You don't have to know the difference between Brahms or Beethoven to enjoy classical music. You can just be someone who appreciates listening to talented musicians in beautiful settings. That's one of...

Before Colin Kraft became a Chang Chavkin scholar, he told his dad he might not go to college. As he neared graduating from high school, he worried about paying for school, about digging a hole he wo...

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 Partnered with the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, Gunnison’s primary electricity provider, city staff are continuing to take steps to reach their goal of supplying Gunnison with 100% re...

The Ouray Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved four variances for a five-townhome project near Fellin Park. Crandall Bates and his son, Cuentin Bates, told the board they want to build ...

When Alexandra Perez and her husband, Daniel Castillo, decided to invest in a marijuana cultivation facility on Log Hill Mesa, she said she thought the county would be a nice place to start a family....

Construction could begin as early as this week on Ridgway's newest affordable housing project, after the town council unanimously approved it Aug. 3 with some variations from the town code, and agreed...

Editor’s Note: This story was not published in the Aug. 4 Plaindealer because the agenda for the Aug. 10 Town Council meeting was published on Aug. 8.  Ridgway Town Council will consider three major d...

The Ouray City Council is split on whether to pursue purchasing a tract of land for affordable housing, but agreed to initiate the appraisal process to find out how much it would cost. Under a 2008 de...

The stronger-than-normal summer monsoon has been a blessing for many in Ouray County — for lawns and gardens and golf courses, for farmers and ranchers. But for Ouray County Road and Bridge crews, it’...

An engineer has presented city officials with four options to boost flagging water temperatures in the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, all of which are estimated to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. City...

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...

Editor's note: The Plaindealer has learned Mark Hartman submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday morning, the day after this article was written. The special meeting and election for the Fairway ...

With the clock ticking on an 18-month moratorium on marijuana grow licenses ending Oct. 5, Ouray County commissioners are hoping to enact new rules at the last minute. The board began a first reading ...

A hammock sways in the breeze outside the old Fairway Pines clubhouse, an old stair climber sits on a covered porch and at night, hanging lights illuminate an empty parking lot and porch. The building...

Ava Sales, age 1, enjoys eating chips and wearing her Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department Junior Firefighter hat at National Night Out Tuesday. Her mom, Anna Sales, brought Ava and her brother and sist...

Ouray County officials plan to reopen County Road 361 later today (Thursday) following mudslides that buried and damaged the popular high-country road leading to Yankee Boy Basin on Wednesday. The dec...

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from July 20-26: JULY 20 Officer found a parking problem in the 400 block of Main Street. Officer responded to a report of l...

Ouray County plans to spend up to $60,000 of federal COVID-19 relief funds on a master plan process, and an undetermined amount of money on future facility planning and site preparation. They also dis...