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Covid
Ouray council meeting canceled due to COVID-19
The city of Ouray has called off tonight's City Council meeting due to COVID-19. City Administrator Silas Clarke told the Plaindealer this afternoon h...
January 3, 2022
Covid
County reports dozens of new COVID-19 cases
Ten percent of all Ouray County COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began have come in just the last 10 days, including more than 50 during an after-Chr...
December 31, 2021
GOODBYE 2021, HELLO 2022
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GOODBYE 2021, HELLO 2022
[tecnavia_gallery slug='goodbye-2021-hello-2022-gallery' view='carousel']Ouray County benefited from progress on many fronts in 2021 — the distributio...
December 24, 2021
CALENDAR & EVENTS
ART SHOW: Ouray County Community Art Show at the Ridgway Library during normal hours. Nov. 12 through Jan. 12. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and ...
December 24, 2021
Second Chance Humane Society
Second Chance Humane Society
Year formed: 1994 What does your organization do for Ouray County? “Most simply, we bring pets and people “Most simply, we bring pets and people toget...
December 24, 2021
Ouray County Ranch History Museum
Ouray County Ranch History Museum
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 24, 2021
SWEET REWARDS
SWEET REWARDS
From left, Adam Noel and Brandon Scott pose with the gingerbread house they made at the Ouray Elks Lodge the week before Christmas. They won second pl...
December 24, 2021
Ridgway-Ouray Community Council
Year formed: 1993 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Ridgway-Ouray Community Council (ROCC) works through ten different committees to - ...
December 24, 2021
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO December 30, 1971 - Marvin Gregory had a painful accident last Wednesday while working with a power saw, and has now joined the club of b...
December 24, 2021
CHECKING IT TWICE
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CHECKING IT TWICE
Photo courtesy Lou Hart How does Santa determine who's been naughty and who's been nice this year? By reading the Plaindealer, of course! The jolly ol...
December 23, 2021
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Cimarron Gathering Place opens with fanfare
By James Hanlon 
November 6, 2026
After months of planning, elder community members now have a place to gather during the week. The Cimarron Gathering Place is an age-friendly community center held most Tuesdays and Thursdays at the O...
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Cleared for takeoff
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Cleared for takeoff
Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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