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Covid
Ouray council meeting canceled due to COVID-19
The city of Ouray has called off tonight's City Council meeting due to COVID-19. City Administrator Silas Clarke told the Plaindealer this afternoon h...
January 3, 2022
Covid
County reports dozens of new COVID-19 cases
Ten percent of all Ouray County COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began have come in just the last 10 days, including more than 50 during an after-Chr...
December 31, 2021
GOODBYE 2021, HELLO 2022
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GOODBYE 2021, HELLO 2022
[tecnavia_gallery slug='goodbye-2021-hello-2022-gallery' view='carousel']Ouray County benefited from progress on many fronts in 2021 — the distributio...
December 24, 2021
CALENDAR & EVENTS
ART SHOW: Ouray County Community Art Show at the Ridgway Library during normal hours. Nov. 12 through Jan. 12. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and ...
December 24, 2021
Second Chance Humane Society
Second Chance Humane Society
Year formed: 1994 What does your organization do for Ouray County? “Most simply, we bring pets and people “Most simply, we bring pets and people toget...
December 24, 2021
Ouray County Ranch History Museum
Ouray County Ranch History Museum
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
December 24, 2021
SWEET REWARDS
SWEET REWARDS
From left, Adam Noel and Brandon Scott pose with the gingerbread house they made at the Ouray Elks Lodge the week before Christmas. They won second pl...
December 24, 2021
Ridgway-Ouray Community Council
Year formed: 1993 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Ridgway-Ouray Community Council (ROCC) works through ten different committees to - ...
December 24, 2021
Opinion
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO December 30, 1971 - Marvin Gregory had a painful accident last Wednesday while working with a power saw, and has now joined the club of b...
December 24, 2021
CHECKING IT TWICE
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CHECKING IT TWICE
Photo courtesy Lou Hart How does Santa determine who's been naughty and who's been nice this year? By reading the Plaindealer, of course! The jolly ol...
December 23, 2021
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
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New county manager seeks to lead with heart
After careers in big cities and large governments, Antonio Mendez is shifting his perspective
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County is unlike most places Antonio Mendez has lived or worked before, and Mendez brings experience unlike the county has seen in two decades, or possibly ever. Ouray County’s new manager grew ...
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
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City leader pulls police from patrol duty
Administrator cites concerns about training, liability; sheriff's office assumes full control of services in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administrative tasks, citing concerns about liability and ...
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County considers asking voters for tax hike in November
Staff to research potential funding measures for EMS, road and bridge; sheriff won't seek question this fall
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ouray County leaders want to research and poll the public’s appetite for asking voters for more tax revenue, to raise additional money for the county’s Emergency Medical Services and the Road and Brid...
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Ridgway gets initial OK for $1.34M grant
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 4, 2026
Ridgway has received initial approval for a $1.34 million grant to help it explore an all-electric building code for new construction and help electrify municipal operations, to lower its carbon footp...
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
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Good for you! Uncompahgre STEAM Fair
February 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
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