Keeping an eye on the ranch – gallery
Main, News...
December 4, 2024
The historic Victorian homes in Ouray were decorated with snow on Nov. 27, when local photographer Gary Ratcliff noticed they look like a Hallmark movie setting and took these photos. Ratcliff will ha...
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Main, News...
Swiss Village residents seek $1.2M from city to boost efforts to buy mobile home park
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
December 4, 2024
Faced with the prospect of unaffordable spikes in rent or being forced to move out of Ouray altogether, Swiss Village Mobile Home Park residents pleaded with the Ouray City Council for a financial lif...
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Main, News...
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 4, 2024
Roof by roof, developers, nonprofit organizations and local governments are banding together to bring more affordable housing opportunities online in Ouray County. Twenty-three new affordable homes be...
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Feature
Find your Christmas cheer with free festivities,live radio show, dance production
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
December 4, 2024
Ouray County turns into a holiday wonderland this weekend, with free celebrations in both Ridgway and Ouray to kick off the season. Both events promise to make it feel even more like you're tuning int...
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News
Compensation study lumped Ridgway Fire Protection District in with much larger departments
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 4, 2024
The Ridgway Fire Protection District is looking to award Fire Chief Chris Miller a $15,000 salary increase in 2025, an 18% hike over this year’s salary but far less than the salary boost recommended b...
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Feature
SEASON OF SHARING
December 4, 2024
Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profiles is to highlight ...
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Feature
SEASON OF SHARING
December 4, 2024
Year established as a nonprofit: 2000 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Ridgway-based Trust for Land Restoration is a specialty land trust that helps communities and local governments c...
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Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
December 4, 2024
Dear Editor: Kamala Harris called climate change an existential threat in the campaign, but Donald Trump ignores climate science and declares it a hoax. He is in keeping with the Republican Party that...
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News
December 4, 2024
Due to outdated information on Ouray County Cares' website, a Season of Sharing article about the nonprofit on Page 6 in the Nov. 28 edition contained some inaccurate information about volunteer oppor...
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Obituaries
December 4, 2024
July 31, 1940-September 18, 2024 Mary Ann Jordan passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California, following a 5 year battle with dementia. Born in Minneapolis, Min...
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Calendar & Events, Feature...
Dec. 5-18, 2024
December 4, 2024
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5 MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road, Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. FILM: Climb...
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