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A SEASON-OPENING VICTORY
A SEASON-OPENING VICTORY
By News Staff 
December 8, 2022
Ouray junior forward Landen Hill (22) looks to drive to the hoop after receiving a screen from freshman Cavan Pasek (23) during the boys’ team’s season opener at home against Dolores on Nov. 29. The T...
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PLAYERS HONORED
PLAYERS HONORED
By News Staff 
December 8, 2022
Two Ouray High School students earned All Conference honors this year for their performance on the Montrose High School Football team. Because Ouray doesn’t have a football team of its own, these stud...
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Season of Sharing: Ouray Trail Group
Season of Sharing: Ouray Trail Group
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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Log Hill Village: A community full of passion
Log Hill Village: A community full of passion
By Carolyn Snowbarger 
December 8, 2022
The recent fire at the clubhouse on Log Hill Mesa has captured our attention. Many of us have driven by and taken photos of that ruined building. This fire and the ongoing investigation will continue ...
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An invitation to ‘Bob’s Holiday Office Party’
An invitation to ‘Bob’s Holiday Office Party’
By Kylea Henseler 
November 30, 2022
It can feel like everybody knows everybody in a small community like Ouray County, and Colin Sullivan picked the Sherbino Theater's holiday play “Bob’s Office Holiday Party” based on that fact. He cho...
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Season of Sharing: Ouray Mountain Rescue
Season of Sharing: Ouray Mountain Rescue
By Kylea Henseler 
November 30, 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: Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership
Season of Sharing: Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership
By Kylea Henseler 
November 30, 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: Second Chance Humane Society
Season of Sharing: Second Chance Humane Society
By Kylea Henseler 
November 30, 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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Get in the holiday spirit with Noel Night, Yule Celebration
Get in the holiday spirit with Noel Night, Yule Celebration
By Mike Wiggins 
November 30, 2022
Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there. So, too, will the Grinch — although he’ll be unusually festive. There will be dancers and live music, lots of food and drink, ample opportunities to shop, a chance ...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 30, 2022
50 YEARS AGO November 30, 1972 - Sheriff Frank Merling was traveling down Camp Bird Road Oct. 29 when he noticed lights in the Ben Matto residence. No one answered the doorbell, and all the lights wen...
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TABOR is working as it should — and that’s a good thing
By News Staff 
November 30, 2022
Dear Editor: Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights is working. Be glad it does. The recent letter advocating destroying TABOR took the low road advocating Colorado use excess taxes to (maybe) increase ...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 23, 2022
50 YEARS AGO November 23, 1972 - The state approved a permit for cloud seeding to EG&G, contractors of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Project Skywater and operator Lawrence Jernstad. This is the third co...
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New pipeline connection will lower water bills
By News Staff 
November 23, 2022
Dear Editor: Dallas Creek Water Company (staff and management) would like to thank Mr. Kyle Thompson, assistant manager of operations of Tri-County Water Conservancy District (TCW) and Mr. Anthony Ram...
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To raise teacher pay, do away with TABOR
By News Staff 
November 23, 2022
Dear Editor: Colorado teachers have the largest pay disparity in the country. According to the Economic Policy Institute, on average, college- educated teachers in Colorado earn 35.9% fewer dollars th...
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Spotlight on the Arts: Laurie Berwanger
Spotlight on the Arts: Laurie Berwanger
By Kaitlyn Winkelmann 
November 17, 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 third installation of this new feature, which has a goal ...
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OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK
By News Staff 
November 17, 2022
50 YEARS AGO November 16, 1972 - Rick Trujillo, a 24-year-old Ouray mining engineer, has a new record under his belt. Saturday he set a meet and course record of 31 minutes, 55 seconds for the 10,000-...
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Flags appreciated
By News Staff 
November 17, 2022
Dear Editor: I just want to express my thanks to the Ouray County Republican Women for the beautiful flag display around the Town Park in honor of our veterans and in particular in honor of those who ...
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Without firefighters, blaze could have been much worse
By News Staff 
November 17, 2022
Dear Editor: On Nov. 9 I came home about 3:15 p.m. and noticed smoke and fire out through the pasture and by the river. I immediately called 911. Within 15 minutes the Ridgway Fire Department was here...
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Ridgway film fest strikes ‘intense chord’
Ridgway film fest strikes ‘intense chord’
By Mike Wiggins 
November 9, 2022
If you find yourself asking what makes the Ridgway Independent Film Festival unique, you’re not alone. Turns out festival organizers ask themselves that same kind of question. In a sea of independent...
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Magpies — smart, witty birds
Magpies — smart, witty birds
By Sue Hirshman 
November 9, 2022
When I moved to Colorado, I was excited to see new Western bird species and it didn’t take long to add my first bird of Colorado. The excitement occurred after my husband and I drove over Monarch Pass...
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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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