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Ouray police, wildlife officers investigating reported bear attack
Woman, 49, reports minor injuries, taken to hospital
By Mike 
May 18, 2025
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Ouray Police Department are investigating a Ouray woman’s report that she was attacked by a bear behind the Beaumont Hotel in Ouray early Saturday morning. Authorit...
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Ridgway adopts planet Earth flag
Town council approves request 4-1
By By Lia Salvatierra lia @ouraynews. com 
May 16, 2025
Welcome to Ridgway, Colorado, U.S.A., Earth — the first place in the world to formally adopt and fly the International Flag of Planet Earth. The Ridgway Town Council voted Wednesday night to raise the...
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Ouray Halloween 2023
By Marcus 
November 3, 2023
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SUMMER SOUNDS
SUMMER SOUNDS
By News Staff 
June 21, 2023
Ridgway band Smutdolly opened for Paco Versailles at the Mountain Air Music Series on June 15 in Fellin Park in Ouray. Pictured here, from left to right, are guitarist Derek Jones, lead vocalist Polly...
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High flows highlight Saturday’s RiverFest
High flows highlight Saturday’s RiverFest
By Mike Wiggins 
June 21, 2023
The rubber ducks will return to Rollans Park this weekend, but for a hunt rather than a race. And better leave those discount store inner tubes at home. When revelers gather along the Uncompahgre Rive...
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A PRIDEFUL DAY
A PRIDEFUL DAY
By News Staff 
June 21, 2023
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Gala concert highlights first choral festival
Gala concert highlights first choral festival
By Erin McIntyre 
June 14, 2023
Dave Conrad jokes that he got the recessive gene for music. His mother, a concert violinist, is the one in the family who got the musical talent, he tells people. But music has always played an impor...
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Spotlight on the Arts: Cara Fandel
Spotlight on the Arts: Cara Fandel
By Katie Langford 
June 14, 2023
Cara Fandel spent 32 years viewing the world through her camera lens before she turned to a different kind of art. Though she enjoyed work as a professional photographer, Fandel said there were aspect...
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Ridgway’s landmark U.S. flag
Ridgway’s landmark U.S. flag
By Daniel Schmidt 
June 14, 2023
Editor's note:  This is the first installment in our new, occasional feature called "burning questions." We thought this one would be a great one to start with, given the celebration of Flag Day this ...
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‘Big Love’ kicks off summer theater at Sherbino Theater
By Mike Wiggins 
May 31, 2023
One aspect of theater John Kissingford loves most is that it creates conversations. And here comes a production, adapted from an ancient Greek play and updated for modern times, that explores power dy...
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Spotlight on the Arts: Kellie Day
Spotlight on the Arts: Kellie Day
By Katie Langford 
May 31, 2023
You can spot a piece of Kellie Day’s artwork long before you’re close enough to the canvas to see her signature. Soft pastel shades and vibrant jewel tones come together to form lush bouquets, sweepin...
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Twin Peaks lifts curtain on expansion
Twin Peaks lifts curtain on expansion
By Mike Wiggins 
May 31, 2023
To understand Craig Hinkson’s passion for building, you have to flip the pages of history back to the early 1970s, when the mines above Ouray were still pumping out precious metals, residents burned c...
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A NEW PLACE TO PLAY
A NEW PLACE TO PLAY
By Liz Teitz 
May 24, 2023
Heather Smith knows what many kids hear as their families walk up and down Main Street, popping in and out of shops. “By the time they get here, they’ve been told a hundred times, 'Don’t touch, don’t...
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At Schoonover’s, fixing cars is a family affair
At Schoonover’s, fixing cars is a family affair
By Erin McIntyre 
May 24, 2023
Harlan Schoonover was driving home late one night from work when he saw it. One of the industrial buildings he passed on the highway didn't have any camper trailers out front anymore. It's the type o...
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New shelter director sees chances to grow
New shelter director sees chances to grow
By Katie Langford 
May 24, 2023
Second Chance Humane Society’s Board of Directors has hired new Executive Director Nick Gilman on a nine-month contract, with board leadership describing the nonprofit’s next phase as “an exciting res...
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THE MAGIC OF PETER PAN
THE MAGIC OF PETER PAN
By News Staff 
May 17, 2023
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FIVE HEADED FOR STATE
FIVE HEADED FOR STATE
By News Staff 
May 17, 2023
Photos courtesy David Emory
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‘Play On!’ offers comedic relief from daily grind
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
May 17, 2023
Admit it: It's a rough time right now. Inflation is taking a big bite out of your pocketbook. Who knows what's happening with the economy? And we won't even mention those property value assessments th...
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‘Peter Pan’ production takes stage this week
‘Peter Pan’ production takes stage this week
By Erin McIntyre 
May 10, 2023
The free-spirited, mischievous character who didn't want to grow up takes the stage this week in "Peter Pan," performed by Weehawken Dance at the Montrose Pavilion. Pirates, pixie dust and swashbuckli...
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At Camel Valley Ranch it’s always … HUMP DAY
At Camel Valley Ranch it’s always … HUMP DAY
By Liz Teitz 
May 3, 2023
She stands by the side of the road sometimes, where passing drivers stop and stare. They have nothing to fear – she only spits when startled, really. She'll even pose for pictures, cocking her head a...
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Ridgway schools dial up phone ban
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Ridgway schools dial up phone ban
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
Ouray also aims to update tech policy for kids, staff Hallways and classrooms at Ridgway Secondary School will more closely resemble decades past this fall — without a cellphone in sight. During a Jun...
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Town clamps down on water usage
As supplies dry up, Ridgway stops watering parks, urges residents to conserve
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
Ridgway town leaders are cracking down on water use, fearing limited supplies won't last the summer if they don't convince residents to curb their watering habits now. The town announced Wednesday mor...
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Sheriff sees more calls, shorter responses in 2024
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office reported a 25% boost in most calls for service and shorter response times in 2024 compared to 2023. During an annual report to county commissioners Tuesday, the depar...
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Red Mountain Pass fire likely human-caused
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Red Mountain Pass fire likely human-caused
By By Erin McIntyre and Lia Salvatierra erin@ouraynews.com lia@ouraynews.com 
June 25, 2025
A wildfire that burned five acres on Red Mountain Pass and closed U.S. Highway 550 for nearly 24 hours earlier this week is suspected to be human-caused. The fire burning above the highway near the av...
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‘Overwhelming demand’ at Hurd town hall
June 25, 2025
Callers to U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd's telephone town hall on Tuesday night encountered a message that they couldn't access the virtual meeting, due to "overwhelming demand." The Plaindealer and others atte...
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