Popular hunting magazines often display colorful photographs of huge bull elk standing in open meadows presenting easy targets. The reality in the mountains of Colorado, however, is far different. Sta...

ELK OR MOOSE? Reintroduced to Colorado more than 30 years ago, moose are thriving in many parts of the state. Unfortunately, almost every year hunters inadvertently shoot moose. During the last few ye...

Every year more than a few hunters must be rescued from the wilds and high country of Colorado. Hunters get trapped by snowstorms, injured in various types of accidents or simply get lost in the woods...

David Emory —Speical to the Ouray County Plaindealer Ouray School cross-country runner Cory Thomsen pushes uphill during the Sweitzer Lake Invitational near Delta on Sept. 25. Thomsen finished 12th ou...

50 YEARS AGO October 1,1970 - Editorial: Patience is playing out with telephone service in Ouray again. After the last go-arounds with different phone officials at least a year ago, things did improve...

Dear Editor, There is a residence in Ridgway displaying two Trump/Pence signs. Using tape, the resident(s) have written the “F” word above Trump/Pence. Ironically, there’s also a Democratic sign sayin...

Dear As you well know there has been a lot of vandalism of Trump signs, Lauren Boebert signs and Cory Gardner’s signs. There are now signs from the Padgett and Niece campaign being put up next to John...

Dear Editor, Since John Peters was elected county commissioner in 2016 our county roads have improved considerably and are now better than at any time during the 21-plus years I’ve lived in Ouray Coun...

Dear Editor, I want to write a short letter to voice my support for Jake Niece and Lynn Padgett for Ouray County Commission. I have met and known both of these individuals from before they were runnin...

Dear Editor, I am thrilled that Jake Niece and Lynn Padgett are candidates for county commissioner in their respective districts. I first met Jake when he moved to town and began attending a variety o...

Dear Editor, Ouray County faces an important choice in this year’s election, and I’m not talking about the race for county commissioner Our Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, ...

Dear Editor, As the City of Ouray is preparing to hire a new city administrator, I was thinking how influential that person can be and what a positive effect they can have on our city. Take, for examp...

Dear Editor, As the population of Ouray County is expanding and growing, the need for a modern medical facility is more important than ever Keeping health care local to our community means not having ...

Dear Editor, Even in the best of times, there are those within our community who cannot meet their nutritional needs fully without community support. Since our inception in 2013, the Ouray County Food...

Dear Editor, The differences between Diane Mitsch-Bush and Lauren Boebert could not be greater or the stakes higher. Boebert is in way over her head, while Mitsch-Bush’s experience, education and thou...

Dear Editor, I am fortunate to be embedded in a cohort of three San Juan Mountain communities in Silverton, Ridgway and Ouray who have come together with a pinpoint purpose and a collective soul to ta...

A 25-year-old business in Ridgway has new owners. Gale Ingram turned over her business, Ridgway Office Supply & Services, to Ridgway residents Erin Graham and Spencer Fuller earlier this month. Graham...

50 YEARS AGO September 24,1970 - Editorial: The Ouray City Council has voted to open the municipal swimming pool on a trial basis during the fall months. The pool will be open weekends, starting Sept....

Ouray School runners Vinny Schierenberg (left) and Hayden Hart compete at the Ramble at the Reservoir cross country meet on Friday. Schierenberg and Hart finished first and second in the 5K race among...

September’s welcome early rain and snow have greened up the natural areas of Ouray, Ridgway and points between after an unseasonably hot and very dry summer. The high peaks of the San Juans sport snow...