Feature
By Daniel Schmidt daniel@ouraynews.com 
August 9, 2023
NEIGHBORS AND HELPERS Deputy Clerk Jonathan Arebalos, county's 'election defender,' earns recognition for his passion Something funny happens whenever Jonathan Arebalos starts talking about elections....
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Columns, Feature...
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
August 9, 2023
During the last half of the 19th century, prospectors found gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc in the northern San Juan Mountains. The news spread quickly, and thousands more came to this region. How...
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August 9, 2023
OURAY COUNTY August 9, 1973 - No one has given up on it, yet, but chances of construction beginning this fall on the new Ouray swimming pool bathhouse seem slimmer again. The council’s worst fears wer...
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Feature
By Mary Menz Special to the Plaindealer 
August 9, 2023
All plants have a scientific Latin name and a common name. The Latin name can provide clues to a plant’s defining characteristics or might reference the botanist who first documented its existence. Co...
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August 9, 2023
Brothers Sasha (left) and James Fagan sling lemonade with the help of their trusty mascot, Willow, from the back of their wagon on the corner of Sherman Street and Liddell Drive on Aug. 4. The boys, a...
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By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 9, 2023
This year's event features carnival games, livestock auction It's time for the Ouray County Fair and this year's event features everything from livestock shows to cotton candy, face painting, snow con...
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Feature
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 2, 2023
Ian Lassiter is intimately familiar with Shakespeare’s plays, performing a variety of roles in several tragedies in his 15 years as a professional actor, including the lead roles in “Hamlet” and “Macb...
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August 2, 2023
50 YEARS AGO August 2, 1973 - Three budding young mountain climbers caused a lot of excitement Monday afternoon when they got on a cliff above Lake Lenore and couldn’t get down. The children, two boys...
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Ouray's former miner's hospital subject of newly released Historical Society book
By Katie Langford Special to the Plaindealer 
August 2, 2023
The stone building at 420 Sixth Ave. in Ouray has plenty of stories to tell. Built in 1887 as the St. Joseph's Miners' Hospital, it now helps keep local history alive as the home to the Ouray County M...
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By Daniel Schmidt daniel@ouraynews.com 
July 26, 2023
Find vinyl records, clothes, books, trinkets at Ouray's Grateful Goods Its unassuming store front greets customers in the heart of downtown Ouray with a rustic red wooden sign emblazoned with white ha...
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Calendar & Events, Feature...
July 26, 2023
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, JULY 27 LIVE MUSIC: Samantha Fish with opener Tropa Magica at the Ridgway Concert Series in Hartwell Park, Ridgway. 6- 9 p.m. Free. No dogs or outside alcohol allowed. LUNC...
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July 26, 2023
50 YEARS AGO July 26, 1973 - A ramshackle playhouse constructed of old boards by a couple of children was the object of attention of the Ouray Fire Department Tuesday afternoon. Two children, ages 6 a...
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By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 26, 2023
David Malin doesn’t want his patients telling him what ails them. What he really wants is to first listen to the body. When someone pays a visit to Malin’s Ridgway practice, Let Your Light Shine Heali...
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By Daniel Schmidt daniel@ouraynews.com 
July 26, 2023
The Adobe Inn welcomed the community for the first time in nearly four years last week, during an unofficial open house Friday evening with a soundtrack of high-paced jazz bouncing off its stucco wall...
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By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
July 26, 2023
Sweet Ouray offers a taste of nostalgia Name a place in Ouray where you can get gummy sushi, a hat shaped like a crazed squirrel, a Jeep T-shirt, some Black Jack gum and a sweet treat with an arachnid...
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Feature, Looking Back...
July 19, 2023
July 19, 1973 - Members of the Chipeta Girl Scout Council have a new camping home. Located five miles south of Ridgway, the campsite is the Council’s first established camp since the main building of ...
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By Katie Langford Special to the Plaindealer 
July 19, 2023
Anyone who spends enough time in Ouray probably knows Enda Junkins as a villain. A nationally recognized psychotherapist and motivational speaker who specializes in laughter therapy, Junkins is a long...
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Community celebrates opening of new $4 million athletic complex
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
September 17, 2025
The runners pounded out miles on dirt trails, gravel roads and sidewalks ringing public parks. They launched themselves over hurdles in carpeted hallways of the school, sometimes crashing into the met...
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Public pans signs as out of place, will review smaller prototypes
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 17, 2025
The city of Ouray is prepared to scrap a series of new large signs installed this summer in the downtown core meant to direct drivers to various locations in favor of smaller signs, acceding to reside...
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By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
September 17, 2025
With bears loading up on calories in preparation for hibernation, some Ouray city councilors said they're looking for both residents and the city's trash services provider to do better to ensure bears...
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Plan calls for 2.5% cost-of-living employee salary increase; sheriff pulls request for additional deputy
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 17, 2025
After years of growth, Ouray County leaders are working together to find ways to rein in or hold costs steady in 2026. During a special work session Tuesday, county officials looked at an early draft ...
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Fire district contemplates adding two positions, new engine
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
September 17, 2025
The Ridgway Fire Protection District is looking to expand its wildland firefighting capabilities by hiring two new positions and buying a new, top-tier wildland fire engine. Expanding the department’s...
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