Ouray to ban most fireworks

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By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com, on July 26, 2023

Most fireworks would be banned and those fireworks that are allowed must be set off only on private property away from combustible materials under an ordinance approved by the Ouray City Council on Monday night.

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Season of Sharing 2024: George Gardner Scholarship Fund

By Plaindealer Staff

December 27, 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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Blasting to resume above Ouray Jan. 6

By LIA SALVATIERRA

December 27, 2024

Blasting for a private homeowner's garage project will resume Jan. 6 in the side of a mountain above Ouray, with operations paused for the upcoming Ouray Ice Festival due to safety concerns. The proje...

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Home for the holidays

Perennial renters. Globetrotters. Forced minimalists. For financial and other reasons, they've spent most of their lives moving from place to place. Now, for the first time, these new Waterview homeowners are putting down roots in Ouray.

By LIA SALVATIERRA

December 25, 2024

When Diane Todd pulled her white Chevy pickup into the driveway of her new home in Ouray, she jumped out of the car and gave her next-door neighbor a hug. It was the first time they had met, and both ...

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SEASON OF SHARING

Season of Sharing 2024: Minerva West Theater Co.

December 25, 2024

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Season of Sharing 2024: The Sherbino Theater/Ridgway Chautauqua

December 25, 2024

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SEASON OF SHARING

Season of Sharing 2024: Ouray Teacher Fund

December 25, 2024

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Season of Sharing 2024: Threshold Singers of the Shining Mountains

December 25, 2024

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Season of Sharing 2024: The Wright Opera House

December 25, 2024

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SEASON OF SHARING

Season of Sharing 2024: UpstART Theater

December 25, 2024

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Season of Sharing 2024: Ouray County Performing Arts Guild

December 25, 2024

Year established as a nonprofit: 1983 What does your organization do for Ouray County? The Ouray County Performing Arts Guild’s mission is to bring in “the best possible entertainment” for Ouray Count...

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SKIP THE GROCERY TRIP

Friends launch weekly delivery service, aiming to cut carbon emissions, free up time

By By Lia Salvatierra lia @ouraynews. com

December 25, 2024

Two friends are teaming up to take the Montrose grocery chore off your hands, reduce vehicle emissions and free up their customers' time with a weeldy delivery service. With the new business DelivOura...

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

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