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Down time for most, boom time for some
Covid
Down time for most, boom time for some
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
The new coronavirus has dealt significant financial blows to most Ouray County businesses, keeping tourists, the lifeblood of the local economy, at bay and forcing shops and restaurants to severely cu...
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Feeling cooped up? There’s a Plan B for that
Covid
Feeling cooped up? There’s a Plan B for that
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
Local businesses have had to get creative to maintain their income streams in this time of restrictions on travel and public gatherings. One local business has found an outside-the-box idea that fills...
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Travel won’t resume for months
By Mike Wiggins 
April 30, 2020
Restrictions that have strangled Colorado’s economy for the last six weeks are slowly being loosened, and lodgers are itching to open their doors to cooped-up tourists. But state tourism officials bel...
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Superintendent search narrows to 3
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
The Ouray School Board revealed the names of the three finalists for the district’s vacant superintendent and principal position at a meeting April 27. The finalists are Tod Lokey, principal of Bayfie...
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Attorney: Resume in-person meetings
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
Ouray County Attorney Carol Viner told county commissioners on Tuesday they need to discuss how to start having in-person meetings again. "These meetings are not legal and proper," Viner said of the v...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
April 30, 2020
Ride the Rockies canceled for 2020 Ouray County won’t have more than 2,000 cyclists coming through this summer, as Ride the Rockies’ 2020 event has been canceled. Event officials emailed local authori...
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Recall election set for June 30
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Recall election set for June 30
By Erin McIntyre 
April 30, 2020
Voters will decide June 30 whether to remove Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald from office and, if so, who they would like to become the new sheriff in the county's first recall election in histor...
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Covid
Pandemic triggers budget fears
By Carolina Brown 
April 30, 2020
Ridgway School District is cautiously examining its budget, anticipating cuts to state funding as a result of coronavirus and the statewide economy. The information on how drastic the cuts may be will...
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No shirt, no shoes – no mask? – no service
Covid
No shirt, no shoes – no mask? – no service
By Mike Wiggins And Erin Mcintyre 
April 30, 2020
For the last couple of weeks, the mannequin in the window of Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts has sported attire befitting the season: fleece jacket, ski cap, sunglasses - and a polka-dot face mask. "Don...
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‘Safer at home’ phase loosens restrictions
By News Staff 
April 30, 2020
Just because the statewide "stay at home" order expired on Sunday doesn't mean it's a free-for-all. That was the message from officials this week as the state transitioned to a less-restrictive "safer...
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City slashes $2M from budget
By Mike Wiggins 
April 30, 2020
The Ouray City Council has agreed to slash more than $2 million from the city’s budget this year, a deep cut triggered by revenue losses that will affect every department. City councilors unanimously ...
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At animal shelter, a sublime silence
Covid
At animal shelter, a sublime silence
By Erin McIntyre 
April 30, 2020
The kennel was eerily silent, the floor gleaming. The boisterous cacophony that usually greets guests was absent. It was quiet, just like the empty streets, the empty schools, the near-empty town. Bu...
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“Safer at Home” public health order issued, more details explained
Covid
“Safer at Home” public health order issued, more details explained
By News Staff 
April 27, 2020
The state has issued a detailed protocol with its newest health order introducing a "safer at home" transition from the previous "stay-at-home" order. Gov. Jared Polis' order still says Coloradans sho...
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COVID Diaries: Shelter finds silver lining in response to pandemic, pivots approach to serving animals and humans alike
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COVID Diaries: Shelter finds silver lining in response to pandemic, pivots approach to serving animals and humans alike
By News Staff 
April 26, 2020
ABOUT THIS PROJECT When the coronavirus pandemic hit, a coalition of Colorado journalists already had been talking about how to better serve the public by collaborating and sharing stories. The urgen...
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Businesses navigate confusion over health orders as statewide stay-at-home order expires today
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Businesses navigate confusion over health orders as statewide stay-at-home order expires today
By News Staff 
April 26, 2020
Local businesses are navigating layers of health orders from the state and county regarding when and how they can reopen, as the governor's statewide stay-at-home order expires today. While some categ...
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Ride The Rockies canceled for 2020
Covid
Ride The Rockies canceled for 2020
By News Staff 
April 24, 2020
Ouray County won't have more than 2,000 cyclists coming through this summer, as Ride the Rockies' 2020 event has been canceled. Event officials emailed local authorities earlier this week to let them ...
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County keeps lodging, quarantine orders in place
Covid
County keeps lodging, quarantine orders in place
By News Staff 
April 24, 2020
Ouray County will lift two public health orders requiring the closure of bars, restaurants and non-essential personal services and limiting mass gatherings, but will keep restrictions in place for sec...
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Covid
County enforces lodging restrictions with a feather, not a fist
By News Staff 
April 23, 2020
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 tourists to stay and play. But ever since March 20,...
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County slows lifting orders
Covid
County slows lifting orders
By Carolina Brown And Erin Mcintyre 
April 23, 2020
Ouray County plans on loosening restrictions in relation to COVID-19 on a different timeline than the rest of the state, which will relax "stay-at-home" orders and transition to a "safer at home" phas...
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Search for new roads boss on hold
By Carolina Brown 
April 23, 2020
Ouray County will give more hours to its interim Road and Bridge Department superintendent instead of ramping up its efforts to hire a new boss. County officia ls have been trying to hire a new roads ...
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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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