As she reassembled her classroom at Ouray School last week, high school teacher Taylor Chase was planning for two realities. She arranged photo albums and books along the windowsill, ready for student...

By Helene "H" Disco, Center for Mental Health   As schools open across our nation, we have been seeing that things are going to look different in every town and city. In some instances, decisions to d...

A woman in her 20s is the latest confirmed case of COVID-19 in Ouray County. The positive results came from a test for the active virus, and they follow five other positive test results announced Mond...

Ouray County has announced an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, connected to a social gathering. At this time, five new cases related to the outbreak have been confirmed through testing, including a positiv...

Ouray County officials have faced increasingly vocal opposition to local and state public health orders from a group of constituents who see the orders as infringing on their rights, overstepping thei...

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Ouray School District detailed schedule changes, mask requirements and other components of their opening plan at an online forum Tuesday, providing the clearest look yet at how school will be differen...

This summer, you’ll find the Ouray County Plaindealer is no longer available at one of its previous locations. And that’s because a local business didn’t appreciate being highlighted in a story and to...

An 85-year-old man who was a summertime resident of Ouray County died of COVID-19-related complications this week, county health officials announced. The man, who lived in Georgia the remainder of the...

As a steady stream of Jeeps, ATVs and side-by-sides headed up County Road 361 Monday morning, Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood and Ouray County Sheriff Justin Perry held up their hands, stopping each veh...

Admissions at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool have doubled since the state granted a variance last week allowing a higher capacity, but staffing issues are preventing the pool from opening to its full occu...

Local school districts are considering a partnership with a Denver foundation to provide frequent COVID-19 testing and symptom tracking for teachers and students when school starts later this month. R...

The Ouray County Rodeo Association has canceled this year’s rodeo, citing unsustainable costs if attendance is limited due to COVID-19. “The board has basically decided that with the number of people ...

SILVERTON — Judy Kuhlman adjusted her blue surgical mask and pink gloves before settling herself on the long, wooden platform, resting the heels of her boots against the ridges in preparation for anot...

The Ouray County Rodeo Association has canceled this year’s rodeo, citing unsustainable costs if attendance is limited due to COVID-19. “The board has basically decided that with the number of people ...

The state has granted a variance to Ouray County for increased capacity at both indoor and outdoor pools. The approval came on Wednesday night in an email to Health Department Director Tanner Kingery,...

Before starting math class last week, six Ridgway middle-schoolers carefully chose their spots in the shady space outside the school building, clipboards and pencils in hand. Each wore a mask as they...

A woman visiting from Texas back in July is the latest person confirmed to have had coronavirus with a test performed here in Ouray County. Though her positive test won't officially count as a Ouray C...

When the coronavirus pandemic struck this spring, Lisa and Cordell Balcombe lost their jobs and they saw their dream of homeownership slip further away. The Balcombes and their 8-year-old son, Hunter,...

Ridgway School District Superintendent Susan Lacy is asking for patience from the School Board in the coming weeks as she and her staff work to develop a concrete plan on the reopening of school sched...