The water fights have been a part of Ouray's Fourth of July celebration for more than a century, and this year's event brought out the usual crowd on Monday. People lined up several rows deep at the i...

It’s been sweet to have rain again, especially since April and May’s meager precipitation (1.21 inches of a normal 4.33) and snow (14 inches of a normal 29.3) plastered everyone’s windows and all the ...

If you’ve been around Ouray for any period of time, you know well the sort of revelry in store this holiday weekend. And if you’re new to the area or visiting for the first time, get ready for one hec...

THURSDAY, JUNE 30 LIVE MUSIC: Mountain Air Music Series presents Band of Heathens opening with Peach Street Revival. Fellin Park, Ouray. 6-9 p.m. Free. FRIDAY, JULY 1 WALKING TOUR: Guided tour of dow...

Sarah Gray is going for the “perfect mix” of local hangout and tourist hotspot with her new bar The Gray, which opened over Memorial Day weekend on the second floor of 929 Main St. in Ouray. The busin...

Black Bear Manor, a Ouray bed and breakfast built in the 1970s at 118 Sixth Ave., has new owners in Anita Hirth and Spencer Christensen. The team, which also owns the Grand Mesa Lodge near Cedaredge,...

In 1896 ads for sewing machines and cities to stop at on the road to the West Coast dotted the pages of The Populist newspaper, a Ridgway publication that ran from 1894-1904. Photographs were rare, if...

The Wick family of Ridgway navigates the Uncompahgre River on Saturday in their homemade craft constructed of 164 oat milk cartons, during the Ridgway River Festival’s Junk on the Unc competition. In ...

Major renovations to The Western Hotel and Spa in Ouray are nearly complete, with new owner Zeppelin Development planning for a late summer opening. The Denver-based group bought the historic property...

The San Juan Mountains were a secret wonderland for thousands of years. The Tabegauche and Weeminuche Utes freely roamed the region for centuries. Grand stories of the San Juans were shared by early S...

Dear Editor: The obvious simple solution to the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office’s long response times across the county and lack of back-up is funding not one but two deputies per day-time shift. Four a...

Dear Editor: I am a member of MEND (Men Ending Rape Culture). MEND is a group of men who believe men have to be involved in ending rape culture since men are obviously the cause of most incidences of ...

Dear Editor: Congratulations to Ridgway for hosting a very successful San Juan Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) event! On behalf of the Anschutz Family Foundation, I wish to express my deep appreciation ...

Actors ranging in age from 7 to 70 grace the stage in Minerva West Theatre Company’s spring production “Shrek the Musical.” The show will run June 23-25 at 7 p.m. and June 26 at 3 p.m., at the Ouray C...

  Photos by Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer

The Ouray Wolf Pack swim team brought home seven medals, including two gold medals, from the Colorado Special Olympics State Summer Games in Grand Junction last Saturday. Practices for next year will...

Heather Greisz accepts the Woman of the Year award from Barbara Meckel during the annual meeting of the Woman’s Club of Ouray County on Tuesday. Greisz was recognized for her extraordinary dedication ...

Left: Ouray folk-rock duo You Knew Me When performs a set during the second week of Mountain Air Music Series' weekly concerts in Ouray on June 9. The Sweet Lillies, with Erinn Peet-Lukes, will perfo...

At the time I’m writing this I’ve been here for exactly five days, and I’m still a little in shock. Seriously, how is it possible to live in a county so beautiful, where the people are so nice? Y'all ...

Dear Editor: Phylis Fagrelius and I dearly thank the beautiful community of Ouray for your loving support, thoughtful cards and gifts, and encouragement through the years. Our retirement party was a s...