Bears have entered the time of year where they seek food for at least 20 hours a day, trying to pack on the pounds before the first snow flies. The compulsive eating, called hyperphagia, helps prepare...

The driver of the vehicle that went off Red Mountain Pass on Aug. 5 had a significant amount of marijuana in his system, according to toxicology results from his autopsy. Tests showed 42-year-old Loui...

The city of Ouray is moving ahead with plans to remodel a portion of the Ouray Community Center and a building across the street that will house the police department. City councilors earlier this mon...

Another cluster of mining claims on Red Mountain Pass will be preserved for the public and protected from further development. The Trust for Land Restoration, a Ridgway-based nonprofit organization, i...

Ouray County Public Health is asking local governments to more strictly regulate nicotine and tobacco retailers to help prevent underage use, by requiring local retail licenses on top of state-require...

Ouray County voters living in the unincorporated part of the county – outside Ridgway and Ouray – will be asked to approve a new 6% county lodging tax to fund local law enforcement, fire protection se...

Ouray County Emergency Medical Services is partnering with the Colorado School of Public Health to assess the need for a new community paramedic program. Paramedic Cat Lichtenbelt said EMS is aiming t...

The town of Ridgway will host an open house tonight (Thursday) to elicit public input on the design of baseball fields and pickleball courts at the Ridgway Athletic Park. The meeting is scheduled for ...

Motorists traveling between the valley floor and Log Hill Mesa should prepare for temporary road closures and lengthy detours today (Aug. 28) and Sept. 9 as the Ouray County Road and Bridge Department...

Ouray County leaders are inching forward on a long-term facilities plan, beginning to identify potential locations for new county buildings and focusing on easy public access. Commissioners reviewed a...

The hundreds of commuters who pass through Ouray County's only traffic light during the work week are accustomed to delays and traffic. Last week, they encountered another short delay: the first DUI c...

The second phase of the Waterview Homes affordable housing development at the south end of Ouray may include rental units, a pivot for nonprofit developer Rural Homes, which has historically stuck to ...

The city of Ouray will hire an attorney who could help potentially pursue legal claims against the contractors who built and equipped the city’s new $17 million wastewater treatment plant, which has b...

The town of Ridgway is opening up a competitive process for its tourism and marketing services after years of handing the task to the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce. The shift toward a competitive p...

The Ouray County Plaindealer took home 14 awards at the Colorado Press Association convention last weekend. The annual Better Newspaper Contest, which covered work published during the 2024 calendar y...

Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer received high marks on her first job performance review and will secure a 6% pay raise early next year. City councilors unanimously agreed Monday night to ame...

Ouray County commissioners finished drafting a buzzer beater ballot measure to ask voters to approve a new county lodging tax on Tuesday. Commissioners are expected to vote next week on whether to pla...

The Colorado State Patrol has announced it will be holding a DUI checkpoint here in Ouray County this weekend, as part of an effort to ensure road safety. The State Patrol's Statewide DUI Task Force w...

Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a mid-year budget amendment created to pay for more than $300,000 in rockfall repairs to County Road 361. During a Tuesday commissioners’ meeting s...

Zoe Denison has a front row seat to the perils of traveling on U.S. Highway 550. Drivers have crashed through the wildlife fence separating the highway from her home between Billy Creek State Wildlife...