The Ridgway Marshal's office is investigating several reports of a helicopter flying low over town last night and sounds of explosions or gunfire, reported today by residents. The incident happened af...

The city of Ouray has called off tonight's City Council meeting due to COVID-19. City Administrator Silas Clarke told the Plaindealer this afternoon he tested positive for the virus this morning. He s...

Ten percent of all Ouray County COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began have come in just the last 10 days, including more than 50 during an after-Christmas surge.  Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd said F...

Ouray County is reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases and a surge in testing demand, with 37 positive cases in the last 10 days.  Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd said Ouray County Public Health administere...

The challenges are already plenty for the Ouray Hydroelectric Power Plant and Ouray Ice Park. For the plant, it’s operating a 131-year-old facility in treacherous terrain and with acidic runoff eating...

Every parking space was full, and lines stretched out doors and around corners. It was the peak of summer tourism season in Ouray, with visitors hungry for a place to eat, shop and spend their money. ...

2021 was a year of growth and contraction for the Ouray Silver Mines, which came closer to achieving full production this year before having to take a step back and laying off part of its workforce. R...

In 2019, Ouray residents decided they were ready for a change on the city council. They chose a political newcomer over an experienced city councilor for mayor and two other first-time office seekers ...

Voters overwhelmingly supported proposals to renovate the Ridgway School District's oldest building and to increase taxes in support of retaining staffers and providing more services to students in th...

Ouray’s affordable housing issues aren’t new, but they came into the spotlight more than ever before in 2021 as locals clamored for changes amid climbing prices and limited availability. The city hone...

Editor's note: The story of the vaccine arriving in Ouray County was the top story of 2021. This week's edition features 10 top stories from the past year in review. More than 350 Ouray County residen...

The arrival and availability of COVID vaccines brought a gradual end to most of the state’s pandemic restrictions on businesses and gatherings, allowing Ouray County restaurants, stores and events to ...

Ouray County is ending 2021 with a moratorium on new marijuana cultivation facilities, enacted nearly seven months ago when commissioners cited a need to revise rules governing where and how these bus...

Ouray County benefited from progress on many fronts in 2021 — the distribution of a vaccine, the lifting of various health orders and restrictions and public and private efforts to begin making a den...

Ouray County is facing an allegation of age discrimination in selecting its new county attorney from an unsuccessful applicant seven years older than the attorney commissioners hired. In a charge file...

More than five years after Ridgway was selected for an affordable housing project, ground broke on the Space to Create building this summer. When complete, there will be 30 apartments available to ren...

Photo courtesy Lou Hart How does Santa determine who's been naughty and who's been nice this year? By reading the Plaindealer, of course! The jolly old elf caught up on local happenings outside the Ou...

ART SHOW: Ouray County Community Art Show at the Ridgway Library during normal hours. Nov. 12 through Jan. 12. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday nig...

Ouray County commissioners are urging federal officials to rethink a proposed grazing plan for domestic sheep that could affect wild sheep populations. Commissioners approved letters to the Bureau of ...

A mobile home on County Road 22A burned Wednesday morning and is considered a total loss. No one was injured in the fire. The home was fully engulfed in flames when members of the Log Hill Volunteer F...