Dear Editor: Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is a relatively new addition to council meetings initiated by a close vote by a recent council and subj...
January 29, 2020
Dear Editor: Last week’s Plaindealer contained an opinion from Mr. Scott Clifford regarding Ouray council member Ethan Funk and the Pledge of Allegian...
January 29, 2020
Obituaries
Robert Baca left his family and friends long before he wanted. He still had places to go and lots to do, but weakened health closed this life chapter ...
January 29, 2020
News
GUNNISON Hundreds of Gunnison County residents were summoned for jury selection this week in the trial of a woman accused in the 2017 deaths of two yo...
January 22, 2020
News
An article headlined "'It's the right thing to do': GOP leaders vote to pursue recall" on Page 1 of the Jan. 16 edition of the Plaindealer incorrectly...
January 22, 2020
Vann chosen for NEA arts review committee Chris Vann of Ouray, who serves as programming and development director for Palm Arts and the Michael D. Pal...
January 22, 2020
Opinion
President Ronald Reagan signed a bill marking the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983, and for years the Ridgway School Dist...
January 22, 2020
Opinion
Janus, the two-faced Roman god of doors who sees both past and future, might be the most appropriate symbol for this third decade of the 21st Century....
January 22, 2020
Opinion
New organizations in Colorado will soon get some much-needed extra legal firepower to fight wrongful denials of access to government records and proce...
January 22, 2020
Opinion
FROM THE PUBLISHER Getting to the bottom of a story often means locating a public record, or some piece of paper documenting what happened. Sometimes ...
January 22, 2020
Main, News...
City administrator declines to make interim chief permanent
December 17, 2025
Ouray Interim Police Chief Daric Harvey is leaving his job over his objections to City Administrator Michelle Metteer’s insistence that he undergo a second, more extensive background check to determin...
Main, News...
Niece to serve as chairperson after he, Nauer reject requests from Padgett's backers to appoint her
December 17, 2025
For the second year in a row, Ouray County commissioners fought over who should serve as board chairperson, rejecting requests from supporters of Commissioner Lynn Padgett to appoint her to the positi...
News
December 17, 2025
Space to Create’s owner and property management company are pledging to remedy issues with Ouray County’s first affordable housing project and re-establish strong communication with residents after re...
News
December 17, 2025
The Ridgway Town Council approved qualifying a homebuyer for a deed-restricted unit in the Vista Park Commons neighborhood after discussing whether the unit was advertised fairly. The council, acting ...
News
December 17, 2025
Ridgway town councilors decided to delay final approval of a new anti-idling ordinance after hearing public concerns and discussing other issues related to the new rules during a Dec. 10 regular meeti...
