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Comedy probes death as utmost human experience
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Comedy probes death as utmost human experience
By Gabrielle Porter / Special to the Plaindealer 
November 8, 2023
'Everybody' shows this weekend at the Wright We’re all going to die, and ultimately, we’re going to do it alone. Hilarious, right? That’s what John and Kate Kissingford, husband-and-wife co-founders o...
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‘Darkly funny, soulful’ Ridgway film fest returns
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‘Darkly funny, soulful’ Ridgway film fest returns
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 8, 2023
Ninth-annual event expands to four days, features 26 short films Arielle Bielak wants you to trust her. The director of the Ridgway Independent Film Festival knows we’re in more control than ever over...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
November 1, 2023
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 LIVE MUSIC: Never Come Down live at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. $15 advance, $20 door. THEATER: “The Crucible,” presented by Minerv...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun 
November 1, 2023
OURAY COUNTY November 1, 1973 - Elk hunters in extreme southwestern Gunnison County and northwestern Gunnison County and northeastern Hinsdale County should be alert for signs prohibiting motor vehicl...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
October 25, 2023
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 THEATER: “The Crucible,” presented by Minerva West at 7 p.m. Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S. Highway 550, Ridgway. Advance _ckets, $20 adults, $10 stud...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
October 25, 2023
From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun October 25, 1973 - Ouray’s star runner did it again. Last Sunday, 25-year-old Rick Trujillo left 97 runners in the dust in As...
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A new place for locals, tourists to mingle
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A new place for locals, tourists to mingle
By Daniel Schmidt daniel@ouraynews.com 
October 25, 2023
Million Roadhouse bar and restaurant opens in Ridgway When Telluride-based Realtor and developer Ben Jackson and his ownership group first set out to buy a hotel within an hour from world-class skiing...
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Students deliver clothes to reservations in need
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Students deliver clothes to reservations in need
By Riley Burr Special to the Plaindealer 
October 25, 2023
Clothing drive, donations help Navajo, Ute near Four Corners More than 5,000 items of clothing were delivered to residents of the Navajo and Ute reservations near Four Corners last week, thanks to Rid...
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‘The Crucible’ comes to stage in Ridgway
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‘The Crucible’ comes to stage in Ridgway
By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com 
October 25, 2023
Arthur Miller’s classic drama, “The Crucible,” takes to the stage in Ridgway this week, featuring a cast of community theater performers. Just in time for Halloween, Minerva West is presenting eight o...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
October 18, 2023
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 EVENT: Candidates' forum, 6:30 p.m., Ouray Community Center. Listen to the three candidates for the Ouray City Council and four candidates for the Ouray School B...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun 
October 18, 2023
October 18, 1973 - Benjy Kuehling reports that sufficient donations have been received to meet costs of wood shakes for the new swimming pool bathhouse roof. The shakes are on the property. Constructi...
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Nucla’s fascinating history goes beyond nuclear energy
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Nucla’s fascinating history goes beyond nuclear energy
October 18, 2023
What is in a name? If you have assumed that the West End town of Nucla was named for its role in nuclear energy, think again. The community’s name was from the founders’ dream of a cooperative communi...
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Radio show brings suspense, style — and a ‘thunder tube’
By Gabrielle Porter / Special to the Plaindealer 
October 18, 2023
'Vintage Hitchcock' hits the stage in Ouray Friday and Saturday A play coming this weekend to the Wright Opera House might be just as good if you keep your eyes closed the entire time. No, really. The...
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‘A BURNING SENSE OF INJUSTICE’
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‘A BURNING SENSE OF INJUSTICE’
By Daniel Schmidt daniel@ouraynews.com 
October 11, 2023
Filmmaker chronicles Ukraine's tragedy in trailer debut at Sherbino The man and his dog were simply at the wrong place at the wrong time. As they took their final walk through the Ukrainian city of Ko...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
October 11, 2023
CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 LEGAL CLINIC: Ouray County Free Legal Clinic, Ouray Public Library, 2-5 p.m. Call the Ouray Library at 970-3254616 to sign up. PICKLEBALL: Season closing round r...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
October 11, 2023
From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun October 11, 1973 - The editor of the Plaindealer was more than a little horrified to have it drawn to her attention by severa...
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PRESERVING INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM
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George M. Johnson speaks about censorship in Ouray
PRESERVING INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM
October 11, 2023
The Ouray Public Library brought the author of “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” currently the second-most banned book in the nation, to speak on Friday. The book, which is a coming-of-age memoir of Johnson’s e...
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
October 4, 2023
CALENDAR & EVENTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 AUTHOR TALK: A talk on intellectual freedom with author George M. Johnson, presented by the Ouray Public Library. 2 p.m., Ouray Community Center. FARMERS MARKET: Ri...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
October 4, 2023
From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway Sun October 4, 1973 - For the first time, the Jeep given away every year by the Ouray County Chamber of Commerce, will stay at ho...
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Writer still has ‘deep wells of curiosity’
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Writer still has ‘deep wells of curiosity’
By Gabrielle Porter / Special to the Plaindealer 
October 4, 2023
Journalist, poet Jonah Raskin to speak at Sherbino next week The first time Jonah Raskin took a whack at writing his autobiography, it was a half-century ago, the ’60s had just come to a close, and he...
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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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