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Young Ridgway squad marked by stifling defense
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Young Ridgway squad marked by stifling defense
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
December 10, 2025
Certain career milestones set apart high school basketball players, the most well-known being 1,000 points. But on the defensive end, there’s an equivalent figure, with 300 career steals signifying a ...
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Trust for Land Restoration
December 10, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Spotlight on the Arts: Marisa Feller and High Alpine Aerial
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Spotlight on the Arts: Marisa Feller and High Alpine Aerial
By By Natasha Hessler Special to the Plaindealer 
December 10, 2025
High Alpine Aerial founder Marisa Feller has a long performance career in aerial arts, but she still remembers how difficult she found her first aerial class. “The next day I was so sore, I could bare...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
December 10, 2025
THURSDAY DECEMBER 11 Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome. Miner Distractions improv comedy show featuring Ou...
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Good For You!
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Good For You!
December 10, 2025
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: This pa...
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Spotlight on the Arts: The First Little Free Art Gallery in Ridgway
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Spotlight on the Arts: The First Little Free Art Gallery in Ridgway
By By Ariel Hessler Special to the Plaindealer 
December 3, 2025
Inside Karen and Floyd Day’s home, the walls are covered in art. Both Karen and Floyd are longtime artists, and the walls of their home show the evidence. Large and colorful abstract depicting horses,...
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New era launches for Ouray basketball
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New era launches for Ouray basketball
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
December 3, 2025
Before the Thanksgiving holiday, Ouray High School hosted its “Meet the Trojans” night, akin to a college's Midnight Madness event to celebrate the start of basketball season. On a night with at least...
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Ouray County Performing Arts Guild
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Ouray County Performing Arts Guild
December 3, 2025
Year established as a nonprofit: 1983 What does your organization do for Ouray County? For more than 40 years, the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild has brought the high quality live music and perfor...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
December 3, 2025
Thursday, December 4 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. c...
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Ouray County Peacejam
November 26, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Weehawken Creative Arts
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Weehawken Creative Arts
November 26, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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A passion that’s choc-full of potential
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A passion that’s choc-full of potential
After bouncing around rental kitchens, entrepreneur ramps up Gus Chocolate from new off-grid home
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 26, 2025
Past a gate, at the end of a dirt road on Log Hill Mesa, is an Ouray County-style Willy Wonka factory. From his off-grid home, Nathan Montgomery churns small batches of chocolate, entirely powered by ...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
Nov. 27-Dec. 11, 2025
November 26, 2025
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28 Community potluck, 5 p.m. in the Decker Room, 675 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Bring a dish to share or take what you need, donations accepted for Feeding America. For more info call Ter...
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George and Michael Gardner Fund
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George and Michael Gardner Fund
November 19, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Calendar & Events
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Correct Usage
November 19, 2025
Thursday, November 20 "Fraud Watch: What Every Local Should Know" free panel discussion about fraud awareness and prevention with local experts at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Doo...
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UpstART Theater
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UpstART Theater
November 12, 2025
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
Nov. 13-24, 2025
November 12, 2025
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13 Community Meet-and-Mingle Happy Hour for entrepreneurs, creatives and locals from 4:30–6 p.m. at San Juan Blooms, 185 N. Lena St. (upstairs at the Old Fire House). Free and open t...
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Ridgway girls run down state title
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Ridgway girls run down state title
Young team blows past competition to hoist Class 2A cross country trophy
By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
November 5, 2025
There isn’t a perfect translation for “hill” in Chinese. That's something Natasha Hessler discovered when she arrived at the famous creek crossing during the Colorado State Cross Country Championship ...
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Get a peek inside, help a good cause
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Get a peek inside, help a good cause
From log home to modern loft, home tour benefits affordable housing
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
November 5, 2025
If you’re the type of person who watches home improvement shows, you know what shiplap and wainscoting are, or you drive past historic homes and think, “I wonder what that place looks like inside,” yo...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
Nov. 6-20, 2025
November 5, 2025
Thursday, November 6 Sewing class, make a fleece hat for yourself or the food pantry, from 1-3 p.m. Sign up is required at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Ouray County Republican Central C...
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A visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus
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A visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus
December 10, 2025
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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff
Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...
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Resident: Tax money should fund ‘creatives’
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
A Ridgway woman is proposing the town give "creative" residents a monthly, unconditional cash payment to encourage them to stay living and working in town. Ridgway resident Tia Mihelarakis proposed a ...
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Commissioner opposes change to cost-savings policy
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a minor change to the county's new cost-savings policy, citing unclear language as the reason she canceled her attendance at a statewide conference...
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County OKs budget, will diminish savings
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the county's disaster fund balance heading into 2026. Ouray County commissioners approved the county's 2026 budget during their regul...
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