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County receives more vaccines, ends 2020 with caution and hope

Ouray County has completed vaccinations for most of the highest-priority medical personnel in the first phase of the state's phased plan to administer...

December 30, 2020

Covid

Colorado first state in U.S. to confirm new, more virulent strain of COVID-19

By Jessica Seaman The Denver Post Colorado public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the presence of the new variant of COVID-19 first discovered i...

December 30, 2020

Obituaries

Peter Randolph Decker

Peter Randolph Decker, 86, educator, soldier, rancher, public servant, scholar, author, and patriarch, died on the morning of December 12, 2020, with ...

December 29, 2020

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WHAT A YEAR!

[tecnavia_gallery slug='what-a-year-gallery' view='carousel']Here are a list of the Top 10 stories in Ouray County in 2020. Click the links to read th...

December 29, 2020

Opinion

LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO December 31, 1970 - Many adults saw for the first time Monday night what the young people of Ouray County have achieved in building and m...

December 29, 2020

Commissioners should defer River District appointment

Dear Editor: We understand that the current Board of County Commissioners intends to select our county representative on the Colorado River District B...

December 29, 2020

News

AROUND THE REGION

GUNNISON Nurses, doctors and other critical health care workers charged with treating COVID-19 patients were among the first in Gunnison County to rec...

December 24, 2020

Opinion

CORRECTION

A story in the Dec. 17-23 edition, “Body cameras not qualified for virus aid reimbursement,” erroneously reported the amount of money left to spend in...

December 24, 2020

Opinion

OURAY COUNTY LOOKING BACK

50 YEARS AGO December 24, 1970 - Though the Ouray City Council had discussed plans to plow all sidewalks of the town with majority approval at its Dec...

December 24, 2020

Hereâs to a break and a better 2021

[tecnavia_gallery slug='herea%c2%80%c2%99s-to-a-break-and-a-better-2021-gallery' view='carousel']Is anybody else tired? That’s a rhetorical question, ...

December 24, 2020

News

Montrose man identified in Mt. Sneffels fatality

By Plaindealer Staff Report

June 15, 2026

Montrose resident Bret Brachman-Goldstein has been identified as the man who was found deceased on Mt. Sneffels on June 11, according to Ouray County Coroner Glenn Boyd. Investigators believe Brachman...

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Ridgway council votes to explore all-electric rules with grant money

By LIA SALVATIERRA

June 12, 2026

The Ridgway Town Council has decided it’s willing to take a chance on a grant-funded public process in pursuit of an all-electric building code for new construction. Councilors unanimously voted on We...

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County hires finance director

By Plaindealer Staff

June 10, 2026

An economist and finance strategist has been hired as Ouray County's chief financial officer. Ouray County announced this week it has hired Jason Schrock for the position and he will start in July. Ou...

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County to provide free reproductive health services

By LIA SALVATIERRA

June 10, 2026

Ouray County Public Health will now provide free reproductive health services for patients under 25 years old, under new agreements approved by county commissioners Tuesday. The yearlong program calle...

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Primary ballots mailed to voters

By Plaindealer Staff

June 10, 2026

Ouray County voters should begin receiving ballots in the mail this week in advance of the June 30 primary election. Most of the competition for the primary election is at the state and federal level....

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines