the month due to the federal government shutdown, leaving an estimated 170 households with less money and ...
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Woman’s body found in mine shaft
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
A Ridgway woman who was reported missing Monday night was found dead in a deep, water-filled mine shaft on Red Mountain Pass. Rescuers found Jennifer Nelson, 54, early Tuesday morning after accidental...
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City OKs purchase of new police vehicles
Interim police chief sought five hybrid SUVs to replace aging fleet; council authorizes three
By Mike Wiggins and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com 
October 22, 2025
The Ouray City Council approved the purchase of three new police vehicles Monday night, allowing the police department to start rotating in new patrol cars for an aging fleet that hasn’t been replaced...
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