Dear Editor: Sen. Cory Gardner recently co-sponsored the Great Outdoors Bill to help deal with the maintenance backlog in our National Parks and perma...
August 12, 2020
Dear Editor: I, like most people, was excited to see in last week’s Plaindealer that Lynn Padgett was running for county commissioner. What I remember...
August 12, 2020
Obituaries
Vince Kontny passed away peacefully in his sleep August 9, 2020, at his home on the Centennial Ranch in Ouray County, Colorado, at age 83. Vince, or L...
August 12, 2020
News
Lynn Padgett would have loved to continue her tenure as a county commissioner at the end of her second term, back in 2016. Term limits prevented her f...
August 10, 2020
Covid
The state has granted a variance to Ouray County for increased capacity at both indoor and outdoor pools. The approval came on Wednesday night in an e...
August 6, 2020
News
Lynn Padgett would have loved to continue her tenure as a county commissioner at the end of her second term, back in 2016. Term limits prevented her f...
August 5, 2020
News
GUNNISON This isn’t the first pandemic Cattlemen’s Days organizers in Gunnison have faced. And they’re determined not to let this one bring a halt to ...
August 5, 2020
News
Visitor tested positive for virus A woman visiting from Texas back in July is the latest person confirmed to have had coronavirus with a test performe...
August 5, 2020
50 YEARS AGO August 6,1970 - Dear Editor: The problem of the 930 curfew and its enforcement, if it weren’t so ridiculous, would be funny. If we are to...
August 5, 2020
Dear Editor: Last month, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economic (CORE) Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the National Defe...
August 5, 2020
Main, News...
County manager insists on controlling rodents despite pushback from commissioner
June 17, 2026
Ouray County will control the prairie dog population at the 4-H Event Center and Fairgrounds. Ouray County Manager Antonio Mendez said he has yet to decide on a method, but that the end goal is contro...
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City cites structural issues, will pursue short-term fix
June 17, 2026
The sudden removal of most of the free weights from the fitness center at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool has angered members who say the city eliminated one of the primary reasons they work out there. Cit...
News
June 17, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council has decided it’s willing to take a chance on a grant-funded public process in pursuit of an all-electric building code for new construction. Councilors unanimously voted on Ju...
News
June 17, 2026
Ridgway town councilors voted last week to fly the pride flag at Ridgway Town Hall for the remainder of Pride Month, after deciding not to last year. At a June 10 meeting, Councilor Polly Kroger reque...
News
State agency says local buy-in will improve chances of grant; council to consider funding request during fall budget talks
June 17, 2026
The Ouray Library District has asked the city of Ouray to contribute $100,000 toward its expansion, hoping to pair it with other funding from local and state governments. In a June 2 letter, which als...
