News
December 6, 2023
Ouray County could see apex predators in first year, depending on rele...
News
December 6, 2023
Ouray Mayor Ethan Funk applauds after presenting a plaque to outgoing ...
News
December 7, 2023
A 31-year-old Montrose man died after a two-vehicle crash near Billy Creek State Wildlife Area on Tuesday night. Candelario Bustmente Espinosa was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, according to Ouray County Coroner Glenn Boyd. He was the only person in his vehicle. Two others were taken to the hospital as a precaution but were not injured. The accident is under investigation, and invol...
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December 6, 2023
They said they would come visit when the house in Ridgway was finished. They had a new grandson they wanted to meet, too. Rahm Haggai kept working on the house, building on weekends when he had time o...
Obituaries
December 6, 2023
January 28, 1946-November 29, 2023 Thomas Lawson Kelly Jr. died at his home in Ouray, Colorado on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. He was born January 28, 1946 to Thomas L. and Gertrude Elizabeth Mattes ...
News
December 6, 2023
Fatal accident under investigation A 31-year-old Montrose man died after a two-vehicle crash near Billy Creek State Wildlife Area on Tuesday night. Candelario Bustmente Espinosa was pronounced dead at...
News
December 6, 2023
Roundtable: Prepare for changing tourism industry Ouray business leaders gathered at an Ouray Economic Development Committee roundtable last week to debate what the city’s economy will look like in th...
News
December 6, 2023
Ouray council gives Clarke high marks on performance review Ouray City Administrator Silas Clarke will receive a 6% pay raise along with a $13,000 one-time bonus in 2024 after the City Council gave hi...
News
December 6, 2023
A split Ouray County Commission on Tuesday agreed to enter a winter road maintenance agreement with Thorin Resources, paving the way for the mining company to plow and perform avalanche mitigation to ...
News
December 6, 2023
Party leaders urge taxing districts to reduce mill levies in face of pending spike Ouray County Republican Party leaders are urging local property taxing districts to temporarily reduce their mill lev...
News
November 29, 2023
State recommends owners update vaccines, limit commingling Luke’s symptoms began innocuously in early October with a runny nose and cough, two weeks after Gretchen McArthur returned from her trip to C...
Feature
December 6, 2023
OURAY COUNTY December 6, 1973 - EDITORIAL: At times during Monday night’s city council meeting, some gentlemen on the council seemed to have been thrown into panic resulting in tunnel vision, followin...
Feature
December 6, 2023
Year established as a nonprofit: 2021 What does your organization do for Ouray County? In a county where the median cost of a single family home is $875,000, our work is critical to the future of our ...
Feature
December 6, 2023
SEASON OF SHARING Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profile...
Feature
December 6, 2023
Court named after legendary hoops coach Steve Hill As Steve Hill sat surrounded by friends and family on Ridgway Secondary School’s bleachers Saturday, overwhelming pride washed over him once he saw h...
Feature
November 29, 2023
SEASON OF SHARING Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profile...
Feature
November 29, 2023
When Lynne Stovicek opened Lucky Find Consignments after working at The Market grocery store in Ridgway, she felt a sense of fear. It was December 2016, nearly a year after a different consignment sho...
Obituaries
December 6, 2023
December 18, 1929-November 28, 2023 On November 28, 2023, Rubye Oleta Smith, a loving companion, mother and sister, passed away peacefully at 93 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. Ole...
Obituaries
December 6, 2023
August 8, 1938-December 1, 2023 Daniel Joel De Freval was born Aug. 8, 1938 in Le Havre, France. He lived with his family in occupied France throughout the war, and moved to Rouen, France, for his dua...
Main
November 29, 2023
From the recliner in front of his living room picture window, Carl Dismant sees the wild turkeys strutting across his yard and visitors coming up the sidewalk. He's set a timer to make sure he wakes u...
News
November 29, 2023
Rather than charging for public access, operators seek voluntary support from climbers For 30 years, the Ouray Ice Park has anchored the winter economy in Ouray, extending a financial lifeline during ...
News
November 29, 2023
City to pay Denver graphic design firm up to $30K for work; sales tax drops in September The city of Ouray will roll out a series of new logos in the coming months as part of a rebranding effort, atta...
