LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: Hello everyone in Ouray County and surrounding area. As many of you know, I was involved in an incident where I end...
December 11, 2019
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: We were dismayed to read in several newspapers last week that Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald was arrested on...
December 11, 2019
Dear Editor: The United States and most of the world measures economic growth by the gross domestic product. A study made by the Australia National Un...
December 11, 2019
The intoxicating aroma of freshly baked cookies in the atmosphere of a classic diner encourages those walking into Beth’s Sandwiches and More to stay ...
December 11, 2019
News
By Olivia Exstrum, special to the Plaindealer The secret to cleaning up old mine waste might be in beer. Well, the waste from making beer, that is. A ...
December 4, 2019
News
SILVERTON - The Town of Silverton is gearing up for an early opening at Kendall Mountain Ski Area. The chair lift will start spinning at 11 a.m. on Sa...
December 4, 2019
Hundreds of dancers of all ages from across the Western Slope will usher in the holiday season this weekend with Weehawken Dance’s enchanting annual...
December 4, 2019
The Open Bard Literary Series will welcome 2019 Colorado Book Award winner Nick Arvin to the Sherbino on Dec. 10. Arvin’s novel, “Mad Boy,” won the 20...
December 4, 2019
Opinion
FROM THE PUBLISHER Even small places deserve good journalism. That was one of our mantras when we decided to purchase the Plaindealer. Since the two o...
December 4, 2019
Opinion
The season of winter is well upon us these days. I do love the snow. It covers up all the stuff you have in your yard that you didn’t have time to put...
December 4, 2019
News
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...
Main, News...
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...
News
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 ...
