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City rejects interest waiver request
The Ouray City Council rejected a request Monday from former City Administrator Silas Clarke to waive the interest owed on a loan he received from the...
October 23, 2024
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Head-on crash kills 1, injures 1
A Ridgway man died and his wife was seriously injured after their sport-utility vehicle and a cement truck collided head-on Tuesday afternoon on U.S. ...
October 16, 2024
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SMPA proposes peak usage rate hike
Customers would pay more to use electricity during a five-hour window in the afternoon and evening, under a proposal that will be considered by the ru...
October 16, 2024
Candidate takes aim at county spending
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Candidate takes aim at county spending
Criticizing Ouray County government spending as “out of control,” Republican commissioner candidate Michael Perkovich questioned what his opponent has...
October 2, 2024
Ridgway Hardware adds moving services
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Ridgway Hardware adds moving services
When U-Haul approached Ridgway Hardware manager Stephen Laster a year ago about adding moving and hauling services to the store’s business operations,...
September 25, 2024
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Sales tax holds steady in July
The city of Ouray remains on track for another record-breaking year for salestax collections.The city pulled in $505,406 in taxes from sales made in J...
September 25, 2024
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Home for the holidays
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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 ...
Minerva West Theater Co.
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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 ...
The Sherbino Theater/Ridgway Chautauqua
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The Sherbino Theater/Ridgway Chautauqua
December 25, 2024
Year established as a nonprofi t: 2012 What does your organization do for Ouray County? The Sherbino and 610 Arts Collective, operated by Ridgway Chautauqua, enrich Ouray County by providing vibrant a...
Ouray Teacher Fund
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Ouray Teacher Fund
December 25, 2024
Year established as a nonprofit: 2021 What does your organization do for Ouray County? The Ouray Teacher Fund has been established to support Ouray School faculty and staff in their continuing educati...
Threshold Singers of the Shining Mountains
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Threshold Singers of the Shining Mountains
December 25, 2024
Year established as a nonprofit: 2000 What does your organization do for Ouray County? The local chapter of the national Threshold Choir, the Threshold Singers of the Shining Mountains, sings songs of...
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