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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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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

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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

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

Main, News...

County turns attention to prairie dogs at 4-H Center

County manager insists on controlling rodents despite pushback from commissioner

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 17, 2026

Ouray County will control the prairie dog population at the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds. Ouray County Manager Antonio Mendez said he has yet to decide on a method, but that the end goal is contro...

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Gym members decry removal of free weights

City cites structural issues, will pursue short-term fix

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

June 17, 2026

The sudden removal of most of the free weights from the fitness center at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool has angered members who say the city eliminated one of the primary reasons they work out there. Cit...

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Town accepts grant to explore all-electric rules

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 17, 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 Ju...

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After hiatus, Ridgway to fly flag during Pride Month

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

June 17, 2026

Ridgway town councilors voted last week to fly the pride flag at Ridgway Town Hall for the remainder of Pride Month, after deciding not to last year. At a June 10 meeting, Councilor Polly Kroger reque...

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Library seeks money from city for expansion

State agency says local buy-in will improve chances of grant; council to consider funding request during fall budget talks

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

June 17, 2026

The Ouray Library District has asked the city of Ouray to contribute $100,000 toward its expansion, hoping to pair it with other funding from local and state governments. In a June 2 letter, which als...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines