Dear Editor: There is a much larger, over-arching issue which is being missed regarding the situation on County Road 5. Are property owners behind the locked gate "more equal" than the rest of the cit...

Dear Editor: To all the readers who do or do not know the great Willie Richardson: You should know something about him from someone who does! There are always stories in the newspaper that sit righ wi...

Dear Editor: On May 25, 2021, the Ouray County commissioners approved Resolution No. 2021-017 placing a moratorium on the “acceptance of applications for a license and permit to operate any marijuana ...

Dear Editor: A huge thank you to the Ouray road crew members who have beenworking day and night to clear our streets during and after the recent storm, including special support when I requested it. A...

Dear Editor: I find myself saddened by the letters to the editor attacking Willie and Sandy Richardson (and yes, they were attacking Sandy, too). Obviously they do not have an understanding of cowboy ...

Dear Editor: I’m writing this in response to the recent letters to the editor about me and my column that were authored by Jen Donovan and Robyn Cascade. I feel that these people's, and others', lette...

The clouds were the first giveaway. Nine days into a freezing start to February, the first of a warm series of four 45-plus degree days sported a few puffy, springlike clouds laced across an azure sky...

Realtor Cathy Redmond, with 18 years of real estate experience in the Ridgway area, has opened her own real estate business, Redmond Realty, and looks forward to continuing to serve the Ridgway, Ouray...

By the end of next year, Ouray County residents will be able to receive outpatient care at a new complex at the south end of Montrose. Montrose Regional Health, which changed its name from Montrose Me...

A bill intended to combat business identity theft passed the Colorado Senate last week and is headed to the House for consideration. Senate Bill 34, a bipartisan bill that involves the collaboration o...

The Ridgway Lodge and Star Saloon has changed hands on paper, but hotel developer Adam Dubroff is still there working nonstop to complete an expansion project in time for the summer season. The expans...

The old Chipeta Theater building in Ouray is ready for its next act – and it's going to be different than anything it has ever featured before. Inside the Chipeta Emporium at 630 Main St., the old th...

Dear Editor: I was dismayed to read a guest column in last week’s paper that denigrates women. Misogyny and patriarchy are, unfortunately, alive and well in Ouray County. I am infuriated and deeply di...

Dear Editor: Seriously, does Willie Richardson really believe his column headlined "Thanks, Sandy for giving it one more shot" is in any way, shape or form appropriate? And yes, Erin and Mike, I under...

Dear Editor: Last week's County Road 5 article mentioned that the friend of the court brief in the appeal misstated that a member of the public would have to pay $15,000 annually to use the public roa...

Dear Editor: According to Ouray City Councilor John Wood, cancelling the city's 5-year planning agreement with Ouray County, just 19 days before the renewal date, is just "basic contract management." ...

Dear Editor: What has happened to the party of Lincoln? The Republican National Committee recently voted to censure two outstanding Republican Congresspersons, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, over thei...

Dear Editor: I read with interest and a little bit of consternation the article in last week’s Plaindealer entitled “City ceases planning pact with county." I was Ridgway’s mayor in 2001 when the Town...

Dear Editor: I’m not going to beat around the bush ... this letter is a plain and simple "shout out" to citizens and organizations and their energy initiatives that are working to green our local ener...

Traditionally, the Colorado Department of Agriculture doesn’t ask for much. When department heads annually visit the Joint Budget Committee, outlining their financial needs for the year, the departmen...