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Local law enforcement clarifies statewide “stay at home” order
By Carolina Brown 
March 26, 2020
Mandatory stay-at-home orders from the governor may have some imagining roadblocks and officers pulling people over asking for proof showing that what they are doing is essential, but local law enforc...
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Doctors: COVID-19 blood antibody test won’t help us now
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Doctors: COVID-19 blood antibody test won’t help us now
By News Staff 
March 26, 2020
After listening to recommendations from medical experts, Ouray County Commissioners decided not to pursue a request from an anonymous citizen who offered to put a deposit on COVID-19 antibody tests bu...
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Food bank preps for increased need
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Food bank preps for increased need
By Mike Wiggins 
March 26, 2020
The Ouray County Food Pantry is bracing for a potential spike in the number of families who need food assistance, as the spread of the new coronavirus has suddenly left scores of people out of work. P...
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Teachers go the extra mile in transition to virtual learning
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Teachers go the extra mile in transition to virtual learning
By Carolina Brown 
March 26, 2020
Students in the Ouray School kindergarten class show off their stuffed animals, stick out their tongues and make silly faces before class gets started. Their teacher, Jennifer Feeser, reins in her gig...
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‘It has the potential of being devastating’
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‘It has the potential of being devastating’
By Mike Wiggins And Carolina Brown 
March 26, 2020
At one end of Ouray, the neon sign insists the Goldbelt Bar & Grill is open. The only customer at the moment on this weekend afternoon is a crow perched atop the building, cawing to no one. In the mi...
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Providers switch to remote mental health help
By Kailyn Lamb 
March 26, 2020
Ouray area therapists and counselors are hoping to combat isolation by moving services out of offices and into the virtual world. This past week, mental health service providers in Ouray County and it...
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Board launches superintendent search
By Carolina Brown 
March 26, 2020
The Ouray School Board has officially begun its search for a new superintendent, choosing to make the listing broad in the hopes of attracting more candidates for the position. Board members are seeki...
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County resurrects camping ordinance
By Carolina Brown 
March 26, 2020
After years of debate and a stalemate last year when the Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Commission tried to develop an ordinance regulating non-commercial camping, commissioners have c...
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Perry stays on as manager — for now
By Mike Wiggins 
March 26, 2020
It turns out Ouray City Administrator Justin Perry will be staying in his job a while longer. In a strange sequence of events, former Montrose Assistant City Manager Robert Joseph signed a contract to...
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Testing still scarce
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Testing still scarce
By Erin McIntyre 
March 26, 2020
The moment his coworker high-fived him, he felt a nagging suspicion he had it. It came in a moment when someone else at work was super pumped about still being able to earn money as restaurants and ot...
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Tipi dweller weighs in on regulations
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Tipi dweller weighs in on regulations
By Carolina Brown 
March 26, 2020
A man who lives off-grid on an old mining claim in Ouray County has joined negotiations over the recently resurrected, much-debated long-term camping ordinance. An air of respect filled the room when ...
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Commissioners to consider COVID-19 blood testing
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Commissioners to consider COVID-19 blood testing
By News Staff 
March 25, 2020
Ouray County Commissioners will discuss possible blood testing for COVID-19 antibodies at a special meeting scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday. "We want to hold a meeting to see if that's something we c...
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BREAKING: County issues orders closing down lodging to visitors, closing non-essential services and limiting gatherings
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BREAKING: County issues orders closing down lodging to visitors, closing non-essential services and limiting gatherings
By News Staff 
March 20, 2020
Short-term lodging in Ouray County is closed to everyone except those who are working within Ouray County or for an employer based here and primary residents, according to an order issued by the healt...
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COVID-19 update: Testing to be offered in Montrose County on Monday; no word on Ouray County
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COVID-19 update: Testing to be offered in Montrose County on Monday; no word on Ouray County
By Erin McIntyre 
March 19, 2020
Update as of 1:30 p.m. Friday: Montrose County has been selected as one of the surveillance sites where COVID-19 testing will be done, county officials announced this afternoon. Testing will be conduc...
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Businesses close, reel in services
By Mike Wiggins, Erin Mcintyre And Carolina Brown 
March 19, 2020
The man who came into the gift shop was coughing into his hands and touching the merchandise. And he wanted to chat about the new coronavirus. For Silver Lynx shop owners Scott and Mary Carkin, that m...
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Nonprofit opposes water rights application
By Carolina Brown 
March 19, 2020
Ouray County’s application to divert water from Cow Creek and store it in Ridgway Reservoir is being opposed by the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership. The application for conditional water rights, fil...
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County board to shift to virtual meetings
By Carolina Brown 
March 19, 2020
Ouray County commissioners met Tuesday with their chairs spaced 6 feet apart, in what is likely to be their last in-person meeting for some time. Commissioners approved a resolution to hold virtual pu...
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Schools close for weeks, pivot with ever-changing situation
By Carolina Brown 
March 19, 2020
Citing concerns about preventing community spread of coronavirus, Ridgway and Ouray Schools initially closed until April 6, but then the closure was extended with the governor's order that all schools...
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Swabs running out as virus testing gears up
By Lauren Weber And Christina Jewett 
March 19, 2020
The two top makers of the highly specialized swabs used to test patients for the novel coronavirus are straining to keep up with the demand, even as both the Italian and U.S. governments are working w...
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Ouray County in retreat
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Ouray County in retreat
By Erin Mcintyre And Mike Wiggins 
March 19, 2020
Ouray County, the city of Ouray and the town of Ridgway all declared states of emergency this week, giving themselves broader power to order closures and restrictions in the name of public safety and ...
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Residents seek retention of independent agency after departure of interim chief
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
January 14, 2026
Ouray residents sent a clear message this week: They want to maintain an independent police department instead of permanently relying on the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement. Faced wi...
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Tax questions linger as lodge proceeds with housing plans
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Tax questions linger as lodge proceeds with housing plans
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 14, 2026
MTN Lodge in Ridgway is moving forward with plans to convert the hotel to workforce housing for four years starting in February, though the town has yet to cement an agreement with the owners about pa...
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County OKs permit for guest ranch
Stipulations require Gold Mountain to account for bighorn sheep
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
January 14, 2026
Gold Mountain Ranch will be allowed to operate a guest ranch in Ouray County, and county commissioners hope the special-use permit they approved in December will allay community concerns about wildlif...
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EV charging station approved for 4-H Center
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
January 14, 2026
A high-speed electric vehicle charging station is coming to the Ouray County 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds parking lot as early as July. During a regular meeting Tuesday, county commissioners unani...
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