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Covid
Mask order holds
By Liz Teitz 
May 6, 2021
Ouray County commissioners decided Tuesday to extend the county’s local mask requirement for the next month, citing a need to keep the rules in place while schools remain in session. The county's orde...
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Want to adopt a bridge? CDOT has a deal for you
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Want to adopt a bridge? CDOT has a deal for you
By News Staff 
May 4, 2021
If you're hankering to own a historic bridge, the Colorado Department of Transportation has a deal for you. No, it's not a test to see if you're gullible. This is for real. CDOT  is making the histori...
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County commissioners vote to continue indoor mask mandate
Covid
County commissioners vote to continue indoor mask mandate
By Liz Teitz 
May 4, 2021
Ouray County Commissioners decided Tuesday to extend the local mask requirement for the next month, citing a need to keep the rules in place while schools remain in session.  The county's order was se...
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Human remains found in bears caught near woman’s body in Durango
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Human remains found in bears caught near woman’s body in Durango
By News Staff 
May 2, 2021
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife pathologist found human remains inside the stomachs of a sow and her yearling bear that wildlife officers suspect attacked and killed a 39-year-old woman north of Durango...
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Woman killed in suspected bear attack in San Juans
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Woman killed in suspected bear attack in San Juans
By News Staff 
May 1, 2021
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife department is investigating a fatal bear attack, in which a 39-year-old woman was found dead Friday night north of Durango. The woman, a Durango resident, was believed ...
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Scholarship deadline May 1
By News Staff 
April 28, 2021
Students who want to develop their skills or pursue a college degree in the performing arts have a chance to receive some financial help from the Ouray County Performing Arts Guild. But the deadline t...
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Planning members reappointed
By Carolina Brown 
April 28, 2021
Interviews scheduled with candidates for the Ouray County Planning Commission were canceled on Tuesday after two of the four candidates for three seats withdrew their applications. The remaining candi...
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NEW HOME, SAME MISSION
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NEW HOME, SAME MISSION
By Carolina Brown 
April 28, 2021
The Ouray County Food Pantry will move to its new permanent location next month, and will own the building it occupies for the first time in the 13-year history of the nonprofit organization. The non...
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Hot Springs banking on bounce-back year
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Hot Springs banking on bounce-back year
By Mike Wiggins 
April 28, 2021
The capacity restrictions have vanished. Swimmers and soakers are starting to queue at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool again, as revenue in March nearly matched that of the pre-pandemic levels of March 201...
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Covid
Vaccine demand slows
By Liz Teitz 
April 28, 2021
Demand for vaccines in Ouray County has slowed, pushing the health department to consider scaling back vaccination days and relocating the clinic from the 4-H Center. Public Health Director Tanner Kin...
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County to pause new marijuana operations
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
April 28, 2021
Ouray County commissioners voted to impose a six-month moratorium on new applications for retail marijuana operations and grow facilities on Wednesday, with the goal of revising the county’s current o...
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Covid
Virus forces Ouray learning online
By Liz Teitz 
April 28, 2021
Ouray School has moved all high school students to online learning and instructed more than half to quarantine after three students tested positive for COVID-19. Students were sent home at noon Monday...
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Covid
Student mental health needs remain elevated
By Carolina Brown 
April 28, 2021
The mental health counselor for both Ridgway schools told Ridgway School Board members last week that the social-emotional learning and individual counseling needs of students persist at high levels, ...
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Space to Create construction staging site approved
By News Staff 
April 28, 2021
The Ridgway Planning Commission voted 5 to 1 on Tuesday night to approve a temporary use permit allowing Stryker and Company, Inc. to stage and store construction equipment on a vacant lot diagonally ...
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A GOOD DAY TO CELEBRATE EARTH
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A GOOD DAY TO CELEBRATE EARTH
By News Staff 
April 28, 2021
Ridgway Town Councilor Russ Meyer opens up the back of the 1971 Volkswagen Beetle dubbed the “lightning bug” after its conversion to an all-electric, battery-powered vehicle. Ridgway and Ouray second...
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Ouray board approves updated discipline policy
By Carolina Brown 
April 28, 2021
After hours of discussion during their March and April meetings, the Ouray School Board approved updates to school policy concerning student code of conduct, discipline, suspensions and expulsions on ...
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PREPARING FOR PLANTING
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PREPARING FOR PLANTING
By News Staff 
April 28, 2021
Ridgway Secondary School students volunteered on April 23 at the Ridgway Community Garden, readying garden beds for planting. Left: Maizy Gordon and Anna Mahlin pour a wheelbarrow full of soil into a...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
April 28, 2021
GUNNISON Western Colorado University's Board of Trustees held a 90-minute executive session to talk about legal and personnel matters on April 16. However, the board took no action on President Greg S...
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Ridgway clinic expands services
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Ridgway clinic expands services
By Carolina Brown 
April 28, 2021
Ouray County residents looking for a more youthful appearance now have a place to get a little lift under the direction of a physician they already know. Dr. Joel Gates has opened a new aesthetics ser...
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Real estate company finds home in Ouray
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Real estate company finds home in Ouray
By Carolina Brown 
April 28, 2021
A Realtor office that has primarily worked in Montrose and Delta counties is expanding its reach into the San Juans with the opening of a new office in the Beaumont Hotel building at 505 Main St. in O...
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Affordable housing nonprofit to expand across state
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Telluride-based Rural Homes plans to build 120 new units in 2026, but future of Ouray project unclear
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 24, 2025
Telluride-based Rural Homes is entering a new era of affordable housing work across the state after bringing on a new CEO and looking beyond pilot projects in Ouray and San Miguel counties. The afford...
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Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray County in a series of profiles called Season of Sharin...
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Year established as a nonprofit: 2018 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Affordable housing remains one of the most pressing challenges facing Ouray County, where the median price for a ...
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