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Season of Sharing: Ridgway Chautauqua Society
Season of Sharing: Ridgway Chautauqua Society
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
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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Season of Sharing: Minerva West
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
Year formed: 2022 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Minerva West provides performing arts opportunities for any members of the Ouray County community who wish to participate, no matter ...
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Season of Sharing: Ridgway Ouray Community Council
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
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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Season of Sharing: Ridgway Railroad Museum
Season of Sharing: Ridgway Railroad Museum
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
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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Spotlight on the Arts: Cie Hoover
Spotlight on the Arts: Cie Hoover
By Kaitlynn Winkelmann 
December 21, 2022
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is pleased to feature local artists in an occasional feature, 'Spotlight on the Arts,' which has a goal of highlighting various artists in Ouray County and ...
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Season of Sharing: Ouray Climbers Alliance
By Kylea Henseler 
December 21, 2022
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 LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 21, 2022
December 21, 1972 - The Ouray School Board covered a lot of territory Monday night. Many things, from routine building upkeep to the impact of the new 'Sunshine Law,' were discussed. This is the law p...
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
By News Staff 
December 21, 2022
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial on Sept. 21, 1897. The work of former Civil War correspondent F...
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Season of Sharing: Woman’s Club of Ouray County
Season of Sharing: Woman’s Club of Ouray County
By Kylea Henseler 
December 14, 2022
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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Season of Sharing: Ouray County Ranch History Museum
Season of Sharing: Ouray County Ranch History Museum
By Kylea Henseler 
December 14, 2022
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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Season of Sharing: Neighbor to Neighbor
By Kylea Henseler 
December 14, 2022
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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Spotlight on the Arts: Colin Sullivan
Spotlight on the Arts: Colin Sullivan
By Kylea Henseler 
December 14, 2022
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is pleased to feature local artists in an occasional feature, 'Spotlight on the Arts.' This is the fourth installation of this new feature, which has a goal...
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KEEPING ON THEIR TOES
KEEPING ON THEIR TOES
By News Staff 
December 14, 2022
Ridgway dancer Kayla Bolane, right, performs with snow flakes and horses as the Snow Queen in Weehawken Creative Arts’ production of The Nutcracker in Montrose on Sunday. The winter dance program, wit...
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Like Ouray’s residents, Ice Park needs to pay for its water
By News Staff 
December 14, 2022
Dear Editor: I (along with many residents of Ouray) am concerned that the Ice Park does not pay for the water that they use. My investigation revealed that the water comes from the Weehawken Spring th...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
December 14, 2022
December 14, 1972 - The Plaindealer asked a few local people what kind of Christmas tree they preferred, true or false. The results of our random survey follow. Dave Wood prefers a real tree for tradi...
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FIERY TRANSFORMATION
FIERY TRANSFORMATION
By News Staff 
December 8, 2022
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Season of Sharing: Horse and Human Rescue
Season of Sharing: Horse and Human Rescue
By Kylea Henseler 
December 8, 2022
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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Yes, Virginia, there is a live radio show
Yes, Virginia, there is a live radio show
By Liz Teitz 
December 8, 2022
There will be no elaborate sets, no overthe- top costumes, no dramatic choreography – just a cast of 19 local performers, and a table of live sound effects on the Wright Opera House stage. But the plo...
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Season of Sharing: Voyager Youth Program
Season of Sharing: Voyager Youth Program
By Kylea Henseler 
December 8, 2022
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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Nutcracker production takes to the stage
Nutcracker production takes to the stage
By Erin McIntyre 
December 8, 2022
When more than 250 dancers don their costumes and take to the stage this weekend for The Nutcracker, one important member of the audience will be missing. Mama Pyeatte, as some of the Weehawken dancer...
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‘Pinched on every front’
Historic drought, wildfires, high feed prices strain local ranchers
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
One breezy afternoon in mid-July, Mike Potter's phone started making all kinds of noise. “It goes, beep, beep, beep, beep!” shouted the Ridgway rancher, brandishing his flip phone from the pocket of h...
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Flood work could begin within week
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Flood work could begin within week
By Chart Riggall 
August 12, 2026
Ouray County officials said Tuesday that flood mitigation work below the Gold Mountain Fire’s burn scar could begin as soon as next week, while warning that storms in the coming days could trigger fur...
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
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Firefighter base moves to Gunnison
Fairgrounds empty as focus shifts to Elk Fire
By James Hanlon 
August 12, 2026
The incident command post for the Gold Mountain Fire relocated to the Gunnison County Fairgrounds Saturday as Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 took over for Team 1 and combined effort...
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County fair carries on
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County fair carries on
Fire doesn't stop 4-H kids from showing their animals this week
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 12, 2026
The night the Gold Mountain Fire started, the Cornell family anxiously watched the fire spreading toward their fenced livestock, the billowing smoke filling the canyon. They decided to load up their h...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
We need to stand firm to preserve alpine tundra
By Dianne Eschman 
August 12, 2026
Dear Editor: The July 23 guest column by Sue Dreamweaver Spielman was excellent and brings up so many issues that we regular backcountry users experience. I have been recreating in this area since 197...
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