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Tassel worth the hassle
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Tassel worth the hassle
Ouray School graduation, photos by Erin McIntyre – Ouray County Plaindealer Ridgway Secondary School graduation, photos by Erin McIntyre – Ouray Count...
May 27, 2026
Main, News
Governments push for better transit service
Ouray County’s three local governments are calling for the OurWay shuttle to run more often and become more user-friendly. Local government leaders wa...
May 27, 2026
News
County denies permit for disc golf tourney
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday denied a permit for a disc golf tournament on residential properties on Log Hill Mesa, after hearing further com...
May 27, 2026
News
Citizens petition city to pave Oak Street
A group of residents has petitioned the city of Ouray to pave Oak Street, claiming the work is needed to control dust, accommodate increased traffic a...
May 27, 2026
Award-winning ‘Lord of the Rings’ parody comes to Ouray
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Award-winning ‘Lord of the Rings’ parody comes to Ouray
You know the lines. Or at least you’ve seen the memes — and the myriad spinoffs of them. “One does not simply walk into Mordor.” “One ring to rule the...
May 27, 2026
Letters, Opinion
Letters show small-town politics at its worst
Dear Editor:I found last week’s article about the letter-writing campaign that influenced Ouray city councilors to block Tamara Gulde from returning t...
May 27, 2026
Letters, Opinion
To change behavior, change infrastructure
Dear Editor: Two current local controversies are similar and could benefit from consideration of basic behavioral science principles. Both issues invo...
May 27, 2026
Letters, Opinion
Smear campaign against Gulde disappointing
Dear Editor:I am writing as a citizen of Ouray, a citizen who is very disappointed that we have among us a faction of folks who “organized” (or should...
May 27, 2026
Will Super El Niño boost winter snow? Stay tuned
Columns, Opinion
Will Super El Niño boost winter snow? Stay tuned
A “9,000 mile “freight train of warm water” — a Kelvin wave — “hundreds of feet deep” in the Pacific Ocean has surged eastward toward Peru since April...
May 27, 2026
Looking Back
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Looking Back
Compiled from the files ofThe Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer60 Years AgoMay 26, 1966 Before Judge Harry Flora ...
May 27, 2026
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Best feathers forward
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Best feathers forward
August 19, 2026
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Bear activity ramping up
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Bear activity ramping up
Second bruin killed in a week after several conflicts, entering home
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
State wildlife officials killed a young, female bear that entered a Ridgway home last weekend after days of conflicts and at least one incident with the bear killing chickens. Colorado Parks and Wildl...
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Police admin assistant resigns, blasts city
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 19, 2026
The Ouray Police Department's administrative assistant has resigned, leaving the office with one remaining employee assigned to desk duty. The resignation comes just after the city's response to a civ...
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News
Disaster relief tax moves closer to ballot
Ouray, Ridgway councils negotiate for larger share of revenue; use tax for roads all but ruled out
By Mike Wiggins and James Hanlon 
August 19, 2026
A proposed countywide sales tax to address fires, floods and other natural disasters appears to have a clear path to the November ballot, while a potential use tax on construction materials to raise m...
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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
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County road superintendent arrested on suspicion of DUI
By James Hanlon 
August 19, 2026
Ouray County Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger was placed on paid administrative leave Monday following a driving under the influence arrest in Montrose Aug. 14. Crew Chief Don Castle has been ...
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