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CLASSIC SOUNDS
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CLASSIC SOUNDS
San Juan Chamber MusicFest brings music to the mountains
August 16, 2023
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
August 16, 2023
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 OURAY CANYON FESTIVAL: Hosted by Ouray Canyon Club. Includes safety workshops, adventures, movies, social time and more. Visit ouraycanyonfestival.org for schedul...
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LOOKING BACK
By From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun 
August 16, 2023
OURAY COUNTY August 16, 1973 - Colorado cattlemen and law enforcement agencies agreed to join in a united effort to deter rustling of cattle during an emergency meeting called by Gov. John Vanderhoof ...
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THE ART OF CRAFTS
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THE ART OF CRAFTS
August 16, 2023
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A STATEWIDE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
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A STATEWIDE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
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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Ouray Miners’ Hospital: A dream becomes reality
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Ouray Miners’ Hospital: A dream becomes reality
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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LOOKING BACK
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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Elephant’s Head: A wildflower with an animal name
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Elephant’s Head: A wildflower with an animal name
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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LEMONADE’S LAST STAND
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LEMONADE’S LAST STAND
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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MEET ME AT THE FAIR
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MEET ME AT THE FAIR
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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An original take on Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’
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An original take on Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’
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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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
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
A STORY OF HEALING, HISTORY
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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Store blends hippie culture with old-school charm
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Store blends hippie culture with old-school charm
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
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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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
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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Ridgway practice offers alternative to traditional medicine
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Ridgway practice offers alternative to traditional medicine
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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With an eye on art, Adobe Inn reopens
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With an eye on art, Adobe Inn reopens
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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‘THE THEME IS FUN’
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‘THE THEME IS FUN’
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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50 YEARS AGO
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50 YEARS AGO
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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OPINION COLUMN: More remote governance undermines accountability
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OPINION COLUMN: More remote governance undermines accountability
By Plaindealer editorial 
March 2, 2026
A newly appointed Ouray city councilor who has attended just half of the board's meetings in person this year has asked fellow councilors to relax rules requiring councilors to attend meetings in pers...
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
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Bright start, cloudy future for bus service
Two years after launch, OurWay ridership has doubled. It’s unclear if grant money and matching local funds will help it keep running
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Georgia Evans greeted the bus driver with jugs of milk and water in her hands and boarded the 11-seater OurWay shuttle, headed home from work in Ridgway to Montrose. She noticed it was a different bus...
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Backcountry road closure eyed
County to shut off portion of Yankee Boy Basin to vehicles this summer due to environmental damage
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday directed staff to pursue closing an upper section of Yankee Boy Basin this summer to motorized traffic, in response to a resident’s request to reduce environmenta...
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Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
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Councilor seeks relaxed in-person attendance policy
Doherty claims job keeps him out of town; council to decide whether to change cap on remote participation
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
A newly appointed Ouray city councilor who has attended just half of the city council’s meetings in person so far this year has asked the council to relax an attendance policy and allow him to govern ...
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Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
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Go-away-finding: Ouray to nix project, remove signs
After spending more than $100K on branding, design and fabrication, council halts wayfinding initiative that could have cost up to $800K
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 25, 2026
Large maroon wayfinding signs installed on Main Street in Ouray last summer, triggering protests from residents and business owners detesting their appearance and size, will soon be gone like they wer...
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