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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

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

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

Opinion

Iâm 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

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

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

Main, News...

EMS plans to shift staff, save costs

Chief seeks to rely less on higher-paid paramedics

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

February 11, 2026

Ouray County Emergency Medical Services wants to implement a new staffing structure this spring to save costs and prepare for a combined fire and emergency services authority. During a Jan. 28 work se...

Main, News...

Formerly a cash cow, bloom wilts on cannabis

Industry slump marked by reduction in wholesale flower prices leaves just one grow facility in county, shaves local government tax revenue

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

February 11, 2026

The cannabis industry’s downturn has reached Ouray County, leaving only one grow facility currently operating and a handful of retail businesses to ride it out, while local governments manage dwindlin...

News

County navigating federal assistance program changes

Human Services seeks to avoid burdening families with creation of regional hubs

By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer

February 11, 2026

Ouray County officials are working to figure out what it will mean for clients needing food and other assistance when the Colorado Department of Human Services consolidates resources by creating multi...

News

Crosswalk project bids over budget

City could cut costs or seek more money from state

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

February 11, 2026

Ouray city officials are weighing next steps after a trio of bids to build a pair of pedestrian crosswalks and other improvements at either end of town exceeded the project budget. Public Works Direct...

Feature

Wine Fest returns to Ouray

By Plaindealer Staff Report Plaindealer@ouraynews.com

February 11, 2026

The fourth annual Ouray Winter Wine Festival just happens to fall on Valentine's Day this year. And that means not only will there be wine — there will be flowers, chocolate and more goodies to help s...

Liz Teitz

Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines