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Efforts underway to preserve Idarado Houses

OURAY COUNTY Hopes are high that the historic Idarado Houses located in a switchback on Highway 550 near Red Mountain Pass may soon be preserved. Pat ...

October 23, 2019

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Southwest Colorado back in droughtâs grip

WESTERN COLORADO The scene was stark for its incongruity: billows of smoke rising in front of the jagged Cimarrons coated with fresh snow. Perhaps the...

October 23, 2019

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âGathering of the Flockâ an epic event for rail fans

OURAY COUNTY More than 1,000 railfans from across the nation and Europe visited Ridgway on Oct. 12 and 13 to ride and learn about five historically si...

October 23, 2019

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Former undersheriff scheduled for trial

OURAY COUNTY Former Ouray County Undersheriff Richard Herman has pleaded not guilty to charges alleging he solicited sex from a teenage boy and is sch...

October 23, 2019

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Mayoral hopefuls dominate spending

CITY OF OURAY Ouray mayoral candidate Greg Nelson is the only one of the seven candidates for City Council who has received donations thus far, and he...

October 23, 2019

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CORRECTION

In a profile of Ridgway School Board candidate John Countryman published in the Oct. 17 edition of the Plaindealer, a formatting error resulted in the...

October 23, 2019

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Meet the school board candidates

[tecnavia_gallery slug='meet-the-school-board-candidates-gallery' view='carousel']OURAY SCHOOLS Editor's note: The Plaindealer invited candidates for ...

October 23, 2019

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Board meets with âTeacher Councilâ

OURAY SCHOOLS A more than hour-long special session of the Ouray School Board with a “Teacher Council,” held Oct. 16 off campus, was attended by 21 pe...

October 23, 2019

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Candidates share top donors in race

RIDGWAY SCHOOLS Two of the candidates in Ridgway’s contested race for school board have raised campaign contributions outside their own personal spend...

October 23, 2019

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Elks Lodge seeks scholarship applicants

OURAY COUNTY Over the last 85 years, the Elks National Foundation has awarded thousands of college scholarships worth tens of millions of dollars to h...

October 23, 2019

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Problems persist at sewer plant

City says it has fixed issue that triggered odors, but other troubles linger at $17M facility

By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com

August 13, 2025

When Ouray's new wastewater treatment plant is working, no one seems to notice. The electrical panels, motors, pumps and other equipment inside the nondescript, earth-toned building at the northern en...

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County weighs lodging tax measure

Voters could be asked in November to approve 6% tax to fund public safety, housing, child care

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

August 13, 2025

Ouray County commissioners are considering a ballot measure this fall to levy a new lodging tax in the unincorporated county to help pay for public safety, housing and child care initiatives and progr...

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‘We just really love to share this music’

Ulysses Quartet returns for chamber music festival next week

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

August 13, 2025

It's not clear who enjoys the San Juan Chamber Music Festival more every year — the musicians or their audiences. The Ouray County Performing Arts Guild's signature event is bringing back the Ulysses ...

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Stage 2 fire restrictions adopted

Tinder-dry conditions prompt stricter rules, no campfires allowed

August 13, 2025

All three local governments in Ouray County ramped up to stage 2 fire restrictions this week, as multiple wildfires burn across the Western Slope and the San Juans continue to wither under a hot, dry ...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines