After years of debate and a stalemate last year when the Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Commission tried to develop an ordinance regulating non-commercial camping, commissioners have c...

It turns out Ouray City Administrator Justin Perry will be staying in his job a while longer. In a strange sequence of events, former Montrose Assistant City Manager Robert Joseph signed a contract to...

The moment his coworker high-fived him, he felt a nagging suspicion he had it. It came in a moment when someone else at work was super pumped about still being able to earn money as restaurants and ot...

A man who lives off-grid on an old mining claim in Ouray County has joined negotiations over the recently resurrected, much-debated long-term camping ordinance. An air of respect filled the room when ...

Ouray County Commissioners will discuss possible blood testing for COVID-19 antibodies at a special meeting scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday. "We want to hold a meeting to see if that's something we c...

Short-term lodging in Ouray County is closed to everyone except those who are working within Ouray County or for an employer based here and primary residents, according to an order issued by the healt...

Update as of 1:30 p.m. Friday: Montrose County has been selected as one of the surveillance sites where COVID-19 testing will be done, county officials announced this afternoon. Testing will be conduc...

The two top makers of the highly specialized swabs used to test patients for the novel coronavirus are straining to keep up with the demand, even as both the Italian and U.S. governments are working w...

Ouray County, the city of Ouray and the town of Ridgway all declared states of emergency this week, giving themselves broader power to order closures and restrictions in the name of public safety and ...

The Ouray City Council on Monday unanimously picked former Montrose Assistant City Manager Robert Joseph to be the interim city administrator here, and after signing the contract Tuesday, Joseph with...

The previously condemned Fairway Pines clubhouse on Log Hill is at the beginning stages of its new incarnation. The clubhouse was most recently owned by a former military chaplain named Ron “Chappy” R...

The man who came into the gift shop was coughing into his hands and touching the merchandise. And he wanted to chat about the new coronavirus. For Silver Lynx shop owners Scott and Mary Carkin, that m...

Ouray County’s application to divert water from Cow Creek and store it in Ridgway Reservoir is being opposed by the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership. The application for conditional water rights, fil...

Ouray County commissioners met Tuesday with their chairs spaced 6 feet apart, in what is likely to be their last in-person meeting for some time. Commissioners approved a resolution to hold virtual pu...

Citing concerns about preventing community spread of coronavirus, Ridgway and Ouray Schools initially closed until April 6, but then the closure was extended with the governor's order that all schools...

Marshal warns mountain lions The Ridgway Marshal’s Office is issuing a warning about two recent mountain lion sightings in town, including one spotted in Solar Ranch subdivision. Residents are urged t...

Editor’s note: This is the most accurate list of postponements, cancellations and notices we were able to assemble as of deadline this week. If you have items to add, please email them to plaindealer@...

The Ouray City Council‘s strained relationship with the Ouray Tourism Office frayed even further on Monday after councilors tabled contract negotiations for three weeks, putting in jeopardy at least t...

Ouray County commissioners unanimously declared a state of emergency due to the threat of COVID-19 coronavirus in an emergency meeting Monday. During a tense, 2 1/2 hour meeting with almost 40 attende...

Ouray County health officials continue to work with school districts, local governments and other leaders to monitor for COVID-19, a strain of coronavirus that 1.7 people had tested positive for in Co...