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Calendar & Events
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May 21-June 4, 2026
May 20, 2026
THURSDAY MAY 21 After-school story time for elementary students, 4–4:45 p.m. at the Ouray Public Library, 320 Sixth Ave. Community book club, noon-1 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library. Bring lunch and...
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May 14-28, 2026
May 13, 2026
Thursday, May 14 Tech Thursday - Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome. Saturday, May 16 Spring cleanup at the Cedar Hill Ceme...
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Good For You!
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Good For You!
May 6, 2026
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Chris Williams, who graduated from Ridgway Secondary School in 2013, poses for a photo with his wife, Ena, and son, Sam. Williams spent four years flying F-35B Stealth fighter ...
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May 6, 2026
THURSDAY MAY 7 Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Twin Peaks Lodge and Hot Springs Sunshine Room, 50 Third Ave. in Ouray. Ouray Student Art Show opening reception, 4-6 ...
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Looking Back
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Looking Back
April 29, 2026
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago April 28, 1966 The postal savings system, a long-time institution of the United State...
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After big rivalry win, Ridgway eyeing playoffs
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After big rivalry win, Ridgway eyeing playoffs
By By Bernie Pearce Special to the Plaindealer 
April 29, 2026
The Ridgway girls’ soccer team took the home field ranked No. 12 in Class 2A for a pivotal rematch against long-time nemesis and second-ranked Crested Butte on April 21. The Titans had bested a short-...
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Spirit of Ridgway shines at new retail store
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Spirit of Ridgway shines at new retail store
San Juan landscapes featured prominently at second location for ColoradoCool Apparel
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
Ridgway pride rings loud at ColoradoCool Apparel, where the distinct skyline of the Cimarron Range and symmetry of the Sneffels Range embellish walls full of colorful hats and shirts bearing the words...
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New eatery focused on family, local farms
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New eatery focused on family, local farms
Maven opens in historic building remodeled after fire
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 29, 2026
Maven Local Eatery is a farm-to-table family affair. The restaurant, which opened earlier this month at 540 Clinton St. in Ridgway, is owned and managed by a fusion of blood and chosen family. Two of ...
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Calendar & Events
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April 30-May 13, 2026
April 29, 2026
THURSDAY APRIL 30 "Sinners" film, tickets $5, doors open at 6:30 p.m. and movie starts at 7 p.m. at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St. in Ouray. Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems fro...
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Ridgway soccer continues hot streak
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Ridgway soccer continues hot streak
April 22, 2026
Ridgway's Reya Lawler (8) clashes with Bayfield's Aubree Tideman (4) for possession during nonleague action on April 18 at Bayfield High School. The Class 2A Demons sewed up a five-match away stretch ...
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April 23-May 7, 2026
April 22, 2026
Thursday, April 23 Live music: Big Richard, 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Advance tickets $28 at sherbino.org or $32 day of show. After-school storytime for elementary...
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
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After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway
Sporting nearly 30-year-old jerseys, pilot junior varsity team takes field, aims for long-term viability through fundraising
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
April 15, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Ouray County Baseball after the story was published. ...
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Track and field returns to Grand Junction
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Track and field returns to Grand Junction
April 15, 2026
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Ridgway senior a study in honesty, leadership
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PREP ROUNDUP
Ridgway senior a study in honesty, leadership
By By Bernie Pearce Special to the Plaindealer 
April 15, 2026
Sancho Panza, in Miguel de Cervantes’ classic “Don Quijote,” often uttered, “Honesty is the best policy.” If that mantra was true for the late 1500s and also popularized by Benjamin Franklin in the la...
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Good for you!
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Good for you!
Ridgway Knowledge Bowl team wins second place at state competition
April 15, 2026
The Ridgway Secondary School Knowledge Bowl team placed second in the 2A state competition, held at Aims Community College in Greeley on March 16-17, a two-day competition with 11 rounds of questions....
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
April 16-30, 2026
April 15, 2026
Thursday, April 16 Community book club, noon-1 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library. Bring lunch and discuss "The Gales of November" by John U. Bacon. Saturday, April 18 Contra Dance with live music fro...
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A valley of broken promises and bitter water
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A valley of broken promises and bitter water
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
April 8, 2026
For anyone driving the lonely stretch of Colorado Highway 141 through the West End of Montrose County, the sign for “Disappointment Valley” usually prompts a chuckle or a sympathetic sigh. It sounds l...
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Calendar & Events
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April 9-23, 2026
April 8, 2026
Thursday, April 9 Adult craft night: making earrings out of old books, from 5:156:30 p.m. with the Ouray Public Library in the San Juan Room of the Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave. Sign up requi...
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Track teams hit the road to Grand Junction
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Track teams hit the road to Grand Junction
April 1, 2026
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
April 1, 2026
Thursday, April 2 Community conversation on sexual assaults and prosecution, 6-8 p.m. at the Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S. Highway 550, Ridgway. Will include guest speakers from the Sevent...
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City to keep police department
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City to keep police department
Ouray to retain on-call model, offer raises to officers, while sheriff leads hiring, training efforts
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
The city of Ouray will retain and rebuild its own independent police department but rely on Ouray County Sheriff Justin Perry to lead the hiring and training of its officers until a new police chief c...
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Runners go the distance to claim state titles
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Runners go the distance to claim state titles
Ridgway's Hessler, Ouray's Skoloda win 3200-meter races; Demon girls finish second
By By Bernie Pearce Special to the Plaindealer 
May 20, 2026
LAKEWOOD — Both runners had established new personal bests and school records during the regular season. Both entered the state track and field championship ranked No. 1 in their respective classifica...
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Ouray County EMS to raise fees
Charges for treatment, transport to increase for first time since 2018
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
Ouray County commissioners plan to raise fees for treatment and ambulance transports from Ouray County Emergency Medical Services starting in June. Commissioners reviewed proposed fee increases prepar...
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Mass evacuation exercise tests county’s preparedness
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Mass evacuation exercise tests county’s preparedness
Half-day event features volunteers feigning injuries, refusing to leave and generally creating chaos — in the name of training for a real emergency
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
At 9:28 a.m., Amy Clewell and her two pretend siblings gathered in her driveway in Elk Meadows, debating whether it was time to call for help. They watched a stream of law enforcement vehicles and fir...
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Citizens organized against councilor
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Citizens organized against councilor
At least 14 people sent letters to council urging vote against Gulde appointment
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 20, 2026
Former Ouray City Councilor Tamara Gulde ran into an organized effort to keep her from returning to public office earlier this year after she lost the November race for mayor, then sought to fill a va...
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