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FIVE QUALIFY FOR STATE
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FIVE QUALIFY FOR STATE
May 15, 2024
Five members of the combined Ouray-Ridgway-Silverton track and field team qualified for the state championships and will be competing in Lakewood at Jeffco Stadium this week. Vinny Schierenberg will c...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
May 8, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 9 LEGAL CLINIC: A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney. By computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions and explain the process and procedure ...
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LOOKING BACK
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LOOKING BACK
May 8, 2024
OURAY COUNTY May 9, 1974 - The Ouray City Council has its first woman member, as of this week. Margaret Kircher was nominated at Monday night’s council meeting to replace Bob Zanett, whose resignation...
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ROAD TRIP: A VISIT TO TAOS PUEBLO
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ROAD TRIP: A VISIT TO TAOS PUEBLO
By Steven Reed Special to the Plaindealer 
May 1, 2024
If the rich history of Mesa Verde National Park whets your appetite for more UNESCO World Heritage culture, consider a drive of less than six hours from Ouray to Taos Pueblo, the northern New Mexico h...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
May 1, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 2 CONCERT AND DINNER: Ouray County Support & Advocacy Project benefit concert featuring Emily Scott Robinson at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray. Dinner at 6...
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LOOKING BACK
May 1, 2024
May 2, 1974 - Ouray County Sheriff Art Dougherty received information last Thursday from the Montrose Sheriff’s Dept. that there was a possibility of bombs planted in Ouray in the Ouray County Courtho...
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BRAVING THE ELEMENTS
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BRAVING THE ELEMENTS
May 1, 2024
The combined Ridgway-Ouray-Silverton middle school track team battled inclement weather on April 27 at the Cougar Invitational Meet in Glenwood Springs. The team ran through all-day rain with temperat...
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STRUTTING THEIR STUFF
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STRUTTING THEIR STUFF
May 1, 2024
The 48th annual Friends of the Ouray Library luncheon and fashion show on Saturday filled the Massard Room at the Ouray Community Center. Volunteer models wore ensembles from Tara’s Boutique in Delta ...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
April 24, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 25 PRESENTATIONS: Ignite! presentations at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. Entry by donation. DARK SKY EVENT: "Dark sky jewels in Colorado" ...
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LOOKING BACK
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LOOKING BACK
April 24, 2024
OURAY COUNTY April 25, 1974 - The Ouray School Board and Superintendent Dan Kerr came under siege before an intense but well-behaved audience of over 115 persons, at the regular board meeting Monday n...
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Biological spring arriving earlier here and elsewhere
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Biological spring arriving earlier here and elsewhere
By Karen Risch 
April 24, 2024
The bees are back, hugging the grape hyacinths and dandelions, buzzing me as I work. I am living a gardener’s dream. It’s not quite 60 degrees, my carefully nurtured earth in this mountain place is fi...
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A WILD WEST SHOWDOWN
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Ouray-Ridgway-Silverton track and field competes in Grand Junction
A WILD WEST SHOWDOWN
April 24, 2024
Photographer David Emory captured these photos of the combined Ouray-Ridgway-Silverton team at the Warrior Wild West Invitational last weekend in Grand Junction. The team has the San Juan Basin League...
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Ridgway vintage store moves again
By Ellen Metrick Special to the Plaindealer 
April 24, 2024
Walk into Sally Jo Ocasio’s The Vintage Vault in Ridgway, and you will see a wide array of fun, ageless treasures both retro and modern. Just give it another week or so before you pay her a visit. Oca...
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RIDGWAY OUTKICKS BAYFIELD
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RIDGWAY OUTKICKS BAYFIELD
April 24, 2024
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GOOD MUSIC, GOOD CAUSE
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GOOD MUSIC, GOOD CAUSE
By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com 
April 24, 2024
Emily Scott Robinson performs May 2 in benefit for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence Before she was performing with Willie Nelson, before her debut album was named one of the 40 best countr...
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Red desert paintbrush on display
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Red desert paintbrush on display
By Mary Menz Special to the Plaindealer 
April 17, 2024
There are more than a dozen species of paintbrush native to Colorado and all but one find a home on the Western Slope. Of Colorado’s 14 species of paintbrush, five are orange or red! Different species...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
April 17, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 18 LITERARY EVENT: Sherbino Literary Living Room featuring Trish Hopkinson, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. $10. SATURDAY, APRIL 20 CLEAN UP DAY: Town of Ridgway ...
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LOOKING BACK
By From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun 
April 17, 2024
OURAY COUNTY April 18, 1974 - The City of Ouray will receive $16,577.90 in grant money for the city swimming pool park improvements from the Colorado Parks & Outdoor Recreation Commission, it was anno...
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MEET YOU IN MONTROSE
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MEET YOU IN MONTROSE
April 17, 2024
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
April 10, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 11 CHURCH SERVICE: Taize Contemplative Prayer Service at St. John's Episcopal Church, 329 Fifth Ave., Ouray, 6 p.m. MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee...
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‘I did it for the animals’
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‘I did it for the animals’
Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
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Judge delays sex assault trial again
Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...
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Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
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Ouray to pursue 24-hour police coverage
Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...
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County hires deputy attorney, makes other transition plans
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 12, 2025
Ouray County commissioners have hired a new deputy county attorney and made transition plans for three other vacant county leadership roles. For varying reasons, four top-level county roles were vacat...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
SMPA’s rate structure is regressive
By Dear Editor: 
November 12, 2025
Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...
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