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Liz Teitz

Covid
Loans keep business afloat
Ouray County businesses received more than $8 million through the Paycheck Protection Program this spring, according to data released last week by the...
July 15, 2020
Love in the time of coronavirus
Covid
Love in the time of coronavirus
[tecnavia_gallery slug='love-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-gallery' view='carousel']When they envisioned their wedding, Nyssa Moore and Rand Hillyer knew...
July 15, 2020
Covid
Tracking positive visitor cases proves tricky
As tourists flock to Ouray County, including many from states where coronavirus cases continue to climb, officials worry visitors could be carrying an...
July 8, 2020
Covid
County gets more COVID test kits after receiving defective ones
After waiting more than two months to receive coronavirus tests this spring, the Ouray County Public Health Agency received 300 kits in May, only to f...
July 8, 2020
Festivities go fourth
Festivities go fourth
The crowds were smaller, the parades shorter, and no water fights or fireworks marked Independence Day in Ouray, but locals were determined to find wa...
July 8, 2020
I’m here, and I’m ready to tell your stories
Opinion
I’m here, and I’m ready to tell your stories
I spent most of my first week in Ouray County walking around wide-eyed, overwhelmed by how stunning it is, unable to believe I could somehow, actually...
July 8, 2020
Covid
Health officials: Don’t use antibody tests for workplace decisions
Some Ouray County employers have asked workers to get coronavirus antibody tests in order to return to work, against the advice of medical experts who...
June 25, 2020
(Almost) everybody back in the pool
Covid
(Almost) everybody back in the pool
[tecnavia_gallery slug='almost-everybody-back-in-the-pool-gallery' view='carousel']The Ouray Hot Springs Pool reopened Monday with limited guests and ...
June 25, 2020
Covid
Churches celebrate rebirth as restrictions ease
One by one, masked congregants walked up to a small altar at the United Church of the San Juans, weaving carefully between sets of chairs arranged 6 f...
June 17, 2020
Protesters hit streets again
News
Protesters hit streets again
[tecnavia_gallery slug='protesters-hit-streets-again-gallery' view='carousel']Editor's Note: To watch a video about the Ouray and Ridgway protests, cl...
June 17, 2020
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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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Council nixes alcohol at hot springs
Ouray parks director had suggested limited sales at special events next year to generate revenue
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
October 29, 2025
The Ouray City Council rejected a proposal Monday to sell alcohol at three special events at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool next year, concluding the costs and risks outweigh the potential revenue. Parks ...
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