OURAY COUNTY December 6, 1973 - EDITORIAL: At times during Monday night’s city council meeting, some gentlemen on the council seemed to have been thrown into panic resulting in tunnel vision, followin...

Year established as a nonprofit: 2021 What does your organization do for Ouray County? In a county where the median cost of a single family home is $875,000, our work is critical to the future of our ...

SEASON OF SHARING Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profile...

Court named after legendary hoops coach Steve Hill As Steve Hill sat surrounded by friends and family on Ridgway Secondary School’s bleachers Saturday, overwhelming pride washed over him once he saw h...

From the recliner in front of his living room picture window, Carl Dismant sees the wild turkeys strutting across his yard and visitors coming up the sidewalk. He's set a timer to make sure he wakes u...

SEASON OF SHARING Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profile...

When Lynne Stovicek opened Lucky Find Consignments after working at The Market grocery store in Ridgway, she felt a sense of fear. It was December 2016, nearly a year after a different consignment sho...

With the help of a Texas pit master, The Smokehouse debuts at Ouray Riverside Resort When Jason and Amber Perkins purchased a commercial smoker nearly a year ago, it was part of a long-term strategy t...

Year established as a nonprofit: 2008 What does your organization do for Ouray County? The George Gardner Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to Ouray County youth to pursue outdoor or expe...

SEASON OF SHARING Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profile...

When Seattle native Ann Fellin moved to Ouray a little more than a year ago, she had a vision for her life: A peaceful few years of teaching yoga, the perfect capstone to a lengthy corporate career. B...

CALENDAR & EVENTS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 MOVIE: Jesus Revolu_on, rated PG-13, 7 p.m., Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray. $5. MEETING: Annual mee_ng of the Ouray County Water Users Associa_on to ...

November 22, 1973 - The old school at Ridgway is no longer in use. Monday this week the move was made into the new school. A potluck open house was held Tuesday night this week, to celebrate and to gi...

Thirteen-year-old Ariel Hessler of Ridgway receives her first-place award and $200 for her entry in the Spirit of the River Youth Art & Poetry contest held by the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership. UW...

Editor’s note: The Ouray County Plaindealer started publishing profiles of nonprofits between Thanksgiving and New Year’s in 2020 as a community service. The purpose of these profiles is to highlight ...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 LIVE THEATER: "Dracula," featuring middle and high school students from Ridgway and Ouray. 7 p.m., Ouray School. Tickets $15 for adults, $10 for students, avail...

November 15, 1973 - Restitution of $76 stolen from a locker at the Ouray School two weeks ago has been paid by a 13-yearold Ouray student. The money belonged to the eighth grade class and was in a stu...

'Everybody' shows this weekend at the Wright We’re all going to die, and ultimately, we’re going to do it alone. Hilarious, right? That’s what John and Kate Kissingford, husband-and-wife co-founders o...

Ninth-annual event expands to four days, features 26 short films Arielle Bielak wants you to trust her. The director of the Ridgway Independent Film Festival knows we’re in more control than ever over...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 LIVE MUSIC: Never Come Down live at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. $15 advance, $20 door. THEATER: “The Crucible,” presented by Minerv...