Dear Editor: We are writing to support and thank the Ouray library co-directors for hosting the drag queen story hour. As parents of two, we are prote...
August 24, 2022
Obituaries
Michael Bazin passed away surrounded by family on August 6, 2022 at the age of 75. Mike was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He coul...
August 24, 2022
News
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray....
August 24, 2022
News
SILVERTON The town of Silverton purchased 1.2 acres of land on Aug. 10 that will be dedicated for affordable housing. Lifetime residents of Silverton,...
August 24, 2022
News
[tecnavia_gallery slug='off-to-a-running-start-gallery' view='carousel']Left: Brighton Reinert runs his 5k at the Boggy Draw Invitational cross countr...
August 24, 2022
Opinion
Summer is vanishing. Sunny days grow perceptibly shorter, nights cooler and longer, outdoor chores clamor for attention, school days begin. Rain and f...
August 24, 2022
A reader once told us he loved buying a Plaindealer out of the newspaper rack because it felt to him like he was winning something, like dropping coin...
August 18, 2022
Dear Editor, We would like to give a sincere thank you to Ouray County sheriff's deputy Luis Perez for assisting us when our vehicle broke down Sunday...
August 18, 2022
Dear Editor: I hope some of the road crews are reading the Plaindealer so I can thank them for the awesome new paving and striping, and such smooth, q...
August 18, 2022
News
GUNNISON On Aug. 9, the Gunnison Watershed School District Board unanimously voted to proceed with asking voters to approve a $95 million bond measure...
August 18, 2022
Main, News...
After careers in big cities and large governments, Antonio Mendez is shifting his perspective
February 4, 2026
Ouray County is unlike most places Antonio Mendez has lived or worked before, and Mendez brings experience unlike the county has seen in two decades, or possibly ever. Ouray County’s new manager grew ...
Main, News...
Administrator cites concerns about training, liability; sheriff's office assumes full control of services in Ouray
February 4, 2026
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has pulled the police department’s two remaining officers off of patrol duty and reassigned them to administrative tasks, citing concerns about liability and ...
News
Staff to research potential funding measures for EMS, road and bridge; sheriff won't seek question this fall
February 4, 2026
Ouray County leaders want to research and poll the public’s appetite for asking voters for more tax revenue, to raise additional money for the county’s Emergency Medical Services and the Road and Brid...
News
February 4, 2026
Ridgway has received initial approval for a $1.34 million grant to help it explore an all-electric building code for new construction and help electrify municipal operations, to lower its carbon footp...
Feature
February 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
