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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
November 19, 2020
GUNNISON After warning students and staff that a COVID-19 outbreak could shut down the campus, Western Colorado University administrators ended in-person classes Monday with more students testing posi...
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THE BUCK STOPS HERE
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THE BUCK STOPS HERE
By News Staff 
November 19, 2020
A mule deer seems content to take in the sights near home plate at Smokey Joe Wood baseball field at Fellin Park in Ouray earlier this month. Deer frequently populate the park, mostly ignoring walkers...
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Developers pitch workforce housing for miners
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Developers pitch workforce housing for miners
By Mike Wiggins 
November 19, 2020
Two Ouray businessmen are proposing to build an apartment complex in town to house Ouray Silver Mines employees, a project they say would help meet the needs of the mine as it readies for production ...
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Trail completed ahead of schedule
By Carolina Brown 
November 19, 2020
A parallel trail along County Road 5 approved less then two months ago as part of a settlement agreement with property owners is days from completion, Ouray County Commissioner John Peters told the re...
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Covid
Ridgway rides out quarantine
By Liz Teitz 
November 19, 2020
Shawnn Row waited by his computer Tuesday morning, a Zoom window open and ready for students to pop in with questions. Instead of walking up to his desk or raising their hands, they would click to a l...
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Christmas tree permits available now
By News Staff 
November 19, 2020
Christmas tree permits are now available for purchase at Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests office locations, as well as at the Bureau of Land Management’s Uncompahgre Field Office ...
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Virus cases increase
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Virus cases increase
By Erin Mcintyre And Liz Teitz 
November 16, 2020
After workplace outbreaks and positive COVID-19 cases tied to parties, Ouray County health officials are pleading with people to wear masks, stay home if they feel sick, wash hands and keep their dist...
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Covid
Box Cañon Falls enjoys banner year despite pandemic
By Mike Wiggins 
November 12, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic threw everything into disarray earlier this spring, Rick Noll had a simple goal: to open Box Cañon Falls Park. With businesses struggling to regain their footing after bein...
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AROUND THE REGION
By News Staff 
November 12, 2020
GUNNISON Early November is the halfway mark for Colorado’s big-game rifle hunting seasons, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say that despite COVID-19 and wildfires bringing uncertainty, it’s ...
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Governments rush to spend relief funds
By Liz Teitz 
November 12, 2020
Ouray County officials are working to spend more than $400,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, including purchasing body cameras, technology and personal protective equipment before the chance to...
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Ouray School develops spring athletics guidelines
By Carolina Brown 
November 12, 2020
The Ouray School Board dedicated the bulk of a lengthy special session on Nov. 4 to discussions on how to safely allow for sports this spring. Typical fall and winter school sports like soccer, volley...
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District seeks building plan feedback
By Carolina Brown 
November 12, 2020
Ridgway School District is asking for feedback on its master plan, featuring options for improvements to buildings. A virtual open house with the options and a survey for participants is open until No...
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POLICE LOG
By News Staff 
November 12, 2020
The following is an excerpt cases handled by the Ouray Police Department Nov. 2-8. NOV. 2 Officer conducted a directed patrol of the Ouray School. Officer took a lost property report. The property was...
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Ridgway Film Fest online through Friday
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Ridgway Film Fest online through Friday
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
November 12, 2020
Film buffs will have a chance to travel the world and explore a diverse collection of visual storytelling, curated by world-renowned filmmakers, in the Ridgway Independent Film Festival this week. Tho...
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Virus cases increase
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Virus cases increase
By Erin Mcintyre And Liz Teitz 
November 12, 2020
After workplace outbreaks and positive COVID-19 cases tied to parties, Ouray County health officials are pleading with people to wear masks, stay home if they feel sick, wash hands and keep their dist...
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Jeep to be raffled New Year’s Eve
By Mike Wiggins 
November 12, 2020
Is there a better way to say good riddance to 2020 and welcome a fresh start in 2021 with a new Jeep? The Ouray Chamber Resort Association is counting on the answer being no. The 56th annual Jeep Raff...
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A SYMBOL OF UNITY
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A SYMBOL OF UNITY
By Erin McIntyre 
November 12, 2020
When it began to grow, the world was in turmoil. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had started his second term. Eight million people were out of work, some were starving. Roosevelt inherited a country ...
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News Briefs
By News Staff 
November 12, 2020
Application process opens for homeownership opportunities in Ridgway Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans has opened the application process for two homeownership opportunities in a triplex being bui...
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County tests hundreds, 8 new cases reported today
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County tests hundreds, 8 new cases reported today
By News Staff 
November 11, 2020
At least 800 tests for COVID-19 were performed today at the mass testing event at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, eclipsing the two-day total of tests in the last mass testing event. Health officials ra...
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Ouray County now at 25 positive virus cases in two weeks
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Ouray County now at 25 positive virus cases in two weeks
By News Staff 
November 10, 2020
Four new cases of COVID-19 are being investigated by the Ouray County Health Department as of Tuesday morning. They involve: A woman in her 40s who was tested on Nov. 4 and received positive results a...
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Community paramedicine brings vital care to mountain, rural places
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
November 19, 2025
Editor’s note: There’s a proposal to start a community paramedicine program here in Ouray County, and we wanted to know more about how these kinds of services work in other places in Colorado where th...
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Commissioner: ‘My patience is gone’
Claiming continued poor behavior, Nauer asks Padgett to take 'timeout,' attend meetings remotely
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 19, 2025
Ouray County Commissioner Michelle Nauer has asked Commissioner Lynn Padgett to take a "timeout" and attend meetings by Zoom while the county makes leadership transitions over the next few months, cit...
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Police chief, sheriff urge Ouray council to rethink strict response time policy
Councilors table plan requiring officers to live within 10 miles of city after concern from leaders
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 19, 2025
The Ouray City Council on Monday pitched and then quickly ditched a proposal to require police officers to live within 10 miles and a 10-minute drive from the city after local law enforcement and city...
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SMPA approves rate increases
Monthly base, peak energy charges to rise in 2026 as electric cooperative prepares for escalating wholesale power costs
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
November 19, 2025
The San Miguel Power Association board of directors on Tuesday approved dual rate increases in 2026 for the second year in a row, as the rural electric cooperative continues to grapple with higher who...
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Ridgway hires North Carolina agency for tourism, marketing
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
November 19, 2025
The town of Ridgway has hired a North Carolina-based agency for its tourism and marketing services, choosing an outside perspective familiar with rural communities. During a Nov. 12 town council meeti...
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