Ouray County commissioners appointed Ridgway resident Valentine Szwarc to the Planning Commission and rejected another applicant after advertising four board vacancies for nearly three months. During ...

Ouray County Emergency Management could lose onethird of its budget now that federal money supporting a state grant program may not be renewed. Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd told commissioners Tuesday ...

Ouray County commissioners asked a consultant to revise its assessment of the county’s long-term facility needs to include more context and information on how to move forward. The 52-page feasibility ...

LAKEWOOD — Ridgway High School’s Sophia Forrest went from stressed to sick to one of the fastest Class 2A girls at the three-day Colorado State Track and Field Championships at Jefferson County Stadiu...

A story in the May 8-14 edition of the Plaindealer about the Fairway Pines Sanitation District's effort to convert to a metropolitan district incorrectly indicated sanitation district board Chairman P...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Ouray Police Department are investigating a Ouray woman’s report that she was attacked by a bear behind the Beaumont Hotel in Ouray early Saturday morning. Authorit...

The trial of one of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in the former police chief's home could be postponed and moved out of Ouray County. Cindy Hyatt, one of the attorneys fo...

The warning lights have been blinking for months. The city of Ouray postponed its annual Cabin Fever Day in mid-February for lack of snow on Lee’s Ski Hill, then moved the event to Fellin Park on Marc...

The search has begun to find a new manager after the Ouray County commissioners hired Peckham & McKenney to consult on the hiring process. The county will pay the company $30,500 plus about $2,500 for...

A Grand Junction woman was arrested over the weekend after she allegedly walked into Ouray Grocery, grabbed an axe inside the store and approached employees before leaving and using the axe to destroy...

Motorists navigating Red Mountain Pass should expect intermittent delays for the next several months as San Miguel Power Association enters the next phase of a multiyear project to rebuild its power l...

Newly awarded opioid settlement money will create a program to pay for substance abuse treatment and expand juvenile services in Ouray and San Miguel counties. The $385,000 in grant money came from $1...

Fire contained on Log Hill A wildfire on Log Hill Mesa burned 2 acres before fire crews were able to contain it this week, putting out hot spots as high winds threatened to spread the flames. The Log ...

Ouray County plans to fill gaps left by U.S. Forest Service firings earlier this year by creating its own alpine ranger program. During a May 7 work session, Ouray County Undersheriff Tammy Stroup ask...

Leaders of Ouray County’s fire and emergency services entities shared new details about their plan to consolidate into one county-wide emergency response unit during a meeting with county commissioner...

Bear Creek Trail to close temporarily The Bear Creek National Recreation Trail south of Ouray will close for reconstruction projects during the week until October, according to the U.S. Forest Service...

It’s been planted in Antarctica, held up in the Himalayas and waved by conservationist Jane Goodall at a rally in New York City. But Ridgway could be the world's first place to formally adopt and fly ...

For the first time since their release in Colorado nearly 18 months ago, gray wolves have crossed into Ouray County. A Colorado Parks and Wildlife map tracing wolf movement between March 25 and April ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct an error. The previous version inaccurately indicated Paul Stashick is currently on the board of directors for the Fairway Pines Estates Property ...