By the end of next year, Ouray County residents will be able to receive outpatient care at a new complex at the south end of Montrose. Montrose Region...
February 24, 2022
A bill intended to combat business identity theft passed the Colorado Senate last week and is headed to the House for consideration. Senate Bill 34, a...
February 24, 2022
The sport of ice climbing has historically been dominated by white, affluent male athletes. The All In Ice Fest hopes to change that narrative. The in...
January 6, 2022
The recent balmy weather in Ouray County is more Second Summer than Jack Frost, but the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce and the city of Ouray neverth...
December 1, 2021
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Colorado voters will be able to track their ballots online again for the 2021 general election on Nov. 2. The Secretary of State's elections office in...
October 13, 2021
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[tecnavia_gallery slug='meet-the-ridgway-school-board-candidates-gallery' view='carousel']Name: Tony Criscuolo Age: 77 Profession: Substitute teacher ...
September 22, 2021
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Black Hills Energy is asking the state to allow it to increase rates for natural gas and electricity, to recover costs from Winter Storm Uri back in F...
September 15, 2021
The Bow Wow Film Festival is back again this summer, with a best-of selection of all the favorite films from the past five festivals. The top films we...
July 21, 2021
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The co-publishers of the Ouray County Plaindealer have been jointly honored with the 2021 Colorado Press Association Rising Star award. Erin McIntyre ...
June 10, 2021
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A Durango woman who was killed last week in a rare bear attack was identified Tuesday. Laney Malavolta, 39, died of a perforating injury to her neck, ...
May 6, 2021
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A year after two daycares opened within affordable housing development, builder looks to replicate template in three other cities
May 13, 2026
The solution to the statewide childcare shortage might be here in Ouray County, where a blueprint for building childcare-ready affordable homes was drafted. It’s been a little more than a year since t...
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After commissioner claims 'toxicity,' manager says 4-H, courthouse spaces safe to use
May 13, 2026
Ouray County commissioner meeting rooms don’t have a mold problem, according to testing ordered after Commissioner Lynn Padgett said the facilities caused her to feel sick and used it as justification...
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State grant allows county to add sixth ranger to patrol backcountry, focus on safety, education
May 13, 2026
Ouray County’s alpine ranger program is back and bigger this year with the help of a state grant. The public will see alpine rangers patrolling areas including Yankee Boy Basin, Imogene Pass and the A...
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Election to represent Ridgway, Log Hill contested for first time since 2014
May 13, 2026
For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a contested election for the District 6 seat on the San Miguel Power Association board of directors, representing all of Ridgway, much of Log Hill and...
Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
May 13, 2026
As San Miguel Power Association District 6 members prepare to vote, for the first time in quite some time we have a choice between two excellent candidates. I encourage members to take a close look at...
