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OURAY COUNTY
LOOKING BACK
40 YEARS AGO
By From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun 
August 14, 2024
Aug. 11, 1974 – Rick Trujillo not only won the Pikes Peak annual marathon but he won it for the second year in a row, and broke his own record in doing so. Rick covered the tough 28.6 mile marathon in...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
Aug. 15-29, 2024
August 14, 2024
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 POETRY READING: Literary Living Room with NYU professor Scott Hightower, 7:30 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. Free to enter. More info at sherbino.org. FRIDAY, AUGU...
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Latest ride brings deputy to Ridgway
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Latest ride brings deputy to Ridgway
A former cowboy protection bullfighter, Brannon Hasler is now charged with keeping entire community safe
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
August 7, 2024
When it comes to protecting the public, it’s not Ridgway Marshal's Office Deputy Brannon Hasler’s first rodeo. The newest deputy made a career out of putting himself in harm's way to serve others, muc...
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A BARN-BUSTING AF-FAIR
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A BARN-BUSTING AF-FAIR
Ouray County Fair returns this weekend with open class exhibit, greater 4-H participation
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 7, 2024
The annual Ouray County Fair returns this weekend, and the 4-H participants have so many animals to show this year that the barn will be busting at the seams. The Ouray County 4-H Club has grown to 25...
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Ridgway Rendezvous celebrates arts, creativity
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Ridgway Rendezvous celebrates arts, creativity
By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com 
August 7, 2024
On its face, the Ridgway Rendezvous is an arts and crafts festival. And it is definitely that — in spades. More than 100 juried artists and craftsmen will spread across Ridgway’s Hartwell Park, displa...
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Chamber music fest returns to San Juans
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Chamber music fest returns to San Juans
Ulysses Quartet to perform four concerts next week
By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com 
August 7, 2024
The hills will come alive with the sound of music, as they do every year during the San Juan Chamber Music Festival. The annual event, hosted by the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild, brings high-cal...
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LOOKING BACK
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OURAY COUNTY
LOOKING BACK
40 YEARS AGO
August 7, 2024
August 8, 1974 – Over 40 people attended the Ouray City Council meeting Monday night, most of whom opposed the issuance of a new 3.2 beer license in town. After hearing opinions from both sides, the c...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
August 8-15, 2024
August 7, 2024
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 COUNTY FAIR: Open class entries accepted at the 4-H Event Center from 10 a.m. to noon. For categories and rules visit ouracountyco.gov and see fair book. Judging will take place fro...
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‘As You Like It’ seeks to delight audiences in Ouray, Silverton
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‘As You Like It’ seeks to delight audiences in Ouray, Silverton
Theater company brings Shakespeare's witty, romantic comedy inside to Wright Opera House this weekend, outside to park for first time next week
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
July 31, 2024
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players, according to Shakespeare. This week, the play featuring this famous quote takes to the stage in Ouray. UpstART Theater brings "As You...
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OURAY COUNTY
LOOKING BACK
40 YEARS AGO
July 31, 2024
August 1, 1974 – The Ouray School Board announced Tuesday morning that the board has hired a new superintendent for Ouray School. Wayne M. Nash will be arriving in Ouray Aug. 1 to take up his duties. ...
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Calendar & Events, Feature...
Aug. 1-15, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
July 31, 2024
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 MEETING : Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road, Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. FRIDAY, AUGU...
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‘Dragon Play’ blends magic, realism at Sherbino Theater
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‘Dragon Play’ blends magic, realism at Sherbino Theater
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Productions about love and relationships are as old as theater itself. But add the mythical element of dragons, a dash of magic and a storyline that jumps between two moments in space and time, and yo...
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New spa provides ‘healing space’
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New spa provides ‘healing space’
Halos Spa & Boutique opens in Ridgway
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Over the years, Tracy Mobley has worked in high-end spas in Telluride, Florida and Hawaii, at the kind of places where clients can pay $300 an hour for a luxe experience. Mobley decided it was time to...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
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July 25-Aug. 8, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS
By Erin 
July 24, 2024
THURSDAY, JULY 25 LIVE MUSIC: Kiltro and Pahua, Ridgway Concert Series last concert of 2024, 6 p.m. in Hartwell Park. Free. FRIDAY, JULY 26 THEATER: "Dragon Play" by Jenny Connell Davis, 7 p.m. showti...
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SOUNDS OF SUMMER
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SOUNDS OF SUMMER
By Erin McIntyre 
July 18, 2024
Paul McDonald of the Nashville-based alternative rock band Paul McDonald & the Mourning Doves gestures to the crowd during a July 11 concert at Hartwell Park in Ridgway. The 17th annual Ridgway Concer...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
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July 18 - Aug. 2, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS
By Erin 
July 17, 2024
THURSDAY, JULY 18 LIBRARY TALK: Ridgway Public Library summer reading program presents Goldie the mini horse from Mighty Mini Horse Therapy, 11 a.m.-noon, 300 Charles St. LIVE MUSIC: Cordovas and Fog ...
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Heroes, villains take stage for Ouray melodrama this weekend
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Heroes, villains take stage for Ouray melodrama this weekend
'Treasure of Shiver River' at Wright Opera House Friday-Monday
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
July 17, 2024
A black-hearted villain (boo!) a heroine (yay!) and a rotten scoundrel (hiss!) will take to the stage this weekend in Ouray's traditional, old-fashioned summer melodrama at the Wright Opera House. Thi...
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INDEPENDENCE DAY 2024
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INDEPENDENCE DAY 2024
July 10, 2024
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OURAY COUNTY
LOOKING BACK
40 YEARS AGO
July 10, 2024
July 11, 1974 – EDITORIAL: THE ROAD TO HELL: We all know what THAT’S paved with, and the editor is surely well on the way. All sorts of ideas came to us this week for editorial material, and at least ...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
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July 11-25, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS
July 10, 2024
THURSDAY, JULY 11 LIVE MUSIC: Paul McDonald and The Last Humans, Ridgway Concert Series every Thursday in July. Hartwell Park, 6 p.m. WALK: Camp Bird Wildflower Walk & Talk with Mary Menz on Ouray are...
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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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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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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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