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Covid
Teachers and 65-to-69-year-olds to be vaccinated in February
Coloradans over 65, educators and childcare workers can begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines Feb. 8, under a new phased approach announced by Gov. Jared ...
January 29, 2021
Covid
Ouray quarantines three grades after three positive staff tests
Note: This story has been updated with more information. Three Ouray School grades are in quarantine and high school students were temporarily moved t...
January 28, 2021
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County stops testing asymptomatic people
Ouray County has suspended COVID-19 testing for people without symptoms after an announcement from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Enviro...
January 28, 2021
Covid
Vaccine delays continue
Ouray County residents tired of waiting for COVID-19 vaccines are driving to other counties to get their shots as the state’s small supply to the Publ...
January 28, 2021
Slow deliveries hamper rollout
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Slow deliveries hamper rollout
Editor's note: We have new information at the bottom of this story about additional vaccine availability. A closed road and a detour couldn’t stop Bet...
January 21, 2021
BUCKING THE PANDEMIC
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BUCKING THE PANDEMIC
[tecnavia_gallery slug='bucking-the-pandemic-gallery' view='carousel']As racers made their way down the course at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, the po...
January 14, 2021
After short wait, vaccine reaches most vulnerable
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After short wait, vaccine reaches most vulnerable
Melvin Dunn didn’t flinch as Ouray County nurse Rebekah Stewart injected his right arm. He calmly stared forward, seeming unfazed by the shot. “That’s...
January 14, 2021
‘A godsend to us’
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‘A godsend to us’
[tecnavia_gallery slug='a-godsend-to-usa%c2%80%c2%99-gallery' view='carousel']Rebekah Stewart stood outside the Public Health office and approached ea...
January 7, 2021
For music classes, the beat goes on
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For music classes, the beat goes on
As her students lined up in front of the truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, Ouray School music teacher Karisa Hoover reminded them to kee...
January 7, 2021
Group rallies to ‘support the constitutional process’
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Group rallies to ‘support the constitutional process’
A group of about 20 people who gathered in Hartwell Park Wednesday afternoon said they wanted to encourage people to "support the constitutional proce...
January 6, 2021
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A weekend full of pride
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A weekend full of pride
August 20, 2025
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City retains lawyer in light of sewer problems
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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...
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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...
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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...
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