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March 18, 2021

Covid

One shot vaccine arrives

Ouray County Public Health Agency has received and started administering 600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to eligible resident...

March 11, 2021

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County settles public records lawsuit

Ouray County will pay $7,500 to settle a case involving a public records request from the Plaindealer, after filing suit against the newspaper’s co-pu...

March 11, 2021

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County receives 600 one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines

Ouray County Public Health Agency has received 600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, which eligible people will begin receiving ne...

March 4, 2021

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Vaccine priority phases change again

Colorado announced more changes to its vaccination prioritization phases last week, cutting down the number of people who will become eligible whe...

March 4, 2021

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District wonât donate land for housing

The Telluride Foundation is looking elsewhere for land for its affordable housing initiative, after the Ridgway School District decided not to donate ...

March 4, 2021

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No shutdown âa small miracleâ

[tecnavia_gallery slug='no-shutdown-a%c2%80%c2%98a-small-miraclea%c2%80%c2%99-gallery' view='carousel']Craig Spearman sat in his garage, bundled up in...

March 4, 2021

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Grocery workers, 60-plus and high-risk Coloradans up next for vaccines

Colorado announced more changes to its vaccination prioritization phases Friday, cutting down the number of people who will become eligible when the n...

February 26, 2021

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Move to fewer restrictions delayed

Ouray County’s move to a lower level of pandemic restrictions has been delayed by a spike in positive cases and a decrease in testing, pushing the rat...

February 24, 2021

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Town OKs key Space to Create agreements

The Ridgway Town Council voted on Feb. io to approve key agreements for the Space to Create development, in what Town Manager Preston Neill called a “...

February 24, 2021

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Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray

By LIA SALVATIERRA

November 4, 2025

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd has introduced legislation to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray, identical to a Senate bill introduced in September, after w...

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Ridgway girls cross country team nabs state title

By Plaindealer Staff Report

November 1, 2025

The Ridgway High School girls’ cross country team is bringing a state title back to the San Juans. The six-person team won the Class 2A state title Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, capping a te...

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Food assistance benefits dry up

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

An estimated $51,000 in federal food benefits will no longer be available to 170 Ouray County households starting Friday. The monthlong federal government shutdown without Congressional appropriations...

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Mine shaft wasn’t identified as hazard

State vows to secure opening quickly following Ridgway woman's death

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

A dangerous, water-filled mine shaft where a woman's body was found last week had not yet been identified for closure by state officials charged with securing hazardous mine openings. Though the state...

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Pushback against wolves grows

Ranchers oppose release in county; feds seek to block state

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

October 29, 2025

The Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association has objected to releasing wolves in the county, amid other efforts potentially complicating or stifling wolf reintroduction in the region this winter. A letter...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines