The commissioners understand and recognize that some citizens are upset by what they have been reading recently concerning the sheriff. The commissioners ask citizens to consider the following: The Ou...

SILVERTON - The Silverton Town Board on Dec. 9 unanimously approved a $3.5 million budget for 2020. “The town experienced a strong financial recovery from the difficult and costly 2018-19 winter seaso...

  Ouray County has an updated code for development in Colona, after the county commissioners and the planning commission approved a citizen-initiated request to update building requirements. Craig Jac...

  A district attorney from Durango will handle Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald’s case, at the request of the neighboring 7th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The special prosecutor, Christia...

  A one-person committee is threatening to recall Ouray City Councilor Ethan Funk if he doesn’t resign, claiming the newly sworn-in council — not the previous council — should have had the opportunity...

  Ridgway School District’s population will remain flat for the foreseeable future, as long as affordable housing remains out of reach for young families wishing to remain or move to the area. That wa...

  Continuing a theme of change, the Ouray City Council will have a new mayor pro tem in 2020. In a split vote, city councilors agreed Monday night to appoint John Wood to the position, removing Glenn ...

OURAY COUNTY A family searching for their beloved dogs for more than a month is growing desperate to find them. The Johnsons posted flyers far and wide, advertising their missing pets, but so far have...

  Second Chance Humane Society is well-known for adopting pets to forever homes, rehabilitating pets who have unique medical needs or rescuing those that have suffered abuse, and for sheltering pets w...

  After years of work, Ouray County has a new set of rules requiring new homes to be more wildfire-resistant. The Ouray County commissioners unanimously approved the new land-use codes governing wildf...

  Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials will host meetings in Montrose and Gunnison next week to explain a new program that will reward anglers who catch smaller lake trout at Blue Mesa Reservoir. The...

  When Sue Hirshman first came to Ouray, she had no idea a little, dark canyon and its inhabitants would become the center of her world. There, behind the waterfall, in the nooks and crannies of Box C...

  The future of Ouray’s marketing organization is in limbo, as the Ouray Tourism Office remains without an executive director while it waits to see how much a new city council shakes up the city’s app...

SILVERTON - Town staff has begun winter grooming efforts for the non-motorized Nordic trails maintained at Memorial Park, Kendall Mountain Ski Area, and Silverton School. These trails are open for wal...

Don’t panic. On Wednesday, around dinner time, you’ll likely receive an emergency alert on your phone. That is, if it’s registered to receive CodeRED emergency alerts in Ouray County. County Emergency...

The Ridgway boys' soccer team has received the sort of accolades befitting a state champion. Weeks after winning the team's first state soccer title, Demons' coach Jon Kornbluh and senior midfielder R...

  Ouray County Administrator Connie Hunt has been awarded the 2019 Administrator of the Year Award from the Association of Colorado County Administrators. The award was presented to a surprised Hunt a...

By Olivia Exstrum, special to the Plaindealer The secret to cleaning up old mine waste might be in beer. Well, the waste from making beer, that is. A new environmental group is putting that theory to ...

  Two years after voters approved a 1 percent sales tax to help pay for capital expenses, the city of Ouray is ready to put some of that money to work. The City Council on Monday approved a $10.1 mill...