Dear Editor: What has happened to the party of Lincoln? The Republican National Committee recently voted to censure two outstanding Republican Congres...
February 16, 2022
Dear Editor: I read with interest and a little bit of consternation the article in last week’s Plaindealer entitled “City ceases planning pact with co...
February 16, 2022
Dear Editor: I’m not going to beat around the bush ... this letter is a plain and simple "shout out" to citizens and organizations and their energy in...
February 16, 2022
News
GUNNISON Gunnison Valley Health has kept its hospital up and running throughout the pandemic. But the related staffing shortage recently prompted an u...
February 10, 2022
News
The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Feb. 1-8: FEB. 1 Officer completed a security check of the Ouray City...
February 10, 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....
February 10, 2022
News
By Carolina Brown news@ouraynews.com In their first steps toward revising Ouray County’s marijuana rules, county commissioners seem to agree on at lea...
February 10, 2022
News
50 YEARS AGO February 10, 1972 - “I’ve told you a hundred times that the city will not be blackmailed with that piddly piece of land.” So said Frank W...
February 10, 2022
Opinion
A Chalkbeat Colorado story that published in the Feb. 3-9 print edition of the Plaindealer incorrectly said the Ouray School District was one of 26 di...
February 10, 2022
By 9News Colorado is known for its skiing. But the cost to get on the mountain continues to rise. From ski passes to gear to lodging to lessons, the p...
February 9, 2022
Main
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...
