The state wildlife commission has upheld a 10-year hunting ban for an outfitter convicted in a case involving baiting elk on a private ranch near Ridgway. A well-known local bowhunter, Tim Stricklan...

  Despite a request from the Ouray County Fair Board to move the event earlier in the year, commissioners have decided to leave the fair where it always has been — over Labor Day weekend. After hearin...

  One week after the election, Ouray School District’s board vice president resigned. Nicole Skoloda’s letter of resignation to the board dated Nov. 12 doesn’t say much – and she hasn’t elaborated muc...

  Kaden Forrest gathered the ball in the shadow of his own goal and glanced at the clock. Less than a minute remained in the Class 2A boys' soccer championship game, with Ridgway and Dawson School ti...

CITY OF OURAY Four years ago, a small group of southwestern Colorado marketing professionals saw an opportunity. Then-Ouray Tourism Office Executive Director Kat Papenbrock and Director of Industry, M...

GUNNISON - A mother and a friend. That’s how defense attorneys portrayed Stephanie Jackson during a sentencing hearing this past Friday that appears to have marked the final chapter in the case agains...

The Ridgway Town Council will meet during a special meeting Monday night to finalize their decision to offer the town manager job to Preston Neill, who is currently the assistant town manager of Avon....

  San Miguel Power Association is proposing a 5 percent across-the-board rate increase next year it says will help cover the cost of a variety of construction projects, including one in the near futur...

  Ouray Tourism Office Executive Director Kat Papenbrock has resigned to take an economic development job with the state of Colorado, leaving behind a role in which she led the growth of the tourism i...

  A public hearing on a land use code amendment regarding wildfire regulations was continued last week to Nov. 19 after commissioners were not satisfied with the document’s ability to address high-den...

  Ridgway School Board President Greg Lawler presented departing board members Heather Yeowell and Renee Marr with plaques and flowers at a work session Nov. 7. Lawler said it was “hard to say goodbye...

WESTERN COLORADO Christmas tree permits will be available for purchase at Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests office locations beginning Monday. Each tree permit costs $8 and may be ...

SILVERTON - Students at Silverton School are being equipped with backpacks and water bottles for field trips, thanks to donations from Jimmy S. Keene II, Jim Harper and Brenna Stevens. And on Wednesda...

A story about the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act on Page 6 in the Nov. 7 edition of the Plaindealer incorrectly suggested grazing isn't permitted in wilderness areas. The story should hav...

  Ridgway town councilors are negotiating a contract with Preston Neill, who may be hired as the next town manager. Neill was one of four finalists who visited Ridgway last week, met community member...

  Ridgway voters elected three new members to the school board on Tuesday night – Brian Patton, Aimee Quadri and Valene Baskfield. Quadri and Baskfield ran for four-year terms against John Countryman ...

SILVERTON - Addressing concerns that the historic nature of Silverton could be compromised by distinctly non-historic structures along Greene Street, the San Juan Regional Planning Commission is recom...

  Locals who have worked for the better part of a decade applauded the latest hurdle cleared for attaining wilderness protection for Mt. Sneffels and other public lands in the area, when legislation p...

  Roads across the county were a major focus of a Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. A culvert replacement on County Road 23 will require a road closure in the coming week. Road Foreman...

  Voters in the Cedar Hill Cemetery District agreed to let the cemetery keep money collected through property taxes for improvements and upkeep to the grounds. The measure passed easily, with 66 perce...