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‘I feel like we’re making history’
Covid
‘I feel like we’re making history’
[tecnavia_gallery slug='a%c2%80%c2%98i-feel-like-wea%c2%80%c2%99re-making-historya%c2%80%c2%99-gallery' view='carousel']Diane Todd seemed almost giddy...
February 18, 2021
Employees rebuked for working too much
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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
Covid
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
Covid
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
Covid
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
Covid
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
Covid
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
A housing field of dreams in Ridgway?
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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
Covid
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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Hurd introduces House bill to transfer Crystal Reservoir to Ouray
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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
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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
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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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First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines

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