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At Bluecorn, bees-ness is booming
At Bluecorn, bees-ness is booming
By Mike Wiggins 
December 24, 2021
At first glance, the office in the northwest corner of the sprawling industrial building appears empty. It’s dark inside on a quiet Friday at Bluecorn Beeswax. A fiber internet installer climbs a lad...
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Second Chance Humane Society
Second Chance Humane Society
By News Staff 
December 24, 2021
Year formed: 1994 What does your organization do for Ouray County? “Most simply, we bring pets and people “Most simply, we bring pets and people together to live their best lives,” Executive Director ...
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Ouray County Ranch History Museum
Ouray County Ranch History Museum
By News Staff 
December 24, 2021
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...
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SWEET REWARDS
SWEET REWARDS
By News Staff 
December 24, 2021
From left, Adam Noel and Brandon Scott pose with the gingerbread house they made at the Ouray Elks Lodge the week before Christmas. They won second place in the Elks Lodge contest.
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Ouray’s Mountain Fever reopens outlet shop
Ouray’s Mountain Fever reopens outlet shop
By Carolina Brown 
December 24, 2021
While Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts in Ouray opened its first outlet store about six years ago, owners Bruce and Tamara Gulde have never had it on their own grounds and never had it open in the off-se...
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New gallery gives art a second chance
New gallery gives art a second chance
By Carolina Brown 
December 24, 2021
The Paws for Art Gallery & More has been a traveling show of sorts for three years, popping up at various locations in Ridgway and Telluride. It allowed unique donations of art or antiques that arrive...
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Ridgway-Ouray Community Council
By News Staff 
December 24, 2021
Year formed: 1993 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Ridgway-Ouray Community Council (ROCC) works through ten different committees to - as their mission statement reads - “build, nourish...
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Hanging up old memories
Hanging up old memories
By Erin McIntyre 
December 23, 2021
When I was a little girl, my siblings and I always had our own special ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree. Some were from the years we were born, engraved with our names. We had a rule that you c...
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Neighbor to Neighbor Ouray County
By News Staff 
December 23, 2021
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...
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Ouray County Historical Society
Ouray County Historical Society
By News Staff 
December 23, 2021
Year formed: 1971 What does your organization do for Ouray County? The Ouray County Historical Society works to preserve and interpret the history of Ouray County and the surrounding area. They own an...
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Wright Opera House
By News Staff 
December 23, 2021
Year formed: 1888 What does your organization do for Ouray County? “We like to think of ourselves as a community hub,” Executive Director Alyssa Preston said, with entertainment options for families a...
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SHOP WITH A COP
SHOP WITH A COP
By News Staff 
December 23, 2021
   
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Looking back: Christmases past in Ouray County
By Compiled By Carolina Brown 
December 23, 2021
The Silverite-Plaindealer, December 23, 1898 F.J. Hulanski, editor and publisher SOME CHRISTMAS MEMORIES Christmas this year comes on Sunday, and somehow that seems right and proper to me, because it ...
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UpstART
By News Staff 
December 23, 2021
Year formed: 2017 What does your organization do for Ouray County? “UpstART brings professional theater artists to work with local theater artists and create high quality pieces of theater,” Co-founde...
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Season of Sharing: Voyager Youth Program
Season of Sharing: Voyager Youth Program
By News Staff 
December 16, 2021
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...
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OURAY DROPS ROAD GAME TO RANGELY
OURAY DROPS ROAD GAME TO RANGELY
By News Staff 
December 16, 2021
Ouray’s Kaden Nelson blocks a layup from Rangely during the game on Dec. 10. The Trojans lost their away non-conference game by a score of 39-20. The boys basketball team is scheduled to host Mancos o...
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Season of Sharing: Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership
By News Staff 
December 16, 2021
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...
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While many newspapers are shrinking, we’re expanding. But we need your help.
While many newspapers are shrinking, we’re expanding. But we need your help.
By News Staff 
December 9, 2021
The front page of the Plaindealer today probably got your attention. Good. That was the idea. Sometimes we take things for granted. Your local newspaper is one of those things – it publishes reliably ...
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Chipeta: An unconventional Ute tribal leader
Chipeta: An unconventional Ute tribal leader
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
December 9, 2021
Chipeta, also known as White Singing Bird, was married to Chief Ouray of the Uncompaghre Utes. Ahead of her time, she served as a tribal leader, diplomat and human rights advocate. She was born in 184...
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SPIRIT OF THE SEASON
SPIRIT OF THE SEASON
By News Staff 
December 9, 2021
After a year hiatus due to COVID-19, Ridgway's Noel Night and Ouray's Yule Celebration returned on Dec. 3 and 4, respectively, bringing out hundreds of people for an array of family-friendly events A...
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
After careers in big cities and large governments, Antonio Mendez is shifting his perspective
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County is unlike most places Antonio Mendez has lived or worked before, and Mendez brings experience unlike the county has seen in two decades, or possibly ever. Ouray County’s new manager grew ...
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
Administrator cites concerns about training, liability; sheriff's office assumes full control of services in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administrative tasks, citing concerns about liability and ...
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County considers asking voters for tax hike in November
Staff to research potential funding measures for EMS, road and bridge; sheriff won't seek question this fall
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County leaders want to research and poll the public’s appetite for asking voters for more tax revenue, to raise additional money for the county’s Emergency Medical Services and the Road and Brid...
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Ridgway gets initial OK for $1.34M grant
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ridgway has received initial approval for a $1.34 million grant to help it explore an all-electric building code for new construction and help electrify municipal operations, to lower its carbon footp...
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
February 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
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