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Council meeting grows testy
By Mike Wiggins 
April 16, 2020
A special meeting Wednesday intended for the Ouray City Council to consider what kind of message the city wants to put out to tourists in the midst of the COVlD-19 pandemic devolved into two councilor...
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NEWS BRIEFS
By News Staff 
April 16, 2020
Sheriff pleads not guilty in DUI case Lance FitzGerald has pleaded not guilty in his alleged DUI case, stemming from an incident in November. Seventh Judicial District County Court Judge Kurt Beckenha...
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Utilities assisting financially burdened customers
By Mike Wiggins 
April 16, 2020
The utility companies that power and heat Ouray County homes and business have put a freeze on disconnecting customers who may be struggling to pay their bills and are working with them on payment pla...
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County delays plowing decision
By Carolina Brown And Erin Mcintyre 
April 16, 2020
Ouray County has delayed a decision on whether to proceed with plowing high-country roads, after considering a request to postpone clearing snow from routes popular with off-road enthusiasts. Commissi...
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Ridgway athletic director resigns
By Carolina Brown 
April 16, 2020
Ridgway Secondary School Athletic Director Tony Erickson submitted his letter of resignation to the Ridgway School Board last month. Erickson told the Plaindealer the decision was difficult because he...
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Schools to remain shuttered
By Erin McIntyre 
April 16, 2020
Students in Ouray County won't be returning to school in-person for the remainder of the school year. Ouray and Ridgway school district leaders announced they would continue to suspend face-to-face le...
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Ouray County schools to keep distance learning for remainder of school year
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Ouray County schools to keep distance learning for remainder of school year
By News Staff 
April 15, 2020
Students in Ouray County won’t be returning to school in-person for the remainder of the school year. Leaders of both Ouray and Ridgway school districts made the announcement they would continue to su...
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Residents cut into personal fabric for masks
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Residents cut into personal fabric for masks
By Kailyn Lamb 
April 11, 2020
When Gay Leachman put her first batch of nine cotton face masks in a box by her house, she was surprised to find they were gone the same day. The massage therapist and Ridgway resident began making m...
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Perry seeks return to law enforcement
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Perry seeks return to law enforcement
By Mike Wiggins 
April 11, 2020
Justin Perry is very clear: The way things have been done recently at the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office is unacceptable. And he believes his track record at the Ouray Police Department makes him the b...
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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Unaffiliated county candidates announce election campaigns
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Unaffiliated county candidates announce election campaigns
First-timers Todd, Oakland seek clerk, treasurer posts
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to specify that Glenn Boyd volunteers for the county EMS department. A group of unaffiliated political candidates joined together this week to announce the...
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Mild temps leave Ice Park high, dry
Without key ingredient — ice — and no estimated opening date, officials forced to reimagine festivals
By By Lia Salvatierra and Mike Wiggins lia@ouraynews.com mike@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
The half-bare walls of the Uncompahgre Gorge tell a story Peter O’Neil wanted no part of — one of 50-degree December days and out-of-work rangers and ice farmers scrambling to find other sources of in...
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Schiffer, Doherty picked for council
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Schiffer, Doherty picked for council
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
Ouray Planning Commissioner Kevin Schiffer and former city building inspector Dave Doherty were selected Monday to fill the two vacancies on the Ouray City Council, restoring a full slate of elected o...
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Sheriff steps in again to help police
Residents back former interim chief as meeting scheduled to discuss future of policing in Ouray
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
The city of Ouray is once again leaning on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office to fill gaps in police officer patrol shifts, after City Administrator Michelle Metteer decided not to hire Interim Police ...
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Skijoring marks anniversary with expanded competition
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
January 7, 2026
The organizers of the San Juan Skijoring event learned a long time ago they couldn't count on Mother Nature to provide the materials for their competition. Last year, they invested $54,000 in their ow...
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