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Ridgway Film Festival offers packed weekend
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
October 15, 2025
"Eclectic" might be the word to describe the 11th Annual Ridgway Independent Film Festival's schedule. The fest has exploded into a four-day event, running today (Thursday) through Sunday, with 101 fi...
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Young Ouray volleyball squad showing progress
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Young Ouray volleyball squad showing progress
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
October 15, 2025
The second win of the season is rarely cause for celebration. But when the Ouray High School volleyball team defeated Pinnacle 25-18, 25-18, 20-25, 26-24 on Saturday, it secured the program’s best fin...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
October 15, 2025
THURSDAY OCTOBER 16 Ridgway Independent Film Festival begins, visit ridgwayfestival.co for full schedule and details. Festival pass $120, single film and day passes available. Puppet shows with Judy f...
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A muddy mess in Mancos
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A muddy mess in Mancos
October 15, 2025
The Oct. 11 Chicken Creek Challenge cross country meet in Mancos proved to be a sloppy affair. Far left, Ridgway middle schooler Neely Hepp finished 19th in the middle school girls' 3K race with a tim...
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Good For You!
By Plaindealer Staff 
October 15, 2025
Alexander Price, the president and CEO of Citizens State Bank based in Ouray, delivered the keynote address at the 2025 Community Banking Research Conference on Oct. 7. The conference brought together...
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How the San Juans got their name from an early trailblazer
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How the San Juans got their name from an early trailblazer
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
October 8, 2025
The San Juan Mountains are not just a mountain range; they are the jagged, breathtaking spine of southwestern Colorado. This is a land of untamed peaks, alpine meadows and sheer rock faces. Our mighty...
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Run, don’t walk: How a Ridgway athlete is improving dramatically
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Run, don’t walk: How a Ridgway athlete is improving dramatically
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
October 8, 2025
Orion Catron first ran because he really, really didn’t want to walk. As a freshman at Ridgway High School, he wasn’t connecting with classmates or pushing himself. “I think my parents recognized this...
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‘An Iliad’ shares ‘an epic story in a really intimate setting’
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‘An Iliad’ shares ‘an epic story in a really intimate setting’
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 1, 2025
Playing in Ouray this weekend, modern-day retelling of Homer's poem explores valor, savagery of Trojan War In the last 20 years, John Kissingford has played all manner of roles. A novelist in a romant...
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Looking Back
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Looking Back
October 1, 2025
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 50 Years Ago October 2, 1975 A one-ticket purchaser won the Jeep Cherokee in the Color Week drawin...
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Ridgway girls’ cross country storms Sweitzer Lake
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PREP SPORTS
Ridgway girls’ cross country storms Sweitzer Lake
By By Joel Priest Special to the Plaindealer 
October 1, 2025
DELTA — Keeping a friend close but a cross-country enemy (of sorts) even closer, Natasha and Ariel Hessler’s relaxation run on Sept. 26 may as well have been a continuation of how the 2025 Sweitzer La...
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Calendar & Events
Calendar & Events, Feature...
Calendar & Events
Oct. 2-16, 2025
October 1, 2025
THURSDAY OCTOBER 2 Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Twin Peaks Hot Springs Riverside breakfast room, 124 Third St. in Ouray. More information at ourayrepublicans.com....
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‘Ordinary mom’ helps bring history to life
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NEIGHBORS AND HELPERS
‘Ordinary mom’ helps bring history to life
By By Ariel Hessler Special to the Plaindealer 
September 24, 2025
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect the location Amanda Caldwell taught in Longmont. For Amanda Caldwell, most mornings start the same way: coffee with her husband, then breakfast ...
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Spotlight on the Arts: Katy Kristoffersen
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SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS
Spotlight on the Arts: Katy Kristoffersen
By By Natasha Hessler Special to the Plaindealer 
September 24, 2025
For Katy Kristoffersen music is therapeutic. Kristoffersen, who is now the music director at the United Church of the San Juans in Ridgway, double- majored in psychology and music at Miami University ...
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New Ouray athletics director seeks to build attendance, program support
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New Ouray athletics director seeks to build attendance, program support
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
September 24, 2025
Like many with remote positions, Leah Klempner and her husband explored the country through their travels. They made their way to Ouray in 2020 and immediately fell in love, returning each summer afte...
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‘Good people’: New family takes on Ouray Grocery
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‘Good people’: New family takes on Ouray Grocery
Owners with previous ties to San Juans plan to add to inventory
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
September 24, 2025
Brian Howerton found himself in the grocery business by accident. It all started more than 30 years ago, when he left a job in the Wyoming oil fields and moved to help his in-laws open a Kenny Rogers ...
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New floral studio blooms in Ridgway
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New floral studio blooms in Ridgway
Former landscape designer opens Sticks & Stones, focuses on flower production, design
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 24, 2025
Kristina Lemon began buying flowers for herself each week about three years ago. It became an act of self-care and something she’d been doing for others for more than two decades, arranging and giftin...
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East meets West at Ridgway practice
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East meets West at Ridgway practice
Onda Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine aims to treat physical, emotional pain
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 24, 2025
Though she studied it for years, Sam Willits still considers acupuncture magic. She’s seen it solve sleep issues and digestive problems, chronic pain and depression. “What can’t it do, really?” she sa...
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Calendar & Events
Calendar & Events, Feature...
Calendar & Events
Sept. 25 – Oct. 11, 2025
September 24, 2025
Thursday, September 25 38th Annual Jeep Jamboree in Ouray, visit jeepjamboreeusa. com for details. Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Ch...
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Good For You!
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Good For You!
September 17, 2025
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Maybe you snapped photos of volunteers doing trail work, or your kids raising funds for a...
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Calendar & Events
Calendar & Events, Feature...
Calendar & Events
Sept. 18–Oct. 2, 2025
September 17, 2025
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18 Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome. Story and craft time for elementary-aged children...
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Driver survives plunge off pass
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Distracted Montrose County man sustains minor injuries, cited for suspected careless driving
By Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins erin@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
October 15, 2025
A Montrose County resident survived an accident on Red Mountain Pass on Oct. 9, where his truck went over the edge and rolled down the mountain. According to information from the Colorado State Patrol...
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Gulde touts experience, years of service
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Election 2025
Gulde touts experience, years of service
Gulde touts experience, years of service
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 15, 2025
Tamara Gulde didn’t intend to assemble campaign flyers and put up yard signs this fall. After four years as a Ouray city councilor, she was ready to step back and let someone else take their turn as o...
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Underwood sees gap between council, public
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Election 2025
Underwood sees gap between council, public
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 15, 2025
When he looks out at the audience at a Ouray City Council meeting or walks Main Street, Michael Underwood said he sees and hears people who are disconnected from those elected to represent them. Some ...
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News
Water costs increase for county irrigators
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 15, 2025
The cost of leasing backup water to support Ouray County irrigators is increasing this year, as the Tri-County Water Conservancy District is charging $21,000 to store the water in the Ridgway Reservoi...
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News
Wildfire panel focuses on insurance issues
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
October 15, 2025
Wildfires are one natural disaster communities can exercise some control over. And the hope is that soon homeowners will not only have control over mitigating wildfire risk around their homes, but als...
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