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Vaccine clinics for kids eyed
By Liz Teitz 
May 12, 2021
Children as young as 12 can begin receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado starting this week, and Ouray County school districts are hoping to set up mobile vaccination clinics for their eligib...
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Schools excited to host ‘normal’ graduations
By Carolina Brown 
May 12, 2021
Graduation events in Ouray County will largely return to normal this month after a roller coaster ride full of shutdowns and quarantines. While the Ridgway class of 2021 missed out on prom and a tradi...
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Desperate for help
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Desperate for help
By Liz Teitz And Mike Wiggins 
May 12, 2021
With the busiest tourist season just around the corner, businesses are struggling to find enough employees to staff up, and they’re pointing to a lack of available housing as one of the hurdles. “We’...
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News
Ex-sheriff sentenced in drunk driving cases
By Erin McIntyre 
May 12, 2021
Ouray County’s former sheriff pleaded guilty in two drunk-driving cases this week, in agreements allowing him to avoid jail time if he completes alcohol evaluations and public service. Prosecutors in ...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
May 12, 2021
Trail clearing scheduled at Ridgway State Park Local residents are invited to help clear trails of brush and invasive weeds at Ridgway State Park on Saturday. Great Old Broads for Wilderness is hostin...
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Property values skyrocket
By Liz Teitz 
May 12, 2021
Ouray County appraisal values jumped by 16 percent since the last revaluation in 2019, the result of climbing sales prices. Total residential assessed values increased by 25 percent from 2019, the las...
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Power outage hits Ouray
By News Staff 
May 10, 2021
UPDATE, 11:38 a.m. Power has been restored. Utility officials attributed the service interruption to equipment damage. Crews made the repairs and re-energized the line. -------------------------------...
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Durango woman killed in bear attack
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
May 6, 2021
A Durango woman who was killed last week in a rare bear attack was identified Tuesday. Laney Malavolta, 39, died of a perforating injury to her neck, according to the La Plata County Coroner’s Office....
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CR5 maintenance pact postponed
By Carolina Brown 
May 6, 2021
Ouray County commissioners will continue to discuss an agreement with property owners to maintain County Road 5 as well as a new kiosk for the Miller Mesa Recreational Trail. As part of the agreement,...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
May 6, 2021
GUNNISON Gunnison Valley irrigators can breathe a sigh of relief: Despite low snowpack and low reservoir storage, Uncompahgre Valley water users say they will not demand more water out of the Gunnison...
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Marijuana grow facilities on hold
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
May 6, 2021
Two planned marijuana cultivation facilities in Ouray County are on hold after commissioners adopted a moratorium on retail marijuana operations last week. The commissioners are tackling a revision of...
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Plaindealer publishers honored with award from state journalism organization
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
May 6, 2021
Ouray County Plaindealer co-owners, publishers and editors Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins have jointly been awarded the 2021 Keeper of the Flame award by the Colorado chapter of the Society of Profess...
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City hires engineer to design water plant
By Mike Wiggins 
May 6, 2021
The city of Ouray will pay an engineering firm more than $220,000 to design a water treatment plant as it faces a strict federally mandated deadline to bring the plant online. City councilors unanimou...
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JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
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JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
By Liz Teitz 
May 6, 2021
Goldie was quiet in the back row of the Ford Expedition, making almost no noise on the drive to Montrose Memorial Hospital, aside from occasional chewing. In the parking lot, he stepped out of the ca...
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Ouray mountaineer killed in accident
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Ouray mountaineer killed in accident
By Mike Wiggins 
May 6, 2021
Fresh out of college, Mason Stansfield already had a pretty good idea of what he wanted to do next in life. He met up with San Juan Mountain Guides co-owner Nate Disser for breakfast a few years ago a...
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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
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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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Drought conditions prime for insect infestation in county, experts warn
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
May 6, 2026
In some parts of Ouray County it may look like popcorn grows on trees. The milky, honey-colored pocks on the trunks of ponderosa pines and other trees signal efforts to fend off their attackers: bark ...
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Wildfire building rules trigger mix of compliance, skepticism
By By Mike Wiggins, Lia Salvatierra and Erin McIntyre lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
A state mandate requiring local governments to adopt stricter building rules to protect new and remodeled homes against wildfire has sparked varying reactions from elected officials in Ouray County. T...
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County policy would govern AI use
Manager: 'Folks want to feel we are doing our j obs, not delegating it to AI'
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
May 6, 2026
Ouray County commissioners want to regulate how employees use artificial intelligence when doing county work and limit cybercrime risk. Commissioners on April 29 looked at the first draft of an AI pol...
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Town to pilot zero-waste rules at concerts
Following strong pushback from businesses, nonprofits, board devises more relaxed regulations
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
The town of Ridgway's Sustainability Advisory Board will pilot “zero-waste” rules at the town’s summer concert series, while it continues to craft a broader policy to implement for all events on town ...
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Governor Basin cleanup project faces delays
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 6, 2026
A collaborative restoration project to clean up mine waste in Governor Basin dating back to 2018 remains on hold, while project partners continue to work out final agreements and how the project will ...
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