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Mobile home park deal nearly done

Swiss Village residents secure big state grant, set to close June 12

By Mike Wiggins [email protected]

May 28, 2025

For residents of Ouray’s Swiss Village Mobile Home Park, pulling toget...

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Renewed water lease especially critical this year

By Lia Salvatierra [email protected]

May 28, 2025

A renewed water lease with the Bureau of Reclamation may prove more cr...

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Local leaders urge retention of tax credits

Ridgway solar energy company owner worried; commissioner criticizes congressman's vote

By Mike Wiggins [email protected]

May 28, 2025

Josh Shipley knows his customers — and their motivations. The vast maj...

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A TIME FOR TEARS, CHEERS

May 28, 2025

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PREP ROUNDUP

Soccer aims to build on successful season

By By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer

May 28, 2025

A longtime goal for the Ridgway High School girls’ soccer program was to make it to the second round of the state playoffs, travel to the Front Range to take on one of the top seeds and put up a compe...

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Mine donor: Happy to preserve land for others

By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

May 28, 2025

Stan Frymann has donated “about the most beautiful place you could find” to Ouray County. Frymann donated the six-acre Tip Top Mine, and eventually the county hopes to swap the property with the U.S. ...

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Ouray pool revenue up, sales tax slips

By Mike Wiggins [email protected]

May 28, 2025

A big upswing in visitation and receipts at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool is offsetting a below-average start to the year for city tax revenue. The city pulled in more than $132,000 in revenue from the p...

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RUNNING DOWN A DREAM

Freshmen-laden Ridgway relay team captures state title

By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer

May 21, 2025

LAKEWOOD — Ariel and Natasha Hessler didn’t have the same level of confidence during the final baton for the Ridgway High School’s 4x800-meter relay team last week. Ariel expected to see Heritage...

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Reported bear attack sparks warnings

Wildlife officers, police urge residents, businesses to take precautions in light of early bear activity

By Mike Wiggins [email protected]

May 21, 2025

A Ouray woman’s claim that she was attacked by a bear last weekend is prompting wildlife and law enforcement officers to remind residents and business owners to take steps to prevent future encounters...

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Pool prices expected to climb

Third increase since 2022 intended to help fund capital needs

By Mike Wiggins [email protected]

May 21, 2025

The city of Ouray is prepared to raise rates again at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Fitness Center, claiming the additional money is needed to fund capital improvements at the pool. Daily ission, ...

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Commissioners appoint one to planning board, reject another

Three vacancies still to fill after Ridgway resident selected

By Lia Salvatierra [email protected]

May 21, 2025

Ouray County commissioners appointed Ridgway resident Valentine Szwarc to the Planning Commission and rejected another applicant after advertising four board vacancies for nearly three months. During ...

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NEWS BRIEFS

Federal funding changes could hit Emergency Management budget

May 21, 2025

Ouray County Emergency Management could lose onethird of its budget now that federal money ing a state grant program may not be renewed. Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd told commissioners Tuesday ...

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‘Jurassic Park’ parody takes stage in Ouray

International smash hit 'Hold on to Your Butts' makes Colorado debut this weekend

By Erin McIntyre [email protected]

May 28, 2025

Some people take trips and bring back postcards, refrigerator magnets, snow globes or kitschy keychains for their friends. Kate Kissingford went on a trip to Scotland last summer and brought back an e...

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Ketamine therapy clinic opens in Ridgway

Drug gaining traction for mental health treatment

By Lia Salvatierra [email protected]

May 28, 2025

After years of working to treat anxiety and depression with standard medication, Brie Silverman decided she wanted better results for some of her patients. Silverman, who has worked for eight years in...

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In Ouray, Corkscrew offers twist on pizza

Rebranded eatery ditches New Mexican fare, coffee, focuses on pie crust varieties

By Lia Salvatierra [email protected]

May 28, 2025

Corkscrew Tavern Pizzeria — formerly Colorado Boy Southwest Pub and Corkscrew Coffee — is shedding its side ventures and zeroing in on ‘za. The eatery at 513 Main St. in Ouray has taken many forms ove...

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For 40 years, friendly faces at a helpful place

Ridgway Hardware celebrates anniversary June 14

By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre [email protected] [email protected]

May 28, 2025

Longtime patrons of Ridgway Hardware may recall the ranchers who gathered most mornings around an old stove in the middle of the store, puffing cigarettes, sipping coffee and solving the world’s probl...

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Costa Rican restaurant closes up shop

After 15 years of drawing regional customers with signature ceviche, owner retires, returns home

By By Lia Salvatierra lia @ouraynews. com

May 28, 2025

Editor's note: The email address to Luis at the end of the article had a typo and has been corrected. For 15 years, customers drove from Grand Junction, Durango and other corners of southwest ...

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CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 29

CALENDAR & EVENTS

FRIDAY, MAY 30

May 28, 2025

Editor's note: This week's calendar has been corrected to reflect the correct date for a live music performance on May 31. THURSDAY MAY 29 PRESENTATION: "From the Himalayas to the World Stage: The Ins...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Hurd breaks promise to voters

May 28, 2025

Dear Editor: Our Third Congressional District Representative, Jeff Hurd, voted to cut at least $715 billion in health care spending and $300 billion from SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...

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Drought reigns as county barrels toward summer

By Karen Risch

May 28, 2025

Ouray County, along with much of far western Colorado and other Southwestern states, is now in severe drought status, according to NOAA’s U.S. West Drought Monitor, released Tuesday, May 20. More worr...

Looking Back

OURAY COUNTY

LOOKING BACK

40 YEARS AGO

May 28, 2025

May 29, 1975 – Since the first of this month, Ouray has been served electric power by the San Miguel Power Association, Inc. The association purchased distribution facilities in this area from the Wes...

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County to consultant: Revise facility needs plan

By Lia Salvatierra [email protected]

May 21, 2025

Ouray County commissioners asked a consultant to revise its assessment of the county’s long-term facility needs to include more context and information on how to move forward. The 52-page feasibility ...

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Meet your neighbor: Norm Fedel

By Chloe Kiparsky

May 21, 2025

Name: Norm Fedel Age: 93 Lives in: Ouray So, I hear you've lived here your whole life. Yeah, the only time I was away was four years in the service during the Korean War. That was in ‘51, way back. I ...

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