Tour highlights past, future waterway restoration projects When prospectors flooded Ouray County more than 140 years ago to mine silver and gold, nearly 250 mines and mills sprung up throughout the ar...

Experts: Lead, arsenic at elevated levels but pose limited risk Ouray County officials have decided against testing soils in the Panoramic Heights neighborhood for possible arsenic and lead exposure, ...

Councilor: Heat pump, boiler system 'most adaptable and scalable' option Ouray city leaders are leaning toward spending nearly $5 million to design, build and install a mechanical system to artificial...

Former Revenue-Virginius owners owed more than $60M, but mine sold for only $1.8M The recent $1.8 million sale of a historic silver mine above Ouray will leave its creditors — who collectively are owe...

Sales tax revenue tops $500K for month, up nearly 7.5% for year July has long been Ouray’s most lucrative month in terms of sales tax revenue, as thousands of visitors descend on the town for Independ...

San Miguel Power listing peak consumption on customer bills, with potential eye toward tiered rate system Timing matters. At least that’s what San Miguel Power Association’s newest initiative says as ...

Newspaper wins 16 awards in statewide contest The Ouray County Plaindealer won recognition as the top newspaper in its circulation class at a state-wide journalism competition last week, the third tim...

County gives Log Hill property owners until Nov. 1 to complete work Property owners have officially begun demolishing a long-charred Log Hill Mesa building after obtaining the necessary permits to cle...

An investigation is ongoing into a human-started fire that charred a quarter- acre of federal land last week in an area north of Lake Lenore that’s frequently used by campers, according to a Bureau of...

Fearing for safety, victims seek max sentence; DA calls Gottorff 'scourge' on community A judge sentenced a Ridgway man to eight years in prison after a jury convicted him of attempting to influence p...

After lengthy delay, families finally settling into Habitat homes Nicole Guck and Jeremy Lewis never expected to live apart for so long. After two of the three original families withdrew their applica...

New baseball field, pickleball courts, dog park, other amenities possible The town of Ridgway released its initial Athletic Park master plan update Monday, revealing two designs that would completely ...

Budget talks reveal two new sheriff's deputies, more road and bridge vehicles possible Ouray County next year could add a host of new government employees — including two additional sheriff ’s deputie...

Ouray gem's future in limbo after loss of long-term lease in Beaumont The Ouray Bookshop will close a chapter in its long history at the Beaumont Hotel by the end of the year, after the hotel's new ow...

Switch to GJ-based provider should increase efficiency The Western Slope branch of the Food Bank of the Rockies has added Ouray County to its service area and food distribution network, making it more...

After spending a year in converted trailers and temporarily divided rooms, Ridgway Elementary School leaders recently offered hundreds of students, parents and community members a glimpse of their fre...

In exchange, MS Support can't appeal permit denial or sue county for damages Nearly a month after deciding to shut down MS Support for odor violations, Ouray County commissioners have decided to grant...

Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday approved a liquor license for a Colona restaurant that has been closed for years, with a goal of helping the owner sell the building. After nearly 30 minutes of d...

An article on page 11 of the Sept. 7-13 edition of the Plaindealer, “ County debates short-term rental changes,” misquoted Vacation Rental Collective CEO Mary Beth Miles. Miles said the community rece...