February 8, 1983 - EDITORIAL: Whether it begins with the parents, other adults, students, or team players — there has to be a stop to the emotional id...
February 8, 2023
Dear Editor: It seems to me that all the discussions about gas stoves miss one major factor: House construction has changed. Forty years ago, I worked...
February 8, 2023
News
Editor's Note: This calendar was updated on Thursday morning, Feb. 2, to account for the fact that the Safer More Affirming Communities movie and dinn...
February 2, 2023
News
OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Jan. 21-31: JAN. 21 Officer conducted a traffic stop in ...
February 2, 2023
News
SNAP benefits to decrease in March Coloradans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will see a reduced monthly benefit...
February 2, 2023
Dear Editor: The article entitled “State may create last resort home insurance option” in the Jan. 19 edition of the Plaindealer was important informa...
February 2, 2023
Dear Editor: After a nearly 5-year hiatus, I am subscribing again to the Plaindealer with the hope that it has not gone completely in the direction of...
February 2, 2023
Opinion
50 YEARS AGO February 1, 1973 - The fits and starts of the Dallas Project (Ridgway dam) have come to a screeching halt, for the moment at least. There...
February 2, 2023
Obituaries
Sept. 2, 1944-Jan. 10, 2023 Richard Allen River, 78, of Ouray, Colorado, sadly left us on January 10, 2023. Rick was born to Elwood and Alene (Fellin)...
January 25, 2023
News
Ridgway Library approves director contract Ridgway Public Library board members approved an employment contract for Director Amy Baer on Jan. 13, abou...
January 25, 2023
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July 2, 2025
Carrie Ann Mund, left, dances with Tawnya Schiebel during the Mariachi de San Jose band’s performance in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on June 29. The band performed as part of the fifth annual Fete de la M...
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Conservationists, ranchers, elected officials decry bill, though battle over federal property may return
July 2, 2025
Recent federal proposals to sell or develop Ouray County’s public lands would harm the county’s economy, identity and culture of ranching and public recreation, according to county officials and other...
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July 2, 2025
A judge has ordered the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2023 to be moved from Ouray to Montrose. Seventh Judicial Chief District Judge Cory Jackson approved the tri...
Feature
Private security to help with traffic, parking, so law enforcement can be more proactive
July 2, 2025
The sights and sounds of the Fourth of July in Ouray are ubiquitous. The powerful spray of fire hoses. The shrieks of kids racing through Fellin Park. Cheers and honking horns on Main Street. This yea...
News
July 2, 2025
County leaders are debating a new policy that would ban the public from carrying any weapons within Ouray County buildings but allow county employees with valid permits to conceal carry weapons in mos...
