Dear Editor: We owe a debt of gratitude to Ouray County’s public health officials who’ve worked tirelessly for over a year now, ensuring that our schools remain open, that our businesses are able to s...

How would you describe 1880 Ouray? Dusty, loud, lawless, wild? Certainly not quaint, picturesque or charming! Ouray began as a tent city with fortune-seekers arriving daily. Hastily constructed, store...

Dear Editor: The Department of Homeland Security declared: “The Nov. 3, 2020, election was the most secure in American history.” The FBI Director, Christopher Wray, stated before Congress: “We have no...

My last few weeks have been filled with Zooms, phone calls and research concerning a legislative game combining “Mother May I” with the High Hurdles. It’s been grueling and challenging. Sens. Rachel Z...

For Jennie Peterson, Centered isn’t just a new business she opened in Ridgway earlier this month, offering an abundance of body treatments such as therapeutic massage, yoga and mentorship. It’s a stat...

Watching a hawk is refreshing and needful to the Human Spirit. — “World of Birds” The Northern Harrier is a magnificent hawk, so different from other hawks in everything from its overall shape to its ...

50 YEARS AGO February 25, 1971 - Mary Tell Ficco was born in Romeno, Austria June 12, 1894. She arrived in the United States at the age of 19, and came to Ouray, Colorado soon after She married Tom Fe...

Dear Editor: I am writing to address Mr. Cassidy’s letter in the Plaindealer newspaper. Yes, Mr. Cassidy, we all noticed the beautiful, large American flag just south of Ridgway, and every day of my a...

Dear Editor: In his letter to the editor in the Feb. 11-17 edition, Mike Cassidy asks “Which cause do you stand for?” referring to “an enormous American flag just south of Ridgway.” I stand with that ...

Dear Editor: Carolyn Snowbarger’s column about railroading in Ridgway, published in the Feb. u-17 Plaindealer, is interesting about local history, although I must disagree with one statement. The Rio ...

Dear Editor: I read recently that the town of Ouray is “recalibrating the noise ordinance.” I would like to suggest that, in addition looking into loud music from different restaurants and other busin...

Josh White manages a ranch locally. He has a blue heeler named Josie. She’s not your typical heeler. Most blue heelers would pick a fight with a chainsaw, but Josie is a sweetheart. Josh and Josie are...

Dear Editor: I write from my home overlooking the Mount Sneffels Range, once called home by the Tabeguache band of the Ute Nation since the 13th century. Where the west portion of the range is protect...

Dear Editor: In reference to the recent flag letter, I feel as an American citizen you may view the “enormous American flag” any way you want to. Narrowing it down to two choices as mentioned in the l...

50 YEARS AGO February 4, 1971 - Editorial: We suggest the scientists are deliberately overlooking another “effect” when they categorize what they believe is having adverse effects on the weather. Prom...

Dear Editor: The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act was recently introduced in the Congress by Senator Bennett and Congressman Neguse. Co-sponsors included Senator Hickenlooper and Rep...

Dear Editor: There is an enormous American flag just south of Ridgway. Did you notice? I did. Now, I want all of us to take a moment to consider what this flag means, so that the view does not go to w...

Dear Editor: Finally. A local long established philanthropic organization with depth of knowledge, a successful track record, and financial strength. We’ve only lived in the area for some 19 years, bu...

Buddha’s real name was Siddhartha, which means, “He who has found meaning in existence, and attained his goals.” Steve Boyle of Ouray agrees being in the wilderness can teach you about life, and he en...

This wonderful country of ours has experienced some true civil discord recently. I am happy to proclaim, for the most part, this discord has skipped our little corner of the world. The cows are still ...