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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title
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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title
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 Sa...
November 1, 2025
News
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
News
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
News
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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Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
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Ouray childcare model a blueprint for others
A year after two daycares opened within affordable housing development, builder looks to replicate template in three other cities
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
The solution to the statewide childcare shortage might be here in Ouray County, where a blueprint for building childcare-ready affordable homes was drafted. It’s been a little more than a year since t...
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County tests: No mold problem in meeting rooms
After commissioner claims 'toxicity,' manager says 4-H, courthouse spaces safe to use
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
Ouray County commissioner meeting rooms don’t have a mold problem, according to testing ordered after Commissioner Lynn Padgett said the facilities caused her to feel sick and used it as justification...
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Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
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Beefed-up alpine ranger program returns
State grant allows county to add sixth ranger to patrol backcountry, focus on safety, education
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
Ouray County’s alpine ranger program is back and bigger this year with the help of a state grant. The public will see alpine rangers patrolling areas including Yankee Boy Basin, Imogene Pass and the A...
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Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
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Two candidates vie for seat on San Miguel Power board
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 13, 2026
Election to represent Ridgway, Log Hill contested for first time since 2014 For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a contested election for the District 6 seat on the San Miguel Power Assoc...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Savage would bring expertise, connection to SMPA board
By Dear Editor: 
May 13, 2026
As San Miguel Power Association District 6 members prepare to vote, for the first time in quite some time we have a choice between two excellent candidates. I encourage members to take a close look at...
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