LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: In a recent letter, Stephen Baum wrote that decorated Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman confirmed that the transcript...
January 22, 2020
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: The much talked about Ouray County sheriff recall petition is not a partisan issue. It is an issue that everyone in ...
January 22, 2020
50 YEARS AGO January 15, 1970 - The Ouray County School Planning committee met last Thursday, January 8, in another step toward eventual consolidation...
January 20, 2020
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An ice climber who was swept down into the bottom of the Uncompahgre Gorge is the first avalanche victim of 2020 in Ouray County. The woman was not cl...
January 19, 2020
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Ouray School District to interview candidates The Ouray School District will interview three candidates for an opening on the board, created when boar...
January 15, 2020
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The San Miguel Power Association board of directors has approved the return of $1.5 million in member dividends to customers. In a typical year, SMPA ...
January 15, 2020
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A story in the Dec. 24 edition of the Plaindealer about the response to the Cow Creek Fire should have indicated some local officials thought they hea...
January 15, 2020
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GUNNISON The stigma of drug use and addiction often has led to silence about the struggles of substance abuse. That’s something the Gunnison County Co...
January 15, 2020
50 YEARS AGO January 15, 1970 - The Ouray County School Planning committee met last Thursday, January 8, in another step toward eventual consolidation...
January 15, 2020
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: A recent letter to the editor concerning President Trump's impeachment began with several statements that the writer...
January 15, 2020
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Another officer resigns from police department, leaving sergeant and administrative assistant
February 2, 2026
The Ouray County Sheriff’s Office has assumed full responsibility for law enforcement services in the city of Ouray after City Administrator Michelle Metteer reassigned the police department’s two rem...
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January 28, 2026
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Ridgway Lodge LLC is the owner of MTN Lodge. Ridgway retains attorney after MTN Lodge owners say they won't pay taxes on long-term worker...
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January 28, 2026
Manager: Looking for ways to avoid cutting employees Ouray County leaders have loosely settled on wanting to cut $500,000 from the county’s 2026 budget, anticipating they will have more unexpected exp...
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January 28, 2026
Ouray County's coroner is seeking help finding friends of a man who was estranged from his family and died at a Ouray hotel. Quality Inn staff found William Curio Jr., who went by Billy, in his hotel ...
