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Ouray to offer virtual tours of popular sites

Visitors who want to know how steep the Perimeter Trail is or how bumpy it gets on the road leading to Yankee Boy Basin will soon be able to get a ver...

October 25, 2023

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Council candidates differ on issues at Ouray forum

While School Board candidates generally agreed, council hopefuls Wood, Underwood contrast on public transit, other topicsOuray City Councilor John Woo...

October 25, 2023

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SMPA board approves rate hike

Co-op dealing with rising power costs, will seek time-of-use rate systemThe San Miguel Power Association board of directors on Tuesday approved a $2-a...

October 25, 2023

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SMPA proposes rate hike for second year in a row, citing increased costs

San Miguel Power Association is proposing a rate hike for the second year in a row, as it wrestles with infl ationary pressures and an increase in pow...

October 18, 2023

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After learning curve, Realtor wants to build on experience

OURAY COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILE: PEGGY LINDSEYPeggy Lindsey nearly chose not to run for a second term on the Ouray City Council.Her husband, Richard S...

October 18, 2023

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Retired citizen sees candidacy as opportunity to serve

OURAY COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILE: MICHAEL UNDERWOODMichael Underwood is approaching his run for the Ouray City Council with a large dose of pragmatism ...

October 18, 2023

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Businessman seeks to finish what he started

OURAY COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILE: JOHN WOOD For John Wood, seeking a second fouryear term on the Ouray City Council is about completing unfinished busi...

October 18, 2023

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Contractor to oppose Dem for county seat

Republican Perkovich to face off against PadgettRepublican Michael Perkovich will challenge Democrat Lynn Padgett for her District 1 seat on the Ouray...

October 11, 2023

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City eyes potential $5M fix for pool heat

Councilor: Heat pump, boiler system 'most adaptable and scalable' option Ouray city leaders are leaning toward spending nearly $5 million to design, b...

September 27, 2023

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July a huge economic boon for Ouray

Sales tax revenue tops $500K for month, up nearly 7.5% for yearJuly has long been Ouray’s most lucrative month in terms of sales tax revenue, as thous...

September 27, 2023

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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

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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