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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Ouray Ice Park's new executive director trims staff, seeks more buy-in from recreational climbers amid financial crunch
October 21, 2026
In the waning weeks of the 2019 ice climbing season, a 27-year-old Tres Barbatelli stood at the bottom of the Uncompahgre Gorge wondering what he’d just done. Minutes before, he’d rappelled down into ...
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Council turns over services to sheriff; remaining employee laid off
October 21, 2026
The city of Ouray terminated the sole employee of its police department and turned over its police services to the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, officially dissolving a stand-alone law enf...
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Commissioners pause refilling second EMS vacancy
October 21, 2026
A paramedic for Ouray County Emergency Medical Services, who has been on administrative leave since the Gold Mountain Fire, was fired last week after a meeting with county administration went awry. Jo...
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Initial plan leaves five positions vacant, reduces some departmental hours
October 21, 2026
Ouray County’s draft budget for next year proposes five staff reductions from general fund departments – all of which are currently vacant positions. The positions are from administration, the assesso...
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Veteran transport program approved
October 21, 2026
After resolving concerns about an intergovernmental agreement with San Miguel County, Ouray County commissioners approved a new partnership last week that will transport veterans to medical appointmen...
