A Ridgway landscaper has filed a civil complaint against the Ouray School District, the school board members and the contractor who led the project to build the school’s new $400,000 playground, all...

  Ridgway has a new town manager, now that a contract has been accepted by town councilors and signed by Preston Neill, the current assistant town manager of Avon who accepted the job. The town counci...

  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...

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...

  The three-way battle over the upper portion of County Road 5 between Ouray County, landowners and recreationists is not over. Although District Judge Steven Patrick has upheld the county’s authority...

  Ouray voters have elected two new school board members and one unopposed incumbent, according to unofficial election results this week. Aimee Vann and Sam Sills will join the school board, after Van...

By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre Ouray County voters rejected a proposal to fund a series of roads maintenance projects in the unincorporated areas of the county this week, which would have raised an...

  Ouray residents made it clear: They’re ready for something different when it comes to the City Council. Voters on Tuesday picked retired engineer and relative newcomer Greg Nelson for mayor over lon...

  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 ...