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City relaunches police chief search
The city of Ouray will start over its search for a new police chief after city leaders said they received “overwhelming” feedback from residents that ...
January 24, 2025
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Woman accused in dog death sentenced to probation
A woman accused of breaking into a Ridgway family's yard, using their hot tub and causing their elderly dog's death has pleaded guilty in the case and...
October 9, 2024
Ridgway man cited in newspaper theft case
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Ridgway man cited in newspaper theft case
A Ridgway man was cited this morning on suspicion of petty theft in connection with the theft of more than 200 printed copies of this week’s Ouray Cou...
January 20, 2024
‘Play On!’ offers comedic relief from daily grind
Admit it: It's a rough time right now. Inflation is taking a big bite out of your pocketbook. Who knows what's happening with the economy? And we won'...
May 17, 2023
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Plaindealer honored with 19 awards
The Ouray County Plaindealer took home 19 awards last weekend from the four-state Top of the Rockies journalism contest, including five first-place pr...
April 26, 2023
Fly fishing film tour returns to Ridgway this weekend
Fly fishing film tour returns to Ridgway this weekend
The snow piled up around town says it’s still very much winter. But this weekend’s 17th annual Fly Fishing Film Tour is designed to get you thinking a...
March 15, 2023
Play takes aim at violence against women
Play takes aim at violence against women
Kathy O'Mara is always working on a short list of productions she thinks would be a good fit for Minerva West, the Ridgway community theater group. As...
February 23, 2023
Comedy troupe Second City returns to Ouray for one night, two shows
Comedy troupe Second City returns to Ouray for one night, two shows
The comedy troupe Second City returns to Ouray County this week, with two shows in one night at the Wright Opera House on Thursday (Feb. 23). The sket...
February 23, 2023
Ouray Winter Wine Fest launches this weekend
Ouray Winter Wine Fest launches this weekend
Though it might be hard to imagine, within 100 miles of Ouray’s snowy San Juan mountains, Colorado wine country grapevines are sleeping and waiting fo...
February 8, 2023
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State Patrol: Fatal highway wreck triggered by illegal pass
A sport-utility vehicle driver who tried to illegally pass several vehicles on a snowy and icy U.S. Highway 550 south of Colona triggered a four-vehic...
January 25, 2023
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
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Ridgway hotel to convert to housing
MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreem...
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
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With federal funds in limbo, Ouray seeks options to reduce wildfire danger
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen trees littering neighborhoods and hillsides now that it's unclear when a large-scale, federally funded wildfire mitigation project w...
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Interim police chief retained through Dec. 31
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey through the end of the year. Harvey was hired as the interim chief in March, replacing Sgt. Gar...
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
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City to hear public input on wayfinding sign solutions
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 10, 2025
The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss possible solutions to concerns raised by residents and business owners about new wayfinding signs installed along Main Street earlier ...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Article about Space to Create too negative
September 10, 2025
Dear Editor: The origin and theory behind the Space To Create movement is tied to the common phenomenon where creative individuals, looking for affordable and functional space, move into semi-industri...
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