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...
November 30, 2022
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...
November 30, 2022
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Project 7 Water Authority, which serves 60,000 water users in Ouray, Montrose and Delta counties, aims to build a new water treatment facility south o...
November 30, 2022
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Ouray County commissioners decided on Tuesday to close the upper portion of County Road 5 on Dec. 2, following the advice of Road and Bridge Superinte...
November 30, 2022
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Kind Castle owner John Dyet knows there are already three marijuana dispensaries in Ridgway, but he believes his themed enterprise Kind Castle has som...
November 23, 2022
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife has drafted a new elk herd management plan covering the Uncompahgre Plateau for the first time since 2006, which officials...
November 23, 2022
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As a guide, professional climber Dawn Glanc helped clients experience some of the most challenging and exciting moments of their lives – moments they ...
November 23, 2022
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Massage therapist, cosmetologist, yoga instructor and former hospitality manager Mandy Simpson was always captivated by Ouray’s Elevate Wellness Spa. ...
November 23, 2022
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Jim Courson has hiked and skied thousands of miles in the backcountry by his own estimate, so he may not be the kind of outdoorsman most people think ...
November 17, 2022
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Anyone who has attended Ouray County commissioners' meetings since August may have noticed something out of the ordinary: One of the elected officials...
November 17, 2022
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November 1, 2025
The Ridgway High School girls’ cross country team is bringing a state title back to the San Juans. The six-person team won the Class 2A state title Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, capping a te...
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October 29, 2025
An estimated $51,000 in federal food benefits will no longer be available to 170 Ouray County households starting Friday. The monthlong federal government shutdown without Congressional appropriations...
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State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death
October 29, 2025
A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...
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Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state
October 29, 2025
The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...
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Ouray parks director had suggested limited sales at special events next year to generate revenue
October 29, 2025
The Ouray City Council rejected a proposal Monday to sell alcohol at three special events at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool next year, concluding the costs and risks outweigh the potential revenue. Parks ...
