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Undersheriff: My heart is in the county
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Undersheriff: My heart is in the county
By News Staff 
April 11, 2020
Undersheriff Ted Wolfe has announced he is running for sheriff in the recall election to replace Sheriff Lance FitzGerald. With 36 years of law enforcement under his belt — 20 of those in the place th...
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Despite virus, the show goes on
Covid
Despite virus, the show goes on
By Carolina Brown 
April 9, 2020
In these bleak times of canceled classes, a scuttled prom and uncertainty around high school graduation, social distancing has led to inevitable feelings of isolation. But Weehawken dance and theater ...
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Empty Chapels, Full Hearts
Covid
Empty Chapels, Full Hearts
By Erin McIntyre 
April 9, 2020
        Inside the door of St. Daniel’s Catholic Church, a table of palm fronds sits in the middle of the aisle between pews. The fronds have dried slightly since last Sunday, Palm Sunday, when Father...
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Faithful find new ways to connect during separation
Covid
Faithful find new ways to connect during separation
By Mike Wiggins 
April 9, 2020
Pews packed with worshippers and chapels filled with song have been replaced by single devotees dotting empty sanctuaries and families huddling around computer screens. Instead of warm embraces and fi...
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Covid
Ouray man: I didn’t have classic virus symptoms
By Erin McIntyre 
April 9, 2020
Erin Eddy didn’t feel that bad, really, at first. And he didn’t have the symptoms qualifying him for a coronavirus test when he first checked with the doctor’s office. But he knows he has it now. Eddy...
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Ouray priest uses faith to close the distance
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Ouray priest uses faith to close the distance
By Erin McIntyre 
April 9, 2020
Inside the door of St. Daniel’s Catholic Church, a table of palm fronds sits in the middle of the aisle between pews. The fronds have dried slightly since last Sunday, Palm Sunday, when Father Nat pu...
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First coronavirus death reported in Ouray County
Covid
First coronavirus death reported in Ouray County
By News Staff 
April 8, 2020
Ouray County reported its first COVID-19 death on Wednesday — an 81-year-old man who was the second confirmed local case. Authorities were still investigating the source of the man's contagion when he...
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UPDATE: Four total cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Ouray County
Covid
UPDATE: Four total cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Ouray County
By News Staff 
April 6, 2020
Mountain Medical has announced it has another confirmed case of COVID-19 here in Ouray County – a man in his 70s. The man was tested more than a week ago on March 30, according to clinic staff. As of ...
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No one is immune from effects of this virus – including this newspaper
Covid
No one is immune from effects of this virus – including this newspaper
By Erin McIntyre 
April 5, 2020
This was supposed to be a column celebrating our one-year anniversary owning the Plaindealer. A year ago, Mike and I sold the house we remodeled in Grand Junction, I gave away my backyard flock of chi...
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UPDATE: Ouray Brewery owner first county resident to test positive for COVID-19
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UPDATE: Ouray Brewery owner first county resident to test positive for COVID-19
By News Staff 
April 3, 2020
Story updated at 2:30 p.m.: Ouray Brewery owner Erin Eddy announced this afternoon he tested positive for COVID-19. Eddy is the first Ouray County resident to test positive for the virus. His positive...
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Citing concerns, lack of funds, city cuts off Tourism Office
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Citing concerns, lack of funds, city cuts off Tourism Office
By Mike Wiggins 
April 2, 2020
Ouray city officials have severed ties with the Ouray Tourism Office, saying the shutdowns triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave them without the money needed to market the city to visitors an...
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Ex-lawman takes plea
By Erin McIntyre 
April 2, 2020
Ouray County's former undersheriff, who was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly propositioning a teenager for sex, has received a 1-year unsupervised probation sentence in a plea deal. Richard Herm...
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Bears starting to wake up, wildlife officials warn
By Plaindealer Staff Report 
April 2, 2020
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning residents that it has already received reports of bear activity in eight Colorado counties this year. Bears are emerging from their slumber and beginning their s...
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PLAY TIME IS OVER
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PLAY TIME IS OVER
By News Staff 
April 2, 2020
The town of Ridgway closed the playground at Hartwell Park last week in response to Gov. Jared Polis' stay-at-home order. Mike Wiggins — Ouray County Plaindealer
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Commissioners prioritize road projects
By Carolina Brown 
April 2, 2020
Ouray County commissioners on Monday identified three road projects as their top priorities, choosing to proceed ca utiously given the potential of COV1D-19 creating economic upheaval in the county. I...
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Law enforcement: Complaints will drive stay-at-home order
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Law enforcement: Complaints will drive stay-at-home order
By Carolina Brown And Mike Wiggins 
April 2, 2020
Ouray County law enforcement officers say they are largely relying on the public to follow Gov. Jared Polis' stay-at-home order, rather than taking a heavy-handed approach to enforcing it. Under the o...
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Ridgway selects new principal
By Carolina Brown 
April 2, 2020
Ridgway Secondary School will have a new principal next year, selected from a pool of 11 applicants and three finalists. Russell Randolph has been chosen to lead the school starting in the fall, after...
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Covid
Docs: Don’t waste money on blood tests
By Erin McIntyre 
April 2, 2020
After listening to recommendations from medical experts, Ouray Country commissioners decided not to pursue a request from an anonymous citizens who offered to put a payment plan to cover more than $20...
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Governments prep for budget cuts
By Mike Wiggins 
April 2, 2020
Local governments in Ouray County are re-examining budgets they approved just four months ago in an effort to reduce expenses, as tax revenue begins to dry up in the face of the new coronavirus outbre...
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News
Stable big cat population sought
By Megan Fromm 
April 2, 2020
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s new draft plan for mountain lion management replaces all 13 separate Western Slope lion management plans originally created in 2004 with two new geographic regions. The d...
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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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