Dear Editor: We are fortunate, here in the San Juans, to have a great many non-motorized trails that hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders can choo...
April 21, 2021
News
A small landslide northeast of Ridgway Thursday afternoon damaged a drainage ditch, leading to flooding and damage to a pair of county roads, accordin...
April 15, 2021
Obituaries
Gail passed away of natural causes unexpectedly. She was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Edward Tafoya & Maryjane Gann. She was the 4th child of 6 ...
April 14, 2021
News
Ouray police confiscated two movie-prop hundred dollar bills after a Texas man tried to pay with one at the Goldbelt Bar & Grill on March 21, Chi...
April 14, 2021
News
Ouray County has agreed to join hundreds of other businesses, local governments and private individuals in obtaining its electricity from 100 percent ...
April 14, 2021
News
Snowmelt is starting to fill the Uncompahgre River. And there’s a reward for you if you can correctly predict the date and time it’ll reach its maximu...
April 14, 2021
News
GUNNISON Western Colorado University’s Board of Trustees kicked off a listening tour Monday with a session to hear from faculty. During the hourlong m...
April 14, 2021
Covid
The pandemic has brought an influx of homebuyers to Ouray County, elevating sales and prices and reducing inventory to historically low levels. A look...
April 14, 2021
50 YEARS AGO April 15, 1971 - Raymond Young, 21, of Delta was picked up with his brother, Butch Young, 23, by Sheriff Tom Gilmore of Montrose and Sher...
April 14, 2021
Dear Editor: In the April 8 issue of the Plaindealer, Carolyn Snowbarger states that the Ouray County Water Users Association “manages” water in Ouray...
April 14, 2021
Main, News...
Continuing a tradition she started more than 20 years ago, Ridgway's Dana Ivers partners with land trust to shield 170 acres from development
November 12, 2025
Dodging prairie dog holes, Dana Ivers walked through her roughly 170-acre property on the southern side of Ridgway, admiring the sound and clear color of snowmelt rushing through ditches and into her ...
Main, News...
Over objections to another holdup, defense says DNA expert not available in January
November 12, 2025
The trial for one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County in 2023 has been postponed for a second time. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson agreed...
News
Interim chief suggests change after council OKs response time policy that could impact his job status
November 12, 2025
Ouray’s interim police chief will explore implementing around-the-clock police coverage, a significant change aimed at nullifying a new policy the city council adopted last week that could otherwise m...
News
November 12, 2025
Ouray County commissioners have hired a new deputy county attorney and made transition plans for three other vacant county leadership roles. For varying reasons, four top-level county roles were vacat...
Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
November 12, 2025
Concerning the proposed San Miguel Power Association rate increase: Has the recent peak/off-peak rate structure worked to reduce the demand charge from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Associatio...
