Dear Editor: I join our school communities and communities-at-large in Ouray and Ridgway in a chorus of thanks to our district administrators, county ...
January 28, 2021
Dear Editor: Last week’s column by Mr. Richardson was more than distasteful. It was horrific. To describe another human being as the author described ...
January 28, 2021
Dear Editor: Willie Richardson wrote a column in last week’s Plaindealer about the time he “snuggled up with the Bear.” We had a hard time understandi...
January 28, 2021
Dear Editor: This summer as I read my weekly Plaindealer online, my heart went out to the town, the county, and its people. Rude tourists flocked into...
January 28, 2021
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A required notice to Ouray water customers about possible sources of contamination triggered panic and more questions from some residents on Wednesday...
January 27, 2021
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Dems ask for Boebert investigation The Ouray County Democratic Party chairman has joined the ranks of those asking for an investigation into Rep. Laur...
January 21, 2021
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GUNNISON Western Colorado University President Greg Salsbury may face a vote of no confidence by faculty after a statement on the riot at the Capitol ...
January 21, 2021
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50 YEARS AGO January 21, 1971 - Television in Ouray and Ridgway leaves a lot to be desired. If Ouray’s booster isn’t out, which is most of the time, t...
January 21, 2021
Dear Editor: These are three things I love about living in Ouray County: 1. The Mountain Rescue Team members who put their lives in peril to save othe...
January 21, 2021
Dear Editor: As she baselessly attacked November’s election at our nation’s Capitol last Wednesday, Rep. Lauren Boebert was no doubt unsurprised and u...
January 21, 2021
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Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
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September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
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Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
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September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
