It was a bad dream that roused 14-year-old Conner Scott before dawn. It was an even worse reality that sent him and his 9-year-old brother, Teagan, scrambling from their bunk bed. A rockslide sent bo...

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...

GUNNISON In a unanimous vote, Gunnison City Council appointed city Finance Director Ben Cowan to serve as interim city manager during a regular meeting Sept. 27. Russ Forrest, the current city manager...

By Susan Greene/COLab Colorado’s new Behavioral Health Administration shut down part of the Western Slope’s only psychiatric hospital on Sept. 28 in response to complaints about the quality and safety...

As Ouray County officials begin crafting a budget for 2023, department heads are looking for seven new full-time positions, which would cost more than $360,000 to hire. Commissioners and staff took a ...

In more than 30 years of being Ouray County's top elections official, Michelle Nauer didn't receive any elections-related public records requests from outside entities seeking information. But during ...

EDITOR'S NOTE:  Nearly three years after the Cow Creek Fire torched about 850 acres of forest land east of Ridgway — and after denying Plaindealer requests for information for more than two years — t...

GUNNISON Western Colorado University has published the 2022 fall census report. The data reflects minor declines in overall enrollment since last year and a post-pandemic “market correction,” accordin...

Andrew Plagans had no idea his life would change so much in February, when he went to the doctor to get checked out. The 39-year-old mountain guide hadn't been feeling right. It was getting so bad he ...

The Ridgway Planning Commission turned down a proposed mixed-use development northeast of the stoplight for the second time in four months, this time outright rejecting the plans for the property. Dev...

Ouray business owners and entrepreneurs can apply for funding through a new city grant program aimed at providing a financial boost to small businesses with “shovel-ready” projects. The city’s Communi...

After a three-month slide, sales activity picked up in July in Ouray, providing a boost during what’s traditionally the biggest tourism month of the year. Most other forms of revenue dropped compared ...

The Ouray City Council voted unanimously to contribute $100,000 toward the Home Trust of Ouray County’s purchase of a six-unit apartment building, while the Board of County Commissioners delayed decis...

The Ridgway Town Council approved an updated plan for the Visitor Center and Heritage Park, a project expected to cost more than $2 million over a four-year span. At a meeting last Wednesday, Communit...

Ouray County’s first affordable housing projects are scheduled for completion this fall, with a triplex and a 30-unit apartment building both expected to be ready for residents to move in soon. There...

For the third year in a row, the Ouray County Plaindealer has earned the Colorado Press Association's 'public service' award for reporting and serving the community. It was one of 16 awards the local ...

Driving the “Beat Boebert Buggy” around Colorado, Adam Frisch said he has received about 45 thumbs ups and 20 middle fingers. The congressional candidate hopes this ratio will be repeated in November ...

Ouray County has about $880,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to spend, and earlier this month each county department had the opportunity to tell commissioners how it would like to use the money. ...

Railroad Days this weekend The Ridgway Railroad Museum is hosting the annual Railroad Days on Saturday and Sunday, with free history events, guided tours and rides on the Galloping Goose #4, the RGS M...