Left, Ouray High School graduate Clifford Utech examines his diploma after receiving it during graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 28. Above, Ouray High School science teacher Beth Lakin hugs gradua...

Above, Ridgway class of 2023 salutatorian Autumn Sagal rides on top of a car driven by her father, Roger, during the graduation parade on Friday, May 26. Sagal plans on continuing her education at th...

The average Ouray County homeowner would see their natural gas bill increase by more than $6 a month, while the average small commercial customer in the county would see their bill increase by more th...

A daily transit service with trips between Montrose and Ouray won’t start until later this month, due to delays in a state contract. The Ouray County Workforce Transportation Project, which was set to...

The Ridgway-Ouray Community Council will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Friday, June 9 at Pa-Co-Chu-Puk’s Pavilion A in Ridgway State Park from 4 to 8 p.m. This year, ROCC’n by the River features a...

Left, Ridgway Secondary School graduate Maizy Gordon speaks during graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 26. Right, Ridgway Secondary School graduate Hailey Moran shakes hands with school board member...

Left, Ouray High School co-valedictorian Pallen McArdle hugs Kim Mitchell at graduation during the flower ceremony, in which graduates honor loved ones by giving them flowers. Right, Ouray High Schoo...

It's time for that fun graduation game we play every year – called 'who's that baby?' Check your answers down below and see if you can match these tiny Ouray High School babies to their graduate name...

Teachers in the Ouray School District will receive a 9.6% boost in base pay after the school board unanimously approved a salary increase Monday night. The base salary for a teacher with a bachelor's ...

As the numbered balls tumble through the spinner at Ridgway Town Hall next month, it’ll be anyone’s guess whose number will be called in the lottery for the chance to own a home. Fading West Developme...

One month after announcing plans to acquire the Revenue- Virginius Mine, Silver X Mining has terminated its purchase agreement, citing concerns about continuing to fund the receivership process. The C...

The man who always seemed to have a camera slung around his neck walked into David Mullings’ office one day in 1997, introduced himself to the then-publisher of the Ouray County Plaindealer and asked ...

The route to the research site feels like a polar expedition. High in the mountains above Crested Butte, Colorado, a team of scientists trudges single file through the whiteout, following a chain of ...

At the end of last summer, Fred Boyle’s beehives were, quite literally, buzzing. “I had two really booming hives,” he said. “You wanted to haul them off to the state fair to collect a blue ribbon.” T...

A group focused on making a plan for more access to daycare and other early childhood resources in Ouray County is looking for funding. But the climate might not be right to ask voters for money this ...

For Ouray County’s newest victim advocate, Tabitha Champlin, taking on a job to help people during some of the hardest times of their lives was a no-brainer. Champlin’s passion to help others was firs...