Dear Editor: Ouray residents, thank you so very much for spending time to look at the correct excise tax facts straight from the assessor's office ins...
November 24, 2021
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Ouray Public Library, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the community for its overwhelming support of our ballot m...
November 24, 2021
News
Ouray County has another destination recognized for top stargazing potential and a dedication to preserving the night sky. Top of the Pines open space...
November 23, 2021
Covid
A Ouray County man in his 60s died Nov. 12 at Montrose Regional Health after testing positive for COVID-19, Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd announced Thu...
November 18, 2021
Obituaries
Dennis O’Leary of Ouray, Colorado passed away suddenly on October 27 at Montrose Memorial Hospital. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to William...
November 18, 2021
News
ART SHOW: Ouray County Community Art Show at the Ridgway Library during normal hours. Nov. 12 through Jan. 12. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and ...
November 18, 2021
News
GUNNISON A Gunnison judge on Tuesday denied a request by three parents and a community member to block the Gunnison Watershed School District’s mask m...
November 18, 2021
Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of...
November 18, 2021
[tecnavia_gallery slug='ouray-trail-group-gallery' view='carousel']Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations wh...
November 18, 2021
Opinion
50 YEARS AGO November 18, 1971 - It was anything but relaxing and certainly a very different kind of “wilderness experience” for those who attended th...
November 18, 2021
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 ...
