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...
Halloween full of tricks and treats
November 4, 2026
Ouray’s Main Street was a spooky place to be on Halloween, with witches at the Wright Opera House including Gayle Veum of Log Hill. The “King of Pop” and a member of the Jackson Five were spotted tric...
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November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local sales tax rate by 0.5% in order to fund future disaster relief, dashing county officials’ hopes to find a new revenue source for e...
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Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Bennett Raley knew he could trust and rely on his young teammate. The volunteer firefighter with the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Departme...
News
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ranger patrols next year, the task has fallen to locals to raise enough money – $67,000, to be exact – to keep the backcountry patro...
News
November 4, 2026
A Montrose County jury found the stepson of the former Ouray police chief not guilty of sexual assault Wednesday, at the end of his eight-day criminal trial. The jury handed down the verdict after del...
