Videos Login Subscribe Renew E-edition
logo
ePaper
coogle_play
app_store
  • News
  • Features
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Letters
  • Obituaries
  • Classifieds
    • Place a Classified
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Legal Notices
    • Read Statewide Legal Notices
  • Archives
    • News
    • Features
    • Opinion
      • Columns
      • Letters
    • Obituaries
    • Classifieds
      • Place a Classified
    • Advertise
    • Contact us
    • Legal Notices
      • Read Statewide Legal Notices
    • Archives
By MarcusonNovember 3, 2023
Ouray Halloween 2023
  • 🞬
    ❮❯
    Sweet sounds of summer
    Main, News...
    Sweet sounds of summer
    June 24, 2026
    this is a test
    Main, News...
    County to pursue use tax
    Likely ballot measure would raise money for roads, EMS
    By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
    June 24, 2026
    Ouray County voters likely will be asked this fall to approve a use tax on both new vehicle purchases and construction material purchases, with most of the tax dollars going to the county’s Road and B...
    this is a test
    Main, News...
    Will fire authority ease insurance woes?
    Experts say consolidation may not help homeowners gain, keep coverage
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    June 24, 2026
    Home insurance experts say the proposed consolidation of fire and emergency services in Ouray County may not necessarily help homeowners gain and keep insurance coverage. Leaders of the possible conso...
    this is a test
    News
    Celebration honors past, looks to future
    Ranch History Museum marks 20th birthday Saturday with expansion preview
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    June 24, 2026
    The Ouray County Ranch History Museum is celebrating its 20th birthday with a preview of what it wants to be when it grows up. During a celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 27, survey stakes and...
    this is a test
    News
    Ridgway council seeks more efficient meetings
    After recent heated tone, councilors emphasize preserving casual culture
    By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
    June 24, 2026
    Ridgway town councilors want to run meetings more efficiently while preserving the council’s casual culture. After trying out informal strategies to shorten the length of meetings, the council may con...
    this is a test
    Film shows Ouray’s rich, layered history
    News
    Film shows Ouray’s rich, layered history
    'Ouray: Echoes in the Canyon' debuts Friday at the Wright
    By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
    June 24, 2026
    The story of Ouray is rich, nuanced and full of interesting people and events. That's the surface-level message the audience could take away from the commissioned documentary for the city's 150th anni...
    this is a test
    ePaper
    coogle_play
    app_store
    ePaper
    coogle_play
    app_store
    Editor Picks
    Looking Back
    News
    Looking Back
    June 24, 2026
    Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago June 30, 1966 Dale Peirdson broke an arm and injured his hip June 24 while working at...
    this is a test
    News
    Local Briefs
    National forests impose fire ban
    June 24, 2026
    The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests are joining Ouray County’s three local governments and other agencies in the region in imposing stage 1 fire restrictions. The U.S. Forest Ser...
    this is a test
    Letters, Opinion...
    Prairie dog problem bigger than fairgrounds
    June 24, 2026
    Dear Editor: While I appreciate the prairie dog problem at the Ouray County Fairgrounds getting attention, it’s a short-sighted view. There are plenty more prairie dogs that will migrate and repopulat...
    this is a test
    Letters, Opinion...
    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    Ouray should rethink Fourth of July fireworks
    June 24, 2026
    Dear Editor: I recently wrote to the Ouray City Council asking them to consider an alternative to our traditional Fourth of July fireworks display this year given the significant wildfire risk we are ...
    this is a test
    Drought persists, but relief may be en route
    Columns, Opinion...
    Drought persists, but relief may be en route
    By Karen Risch 
    June 24, 2026
    Ouray County remains in serious drought, as it was last month. Most of Colorado’s mountains are in extreme/ exceptional drought; the northern San Juans remain in the severe category. (U.S. Drought Mon...
    this is a test
    Facebook

    Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

    First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines

    Ouray County Plaindealer
    Office address:

    195 S Lena St. Unit D
    Ridgway, Colorado 81432
    970-325-4412

    Mailing address:
    PO Box 529
    Ridgway CO 81432

    This site complies with ADA requirements

    © 2023 Ouray County Plaindealer

    • Contact
    • Advertise
    • Accessibility Policy