HEALING WATERS

The Revenue-Virginus Mine, seen here on Sept. 29, is part of Ouray County’s rich mining heritage. It's among several mines in Yankee Boy Basin that left behind toxic byproducts that have polluted local waterways. The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership highlighted past and future projects aimed at mitigating those impacts during a tour last week. Daniel Schmidt — Ouray County Plaindealer

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By Daniel Schmidt daniel@ouraynews.com, on October 4, 2023

HEALING WATERS

When prospectors flooded Ouray County more than 140 years ago to mine silver and gold, nearly 250 mines and mills sprung up throughout the area’s valleys and foothills.

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Blasting to resume next week above Ouray

By LIA SALVATIERRA

December 27, 2024

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

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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

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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Season of Sharing 2024: The Sherbino Theater/Ridgway Chautauqua

December 25, 2024

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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 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...

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Ouray business owner touts benefits of work visa program

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

December 25, 2024

For the past five high-tourism seasons, university students from Brazil to Malaysia came to work at Ouray Grocery on work exchange visas. Owner Tom Fedel hired his international employees through the ...

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