Six-figure grant received to hire regional climate position EcoAction Partners has received $191,100 to hire a full-time position to help with regional climate issues. This new regional climate action...

The Ridgway Fire Protection District took its first big step toward potentially consolidating the county’s four separate fire departments and county-wide emergency medical service: hiring consulting l...

There are more than 3,300 species of native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees that grow naturally in Colorado. Some are specific to the Rocky Mountains, the Front Range and prairies, or the Weste...

OURAY SHERIFF The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from Sept. 2-8: SEPT. 2 Deputy responded to MM 82 on Highway 550 for a vehicle accident. Deputy responde...

The Ridgway Fire Protection District took its first big step toward potentially consolidating the county’s four separate fire departments and county-wide emergency medical service: hiring consulting l...

Every morning, Karen Risch drinks a cup of coffee, puts on a sun, rain or snow hat and heads to her yard. She checks eight different instruments to collect weather data: gathering temperature highs an...

When Ridgway Secondary School students returned to class last week, they did so once again without a soccer field outside the back door of the school or a publicly available track within 30 miles. But...

The Ridgway Planning Commission is envisioning what the town should look like in the future. The commission is looking at the economic implications of Ridgway’s land use mix: housing that is sorely ne...

Silas Clarke left his job as the Ouray city administrator this week, but he will consult city leaders on certain issues through the end of this year. The Ouray City Council unanimously approved an agr...

Nearly a year after developers built unpermitted roads and driveways including a road running parallel to County Road 5, Ouray County leaders said they must remove that road, revegetate the area and b...

Regulations for accessory dwelling units in Ridgway may become looser after the Planning Commission recommended changes to the town’s ordinance. If the Ridgway Town Council approves the ordinance at i...

OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Aug. 27-Sept. 2: AUG. 27 Officer responded to a reported disturbance in the 400 block of Fourth Avenue. Of...

OURAY SHERIFF The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from Aug. 26-Sept. 1: AUG. 26 Deputy conducted a walk through of Ridgway Elementary and Ouray School. De...

Former Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood plans to sue the city of Ouray, alleging city leaders violated Wood’s constitutional rights when then-City Administrator Silas Clarke fired Wood in June. In a notic...

Gov. Jared Polis issued a verbal executive order declaring a countywide emergency disaster in Ouray County last week, which will be followed by a written declaration within the month detailing the ext...

Ally and Brad Cunningham knew something was amiss when calls flooded in from Realtors from Ridgway to Denver inquiring about their vacant lot in Ouray Vista. That’s because the Cunninghams had no inte...

Ouray County plans to speed up its enforcement of land use and building codes by allowing staff to initiate legal action before receiving permission from county commissioners. The aim is to expedite t...

The Ouray County Plaindealer earned 10 awards at the Colorado Press Association convention last weekend, including two top awards for excellence in its class of newspapers. Judges from the North Carol...

The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition presented its Jean Otto Friend of Freedom Award to Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins, owners and co-publishers of the weekly Ouray County Plaindealer since 2...

Page Cokinos' first impression of Ouray came on a trip with a friend back in 2018, on a trip in an Airstream trailer. They were driving to Telluride but decided to stay in Ouray instead, and that made...