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Looking Back
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Looking Back
July 15, 2026
Compiled from the files of: The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago July 14, 1966 Reports early this week on the results of four days of mosquito sprayi...
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Back in bloom
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Back in bloom
It's nearly over, but you can still catch a green gentian flowering show
By Mary Menz Special to the Plaindealer 
July 15, 2026
The green gentian is blooming all over Colorado in the montane zones between 8,000 feet and 12,500 feet in elevation. This event has a special name – a mast bloom – which is a term for when a large nu...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
July 16-23, 2026
July 15, 2026
THURSDAY JULY 16 Ridgway Concert Series: Sam Grisman Project with opener Tanasi, free concert in Hartwell Park, 6 p.m. No dogs or outside alcohol allowed. Community book club, noon-1 p.m. at the Ridgw...
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Good For You!
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Good For You!
Celebrating 90 years, Neighbor to Neighbor's 20th anniversary and Ridgway mayor honored with good governance award
July 8, 2026
Editor's note: The caption on the photo of Carl Dismant's birthday has been corrected to include Barry Maclennan's name, instead of Paul Elmont ______________ Neighbor to Neighbor celebrated its 20th ...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
July 9-23, 2026
July 8, 2026
Thursday, July 9 Ridgway Concert Series: Black Uhuru with opener Psylo, free concert in Hartwell Park, 6 p.m. No dogs or outside alcohol allowed. Youth Garden Club: Compost Basics for ages 8-18, from ...
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Looking Back
Feature
Looking Back
July 1, 2026
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago July 7, 1966 Dynamite charges started Ouray’s Independence Day Celebration with a ban...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
July 2-16, 2026
July 1, 2026
EDITOR'S NOTE: All events are subject to change, given the state of emergency and the Gold Mountain Fire. Thursday, July 2 Ridgway Concert Series: Levi Platero with opener Shelby Means, free concert i...
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Feature
Travels influence food truck flavors
By By Chloe Kiparsky Special to the Plaindealer 
June 24, 2026
From Greece to the Caribbean, menu runs gamut at The Sweet Tea Syndicate A new, bright red food truck has rolled into town, and with it come flavors of Greece, Poland, the Caribbean and the southern U...
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New Ouray restaurant offers ‘elevated pub food’
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New Ouray restaurant offers ‘elevated pub food’
The Tavern opens in space formerly occupied by Full Tilt, O'Brien's
By By Chloe Kiparsky Special to the Plaindealer 
June 24, 2026
When Nancy Feeser and her husband, Mike, bought the building at 726 Main St. in Ouray in February, it was painted green with bright yellow letters announcing O’Brien’s Pub, which had been closed for y...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
June 24, 2026
Thursday, June 25 Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies with opener Griffin William Sherry, Mountain Air Music Series concert in Fellin Park in Ouray, from 6-10 p.m., free. Tech Thursday – Get help with ...
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Anniversaries a reminder of power of this place
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Anniversaries a reminder of power of this place
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
June 17, 2026
The "power of place" is the theory that physical locations shape our lives, identities and ultimate destinies. This concept suggests that a geographic location is never merely a dot on a map or a set ...
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Kris Batchelder’s art wanders the Wild West
Feature
SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS
Kris Batchelder’s art wanders the Wild West
By By Chloe Kiparsky Special to the Plaindealer 
June 17, 2026
About 10 years ago, Kris Batchelder discovered her passion for paper collage. It was at Christmas, when she sat down with her son to make holiday cards out of construction paper. “I guess I liked it,”...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
June 18-July 2, 2026
June 17, 2026
Thursday, June 18 Sweet Lizzy Project with opener Sara Jean Kelley, Mountain Air Music Series concert in Fellin Park in Ouray, from 6-10 p.m., free. Seventh annual Ouray International Film Festival, v...
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Film fest remains intimate, connective
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Film fest remains intimate, connective
Seventh-annual Ouray International Film Festival returns to Wright Opera House June 18-21
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
June 10, 2026
In its seven years, the Ouray International Film Festival has hosted an assortment of special guests, from well-known screenwriters to up-and-coming directors. The event has screened films shot across...
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Looking Back
Feature
Looking Back
June 10, 2026
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago June 9, 1966 Sheriff Jean Brown thinks he has discovered a thief with very odd tastes...
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Concert pairs famed pianist, milestone anniversary
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Concert pairs famed pianist, milestone anniversary
Grammy-nominated Huber returns to Ouray on Saturday
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
June 10, 2026
Kara Huber's suitcase looks a little different than it usually does when she's traveling for concerts. The Grammy-nominated concert pianist found room in her bag to tuck in a pair of hiking boots, amo...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
June 10, 2026
THURSDAY JUNE 11 Nik Parr & the Selfless Lovers with opener You Knew Me When, Mountain Air Music Series concert in Fellin Park in Ouray, from 6-10 p.m., free. Cedar Hill Cemetery tour with Alice Leepe...
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Ouray students present films at annual showcase
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Ouray students present films at annual showcase
By By Chloe Kiparsky Special to the Plaindealer 
June 3, 2026
An invisible monster terrorizes the Ouray School second grade classroom. With shaky legs and nervous eyes, second grader Logan Murch cannot escape. After racing through the halls, library and playgrou...
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Todd Mayfield draws inspiration from several styles
Feature
SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARTS
Todd Mayfield draws inspiration from several styles
By By Chloe Kiparsky Special to the Plaindealer 
June 3, 2026
Todd Mayfield likes to tell people he was born with a paintbrush in his ear. Mayfield said he inherited the artistic gene from his father’s side of the family. Many of his family members have been pro...
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Calendar & Events
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Calendar & Events
June 4-18, 2026
June 3, 2026
THURSDAY JUNE 4 AJ Fullerton with opener Grant Sabin Trio, Mountain Air Music Series concert in Fellin Park in Ouray, from 6-10 p.m., free. Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6...
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A Monster celebration
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A Monster celebration
October 7, 2026
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City, county near pact on police services
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City, county near pact on police services
Boards to vote this month on sheriff 's $1.1M annual proposal to police Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 7, 2026
Ouray County and the city of Ouray are hammering out the details of an agreement that would enlist the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office to provide full law enforcement services to the city for potentiall...
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Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate
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Reservoir transfer bill clears Senate
By Chart Riggall 
October 7, 2026
Federal legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir to the city of Ouray cleared the U.S. Senate last week, sending the bill to the House of Representatives as the clock winds down for Cong...
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News
SMPA plans Four Corners solar project
Utility: Array, battery storage could meet up to 40% of consumer power needs
By Chart Riggall 
October 7, 2026
San Miguel Power Association has joined three other southwest Colorado electricity providers in throwing their weight behind a sprawling solar facility near Cortez that could meet up to 40% of their c...
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News
Council not on board with transit funding next year
Ouray won't budget for in-town shuttle, Montrose bus
By James Hanlon 
October 7, 2026
The Ouray City Council dropped funding from the proposed 2027 budget for the city’s free in-town shuttle and contributions to the OurWay bus that runs between Montrose and Ouray. The in-town Ouray shu...
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