After operating without an executive director for more than two years, Voyager Youth Program students and supporters now have a familiar person runnin...
February 10, 2022
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Ridgway Elementary students might get out of school a week earlier than planned for summer break, to allow demolition to begin on the school building ...
February 3, 2022
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Ouray County's fair may be held earlier in the summer if county commissioners agree to a decision made by the new fair board. The board unanimously ag...
February 3, 2022
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New homes constructed in Ouray County will have a simpler way to meet wildfire mitigation rules, with the elimination of a point system previously use...
January 27, 2022
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Members of the public will have the opportunity to voice their opinions about a proposal to change the date of the Ouray County Fair this year. A meet...
January 27, 2022
Local Realtor Ninah Hunter branched off on her own to open Hunter Realty out of Ridgway earlier this month. Hunter has been in the real estate busines...
January 27, 2022
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A project intended to reduce wildfire risk and build habitat for wildlife near Ridgway is moving forward slowly, with some of the funding secured for ...
January 19, 2022
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Ouray County may save money if it moves forward with an eco-friendly plan to convert all its light bulbs to those using less energy. The commissioners...
January 19, 2022
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Maureen O'Driscoll may have retired from her job at Ouray Public Library, but that doesn't mean patrons have seen the last of her. The library directo...
January 13, 2022
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Ouray County will support Ouray Silver Mines' request to amend its operating permit to include an area around an emergency escape exit in Governor Bas...
January 13, 2022
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Mayor says he doesn't think the city will take legal action, but firm will review potential defect claims
August 20, 2025
The city of Ouray will hire an attorney who could help potentially pursue legal claims against the contractors who built and equipped the city’s new $17 million wastewater treatment plant, which has b...
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Town follows through on plan to seek bids for services; chamber to seek to keep contract
August 20, 2025
The town of Ridgway is opening up a competitive process for its tourism and marketing services after years of handing the task to the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce. The shift toward a competitive p...
Letters
August 20, 2025
Dear Editor: Hardly a week goes by without another fatal accident on U.S. Highway 550, it seems. Or am I just imagining things? Winter or summer, events conspire, someone dies and the road is closed f...
Letters
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
August 20, 2025
Dear Editor: I read with interest Ms. Snowbarger’s column, “The West’s Unsung Heroes? Post Offices” in the Aug. 7, 2025, issue of the Plaindealer. Postal history, particularly that of Ouray County and...
