City considers pursuing International Dark Sky certification The city of Ouray is considering joining other communities, parks and open spaces in southwestern Colorado in becoming a certified Internat...

City approves pipeline design in latest effort to hike pool temps Ouray city officials took the first step Monday toward replacing and reinsulating the primary line that feeds geothermal water to the ...

Randy Parker and Patsy Miller will serve on the Ouray County Planning Commission for another three years along with new member Jennifer Cram. Ouray County commissioners interviewed six candidates for ...

Ouray alpinist biography release party on Tuesday "Survival is Not Assured," the authorized biography of Ouray alpinist Jim Donini, is the center of a celebration at Basecamp Ouray on Tuesday, May 28....

Ouray County will not hire a consultant to perform a pay and staffing review for county employees this year because commissioners said it was too soon to spend nearly $24,000 on a study when a similar...

Owner of property where blasting occurring says it's on private land; county disagrees The owner of property on Queen Street above Ouray that has been the subject of community complaints over rock bla...

Log Hill photographer Tony Litschewski captured this image of the aurora borealis in the early morning hours on May 11, above Ouray, which was taken at 3:12 a.m. using a 15 second exposure. The northe...

The state’s highest court will decide whether prosecutors will be barred from introducing key evidence against one of three suspects accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Ouray County l...

Waterview Homes application period open until June 27 Hopeful home buyers who have been squeezed out of Ouray County’s soaring real estate market have an opportunity to buy into the region’s next affo...

Property for sale after Ridgway development can't overcome rising costs, delays Alpenglow Cohousing's death was a slow one, stretched over years of delays and mounting challenges, including climbing p...

School districts adopt pay raises Both the Ouray and Ridgway school district boards have approved pay raises for teachers and staff, starting in fall 2024. The Ouray School Board unanimously approved ...

The six candidates for three seats on the Ouray County Planning Commission have lived in the area for between six and 30 years, and they say they have the best interests of the county, its residents a...

The city of Ouray and the U.S. Forest Service are locked in a disagreement over the federal agency’s drawdown of Crystal Reservoir and whether the city has a legal right to some of the water. The Fore...

Second sex assault suspect seeks dismissal of case An attorney for a second suspect in the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl at the Ouray police chief’s home last year has asked a judge to ...

Dieffenderffer accused of speeding at 126 mph on U.S. 50, failing drug tests on Army base The Ouray police chief's stepson is facing fresh legal trouble, on top of the felony sexual assault charges pe...

Ouray County officials are embarking on a study to look at the county’s properties and buildings, and how to more effectively provide services to the public. Commissioners on April 30 agreed to the fi...

The Ouray County Plaindealer took home five awards last weekend from the four-state Top of the Rockies journalism contest. The contest, sponsored by the Colorado Chapter of the Society of Professional...

Calls for Ouray police chief's resignation or dismissal grow, with more than 100 citizens signing letter The Ouray City Council on Monday rejected an appeal to overturn City Administrator Silas Clarke...