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
Main, News...
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
Main
September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
News
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
News
September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
