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Ouray County commissioners have appointed a current employee to replace outgoing Clerk and Recorder Cristy Lynn when she leaves her position in Januar...

December 24, 2025

Feature

Ouray Elks Lodge

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is continuing its tradition of featuring nonprofit organizations based in Ouray County, serving Ouray Coun...

December 24, 2025

Columns, Feature

Ridgway coach aims to honor grandfather’s legacy while forging own identity

The Hills are alive with the sound of coaching, as Scott “Scotty” Hill received his indoctrination to the Ridgway High School coaching ranks at the Sa...

December 24, 2025

Feature

Still full of Grit, 40 years later

If you walk into True Grit Cafe, there's a good chance the proprietor herself will be the one who greets you before the door shuts behind you. She doe...

December 24, 2025

Feature

Coffee, community, conversation at Colorado Girl

People poured in around large dark wooden tables lining the entryway of a sun-soaked room, cupping coffee and entrenched in conversation. Colorado Gir...

December 24, 2025

Feature

Business briefs: closings and openings

Flower shops close store fronts Two flower shops that opened store fronts in Ridgway this fall have closed their doors. San Juan Blooms, which opened ...

December 24, 2025

Obituaries

Ronald Shannon

October 12, 1946 – November 26, 2025 Ronald Myron Shannon passed away at age 79 at UW Madison Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, on November 26, 2025, su...

December 24, 2025

Obituaries

James Forrest Cason

February 26, 1988 – November 27, 2025 James Forrest Cason, 37, left this world unexpectedly on Thanksgiving Day 2025 at his family home in Ridgway, Co...

December 24, 2025

Main, News

Commissioners fight over board leadership position

For the second year in a row, Ouray County commissioners fought over who should serve as board chairperson, rejecting requests from supporters of Comm...

December 17, 2025

News

Space to Create owner, management address complaints, pledge fixes

Space to Create’s owner and property management company are pledging to remedy issues with Ouray County’s first affordable housing project and re-esta...

December 17, 2025

Feature, Main...

After hiatus, a rally for high school baseball in Ridgway

Sporting nearly 30-year-old jerseys, pilot junior varsity team takes field, aims for long-term viability through fundraising

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 15, 2026

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Ouray County Baseball after the story was published. ...

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Zero-waste policy draws public fire

Council tables proposal for compostable, recyclable materials over concerns from business owners, community groups

By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com

April 15, 2026

Ridgway town councilors tabled a draft “zero-waste” policy for events on town property after public backlash about how the rules would impact business owners and community groups. The proposal discuss...

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Administrator sought info backing chief decision

Records: Officers concerned about training

By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com

April 15, 2026

Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer sought input from neighboring law enforcement agencies about how they conduct background checks — after she decided not to hire Daric Harvey as the permanent ...

Feature

Track and field returns to Grand Junction

April 15, 2026

News

County renews water lease for fourth year

By LIA SALVATIERRA

April 15, 2026

Ouray County commissioners signed off on an agreement Tuesday to lease and help pay for backup water to support the county’s irrigators for a fourth year. The lease secures a 2021 no-call agreement be...

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Remote-triggered avalanche in San Juan Mountains

First responders receive first COVID-19 vaccines