By Katie Langford 
April 26, 2023
After 25 years of working on roofing, restoration and construction projects in Ouray County and beyond, Dave Manes decided it was time to reopen an office in Ridgway. Manes is the owner of Nebraska-ba...
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By Katie Langford 
April 26, 2023
No matter where she lands in life, Ouray County Performing Arts Guild Executive Director Erin Cawley seems to find her way to the stage. Cawley has deep roots in the performing arts community, includi...
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By Erin McIntyre 
April 26, 2023
This old Western is turning a page and starting a new chapter. The Western Hotel, that is. One of Ouray's grand dames has a new look, inside and out, and she's ready to open up to visitors next week ...
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By News Staff 
March 30, 2023
Kathy O’Mara will be the first to tell you her next act as the artistic director for Minerva West isn’t the easiest production to piece together. The choreography for “Godspell” is complicated, requir...
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By Katie Langford 
March 30, 2023
From aerobics to Zumba, Ouray resident Marcy Wood has taught just about every kind of exercise imaginable over her 30-year career in the fitness industry. Now Wood is ready to put her own spin on exe...
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By Erin McIntyre 
March 30, 2023
Spencer Fuller finally has the perfect job. He's surrounded by friends. They play all day. Everyone is excited to see him. He's part of the pack. For him, it's all about unconditional love and provid...
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By Liz Teitz 
March 30, 2023
When she was deciding on a name for her new store in Ridgway, Tia Mihelarakis wanted something inviting that captured her love of fantasy, but left her room to grow and expand. She settled on Realm Su...
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By Mike Wiggins 
March 22, 2023
When Weehawken Creative Arts Theater Director Colin Sullivan and Ouray School District Superintendent Tod Lokey put their heads together to pick a musical for the reintroduction of the theater program...
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By Erin McIntyre 
March 22, 2023
Shelley Read comes from a long line of storytellers, a foundation she drew on when writing her first novel. The fifth-generation Coloradan reached back to her memories of her grandfather, who wrote do...
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By Plaindealer Staff Report 
March 15, 2023
The snow piled up around town says it’s still very much winter. But this weekend’s 17th annual Fly Fishing Film Tour is designed to get you thinking about the warmer weather that’s around the corner a...
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By Liz Teitz 
March 15, 2023
Editor's note : This is the latest in an occasional feature we publish about community members who might not otherwise make the news. These include stories about hobbies, service, or just “people sto...
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By News Staff 
March 15, 2023
Dear Editor: The Ouray Hot Springs Pool is a part of my worldly soul. That is truth, regardless of what you may think after you’ve read this. Protest is an act of respect and honor for the things we l...
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By News Staff 
March 8, 2023
Dear Editor: In response to Mr. Sears from Tampa, Florida, in his letter to the editor on “Tax on second homes bad idea”: First, thanks for the local community support that Mr. Sears stated his family...
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By News Staff 
March 8, 2023
Dear Editor: My wife and I were passing through Colona recently and observed a flag flying with the following words: “Jo and Ho have got to go.” Apparently the owner of the flag is not aware that the ...
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By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 25, 2024
Law enforcement is investigating a fire that destroyed the home of prominent Ouray County arts supporter and actor Terry Kiser early Thursday morning. The fire on Lynx Road, near Ridgway, was reported...
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Nine get first dibs at Ouray's Waterview affordable housing project
July 24, 2024
In the past decade, Kaili Hansen's living situation has been precarious to say the least. The Ouray Brewery cook lived in a house on Second Street for a while, and then moved into another apartment in...
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Torrey: Doubtful I can pull ample votes from Dems, GOP
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Unaffiliated Ouray County commissioner candidate Jacob Torrey is dropping out of the District 1 race, leaving voters to choose between Democrat incumbent Commissioner Lynn Padgett and Republican chall...
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Ouray plans to do projects simultaneously to save time, money
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
Ouray's library and fire department are hoping to expand, and the city is looking for ways to make both projects happen in the most efficient way. The planning process for expanding the library has be...
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Homeowner allowed temporary leave of absence after listing home for rent without permission
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
July 24, 2024
The owner of one of the Wetterhorn affordable houses will be allowed to rent out her place, after the agency charged with enforcing the deed restrictions found she had posted the home for rent online ...
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