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County keeps lodging, quarantine orders in place

Ouray County will lift two public health orders requiring the closure of bars, restaurants and non-essential personal services and limiting mass gathe...

April 24, 2020

Covid

County enforces lodging restrictions with a feather, not a fist

By Samantha Tisdel Wright Special to the Plaindealer "Go away." It's a tough message to send out into the world, for a community hard-wired to woo t...

April 23, 2020

Letter: Kudos to newspaper, commissioners

Dear Editor: • Thank you to the Ouray County Plaindealer (their editors) for again calling out a government entity in our county (this time the Ridgwa...

April 23, 2020

Letter: Health order is misguided

Dear Editor: In one fell swoop the pendulum swung from one post to the other earlier this month. At the same time as the Tourism Office's contract wit...

April 23, 2020

Ouray basketball coach scores league honor

[tecnavia_gallery slug='ouray-basketball-coach-scores-league-honor-gallery' view='carousel']By Joel Priest, Special to the Plaindealer By way of a 3...

April 16, 2020

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AROUND THE REGION

SILVERTON San Juan County officials on April 3 tightened the public health order prohibiting visi tors and restricting residents' activities as concer...

April 16, 2020

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GHOST TOWN

Traffic was nonexistent on Ouray's Main Street during a recent spring day, as shown from this aerial photo looking south toward Mt. Abram. Gov. Jared ...

April 16, 2020

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NEWS BRIEFS

Sheriff pleads not guilty in DUI case Lance FitzGerald has pleaded not guilty in his alleged DUI case, stemming from an incident in November. Seventh ...

April 16, 2020

HOP TO IT

Photo courtesy Steven Scheu The Ouray Elks Lodge has hosted an Easter event for children for more than so years, and this year was no exception, even ...

April 16, 2020

Opinion

Tiptonâs blaming is disgraceful

Dear Editor: The resolution recently co-sponsored by Congressman Tipton to condemn China over the COVlD-19 outbreak (HR 907) is disgraceful and overtl...

April 16, 2020

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A christening for Cimarron Athletic Field

March 18, 2026

The Cimarron Athletic Field at Ridgway Secondary School hosted its inaugural meet with the Ridgway Invite on March 14. Ridgway senior Sophia Forrest won the girls' 100-meter dash with a time of 13.19....

Race pits experience against new perspective

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RIDGWAY MAYOR CANDIDATES

Race pits experience against new perspective

Clark proud of town's progress, aware of challenges

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

March 18, 2026

Even after 14 years serving as Ridgway's mayor, John Clark still thinks there's work to be done. He's served seven terms. Every two years, when his seat comes up for election, folks ask him if he want...

Mihelarakis advocates for creatives in first bid for office

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RIDGWAY MAYOR CANDIDATES

Mihelarakis advocates for creatives in first bid for office

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

March 18, 2026

Tia Mihelarakis believes the Ridgway Town Council deserves a leader with new perspectives — specifically those of creatives, renters and the younger generation. Mihelarakis, 34, is challenging Mayor J...

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Water leaders sound supply alarm

Record-low snowpack in San Juans, balmy temps portend meager runoff

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

March 18, 2026

State water managers Tuesday painted a dire picture of record-low snowpack and abnormally warm temperatures this winter straining water supplies for Western Slope municipalities and agricultural produ...

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RIDGWAY COUNCILOR CANDIDATES

Ribbing focuses bid on sustainability

By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com

March 18, 2026

If you ask Sheridan Ribbing why she's running for town council, the answer is pretty simple. It's because Councilor Terry Schuyler decided not to run, and she's passionate about making sure a champion...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines