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
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
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
May 14, 2026
“Idle-Free Ridgway” remains a motto, rather than a rule after the town council voted down final approval for an anti-idling ordinance that drew zealous support and opposition over the past five months...
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A year after two daycares opened within affordable housing development, builder looks to replicate template in three other cities
May 13, 2026
The solution to the statewide childcare shortage might be here in Ouray County, where a blueprint for building childcare-ready affordable homes was drafted. It’s been a little more than a year since t...
Main, News...
After commissioner claims 'toxicity,' manager says 4-H, courthouse spaces safe to use
May 13, 2026
Ouray County commissioner meeting rooms don’t have a mold problem, according to testing ordered after Commissioner Lynn Padgett said the facilities caused her to feel sick and used it as justification...
News
State grant allows county to add sixth ranger to patrol backcountry, focus on safety, education
May 13, 2026
Ouray County’s alpine ranger program is back and bigger this year with the help of a state grant. The public will see alpine rangers patrolling areas including Yankee Boy Basin, Imogene Pass and the A...
News
Election to represent Ridgway, Log Hill contested for first time since 2014
May 13, 2026
For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a contested election for the District 6 seat on the San Miguel Power Association board of directors, representing all of Ridgway, much of Log Hill and...
