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LOOKING BACK
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LOOKING BACK
May 22, 2024
OURAY COUNTY May 23, 1974 – Ouray School Superintendent Daniel Kerr has resigned. School Board President Rick River read Kerr's letter of resignation at a public meeting this week. The public session ...
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MUSICAL A REMINDER OF THEATER’S IMPORTANCE
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MUSICAL A REMINDER OF THEATER’S IMPORTANCE
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 22, 2024
'The Drowsy Chaperone' takes stage in Ridgway next two weeks Kathy O’Mara understands the man in the chair. In the “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Man in Chair is the play’s main character, living in isolatio...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
May 15, 2024
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 16 LIVE MUSIC: Birds of Play with Gabrielle Louise at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. 7:30 p.m. $20 advance, $25 day of show. HAPPY HOUR: Friends and ac...
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LOOKING BACK
May 15, 2024
OURAY COUNTY May 16, 1974 - It was all over in less than two minutes. Approximately 50 people attended Wednesday night’s special meeting called by the Ouray School Board, with the expectation of heari...
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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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Halloween full of tricks and treats
By Erin McIntyre 
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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Sales tax measure fails
By Chart Riggall 
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Ridgway teen memorialized
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Ridgway teen memorialized
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
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Can public save Alpine Ranger program?
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
By By Chart Riggall chart@ouraynews.com 
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
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Jury finds man not guilty in 2023 sex assault case
By Erin McIntyre, James Hanlon 
November 4, 2026
A Montrose County jury found the stepson of the former Ouray police chief not guilty of sexual assault Wednesday, at the end of his eight-day criminal trial. The jury handed down the verdict after del...
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