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A BOUNCE IN THEIR STEP
A BOUNCE IN THEIR STEP
By News Staff 
December 9, 2021
The Ridgway-Ouray Girls Basketball team. Top from left to right: Assistant Coach T.J. Burr, Kaitlyn Winkelmann, Elle Borsari, Sara Messer, Ali Sauer, Hannah Freed and Coach Phil Winkelmann. Bottom fr...
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A BIG WISH LIST
A BIG WISH LIST
By News Staff 
December 9, 2021
One-year-old Nina Jones of Ouray watches as bigger kids tell Santa what they want for Christmas at Noel Night in Ridgway on Dec. 3. The event attracted celebrating crowds who were glad to have Noel Ni...
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Weehawken Creative Arts
Weehawken Creative Arts
By News Staff 
December 9, 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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A new duck species for Ouray County
A new duck species for Ouray County
By Sue Hirshman 
December 1, 2021
Water is the most Important element For life – Anonymous Don Marsh, an excellent local birder, was out birding at the viewpoint near the marina in Ridgway State Park on Nov. 17 when he spotted a large...
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LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 1, 2021
50 YEARS AGO December 2, 1971 - NOTICE: One of the rope blocks from the ski tow is missing and the tow cannot be operated without it. No questions will be asked if it is returned. A work party is sche...
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Ouray County Performing Arts Guild
Ouray County Performing Arts Guild
By News Staff 
December 1, 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 Mountain Rescue Team
Ouray Mountain Rescue Team
By News Staff 
December 1, 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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Fortuna Tierra Club
Fortuna Tierra Club
By News Staff 
December 1, 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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Events usher in holiday season
Events usher in holiday season
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
December 1, 2021
The recent balmy weather in Ouray County is more Second Summer than Jack Frost, but the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce and the city of Ouray nevertheless hope to instill some winter spirit with a pa...
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A fight against violence, voter suppression
By News Staff 
December 1, 2021
Dear Editor: The FBI recently reported that hate crimes have reached the highest levels in 12 years with a 25% increase in racebased violence last year. Crimes against black people increased by 43% an...
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Help mayor, councilors with transition
By News Staff 
December 1, 2021
Dear Editor: Holding public office was never, in and of itself, one of those life goals for me. My native space of service has always been more utilitarian: designing electronics for commercial and ae...
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LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 24, 2021
50 YEARS AGO November 25, 1971 - Intended For Last Week: Your reporter could not cover City Council Meeting Nov. 15. She was caught in a storm. Make that two reporters and two storms. One in Grand Jun...
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Longtime employee buys Ouray retailer
Longtime employee buys Ouray retailer
By Carolina Brown 
November 24, 2021
Bill Leo always assumed longtime employee Tricia Eischied would one day take over his 23-year-old business, Ouray Mountain Sports. That belief finally became reality at the beginning of November, when...
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Violinist to perform in Ridgway
Violinist to perform in Ridgway
By Special To The Plaindealer 
November 24, 2021
Holiday favorites and familiar tunes are on the schedule this Saturday in a concert with violinist Jeff Leigh, at United Church of the San Juans in Ridgway. The concert, presented by the Ouray County ...
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Separating STR tax facts from fiction
By News Staff 
November 24, 2021
Dear Editor: Ouray residents, thank you so very much for spending time to look at the correct excise tax facts straight from the assessor's office instead of large anti-excise tax ads from a small sho...
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Support for Ouray Library appreciated
By News Staff 
November 24, 2021
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Ouray Public Library, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the community for its overwhelming support of our ballot measure. Your vote mattered! Passage of Ouray Libra...
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How a mangy Hobo found a home with us
How a mangy Hobo found a home with us
By Willie Richardson 
November 18, 2021
In 2018, a cat showed up in our courtyard. He sat by the door meowing. Sandy opened the door and he marched in like he owned the place. We explained to him that we didn't want cat hair on our Sunday-g...
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Ouray County Food Pantry
Ouray County Food Pantry
By News Staff 
November 18, 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 Trail Group
Ouray Trail Group
By News Staff 
November 18, 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 o...
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Deer, elk populations close to target levels
Deer, elk populations close to target levels
By Carolina Brown 
November 18, 2021
Deer and elk populations are within or nearing target levels in and around Ouray County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials told Ouray County commissioners during a recent work session. CPW Area Wi...
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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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