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February 18, 2021

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Employees rebuked for working too much

[tecnavia_gallery slug='employees-rebuked-for-working-too-much-gallery' view='carousel'] Ouray County’s public health director and emergency manager w...

February 18, 2021

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Report suggests forming economic development group, other steps

Months in the making the Economic Resiliency Plan commissioned by local officials advised improving communication with residents and businesses, formi...

February 18, 2021

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County reports new workplace outbreak in Ouray

Ouray County Public Health announced another COVID-19 outbreak in the City of Ouray offices Thursday, where two confirmed positive cases have been ide...

February 11, 2021

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County eyes return to yellow phase

UPDATE: Teachers began receiving vaccines on Saturday. Look for an update in this week's edition of the Plaindealer. Ouray County Public Health Direct...

February 10, 2021

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Donated land sought for housing

Ouray County commissioners heard two proposals for addressing the longstanding shortage of affordable housing on Tuesday, with two entities making pit...

February 10, 2021

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Restaurants left out in the cold

A large pile of snow sits on the corner of Cora and Clinton streets in Ridgway, where Colorado Boy customers spent the summer eating pizza, drinking b...

February 4, 2021

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Cases climb in county

Ouray County has reported 36 new COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, the largest spike in cases since the November surge. Ouray School quarantined t...

February 4, 2021

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A housing field of dreams in Ridgway?

The Telluride Foundation is asking the Ridgway School District and Ouray County to hand over an old baseball field in Ridgway for its new affordable h...

February 4, 2021

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Ridgway Elementary class quarantined after positive staff test

A third grade class at Ridgway Elementary School has been instructed to quarantine for the next week after being exposed to a staff member who tested ...

January 29, 2021

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A weekend full of pride

August 20, 2025

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City retains lawyer in light of sewer problems

Mayor says he doesn't think the city will take legal action, but firm will review potential defect claims

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

August 20, 2025

The city of Ouray will hire an attorney who could help potentially pursue legal claims against the contractors who built and equipped the city’s new $17 million wastewater treatment plant, which has b...

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Ridgway opens door for tourism marketing

Town follows through on plan to seek bids for services; chamber to seek to keep contract

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

August 20, 2025

The town of Ridgway is opening up a competitive process for its tourism and marketing services after years of handing the task to the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce. The shift toward a competitive p...

Letters

Time to lower the speed limit on U.S. 550

August 20, 2025

Dear Editor: Hardly a week goes by without another fatal accident on U.S. Highway 550, it seems. Or am I just imagining things? Winter or summer, events conspire, someone dies and the road is closed f...

Letters

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Revisiting postal history

August 20, 2025

Dear Editor: I read with interest Ms. Snowbarger’s column, “The West’s Unsung Heroes? Post Offices” in the Aug. 7, 2025, issue of the Plaindealer. Postal history, particularly that of Ouray County and...

Liz Teitz

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines