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Changes in store for old clubhouse
By Erin McIntyre 
March 19, 2020
The previously condemned Fairway Pines clubhouse on Log Hill is at the beginning stages of its new incarnation. The clubhouse was most recently owned by a former military chaplain named Ron “Chappy” R...
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Nonprofit opposes water rights application
By Carolina Brown 
March 19, 2020
Ouray County’s application to divert water from Cow Creek and store it in Ridgway Reservoir is being opposed by the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership. The application for conditional water rights, fil...
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County board to shift to virtual meetings
By Carolina Brown 
March 19, 2020
Ouray County commissioners met Tuesday with their chairs spaced 6 feet apart, in what is likely to be their last in-person meeting for some time. Commissioners approved a resolution to hold virtual pu...
Ouray County in retreat
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Ouray County in retreat
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
March 19, 2020
Ouray County, the city of Ouray and the town of Ridgway all declared states of emergency this week, giving themselves broader power to order closures and restrictions in the name of public safety and ...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
March 19, 2020
Marshal warns mountain lions The Ridgway Marshal’s Office is issuing a warning about two recent mountain lion sightings in town, including one spotted in Solar Ranch subdivision. Residents are urged t...
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CORONAVIRUS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
By News Staff 
March 19, 2020
Editor’s note: This is the most accurate list of postponements, cancellations and notices we were able to assemble as of deadline this week. If you have items to add, please email them to plaindealer@...
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City tables contracts with tourism office
By Mike Wiggins 
March 19, 2020
The Ouray City Council‘s strained relationship with the Ouray Tourism Office frayed even further on Monday after councilors tabled contract negotiations for three weeks, putting in jeopardy at least t...
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Officials monitor as virus spreads
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
March 15, 2020
Ouray County health officials continue to work with school districts, local governments and other leaders to monitor for COVID-19, a strain of coronavirus that 1.7 people had tested positive for in Co...
Meet the Ridgway council, mayor candidates
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Meet the Ridgway council, mayor candidates
By News Staff 
March 11, 2020
Editor’s note: We invited the official candidates for mayor and the town council election to submit answers to standardized questions as a community service. There are three seats up for election on ...
Firing fallout
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Firing fallout
By Mike Wiggins And Erin Mcintyre 
March 11, 2020
The dismissal of Ouray School District Superintendent Scott Pankow has prompted in the last week a small student walkout and a lengthy School Board debate about potentially changing the district’s adm...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
March 11, 2020
GUNNISON Gunnison County health officials confirm that Gunnison County has its first case of COVID-19, or the coronavirus. County Health and Human Services Director Joni Reynolds on Tuesday, March 10,...
Judge bans man from contact with others
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Judge bans man from contact with others
By Erin McIntyre 
March 11, 2020
A judge granted a permanent restraining order barring a rejected mayoral candidate from interacting with his former boss and the Colorado Boy Brewpub in Ridgway. During a 5 1/2-hour hearing featuring ...
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Board OKs housing code changes
By Mike Wiggins 
March 11, 2020
The Ouray Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended a package of changes to the city’s land-use code aimed at creating more workforce housing. Planning commissioners voted 4-0 to forward code amendme...
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County: Firm overstepped on project
By Carolina Brown 
March 11, 2020
Ouray County is concerned that a company hired to install fiber internet may have overstepped the limitations of the project it was hired to do. Deeply Digital owner Doug Seacat told the county in Jan...
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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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