Dear Editor: The article entitled “State may create last resort home insurance option” in the Jan. 19 edition of the Plaindealer was important information for all those living in the wildland-urban in...

Dear Editor: After a nearly 5-year hiatus, I am subscribing again to the Plaindealer with the hope that it has not gone completely in the direction of other “weaklys.” In this digital age, the interne...

50 YEARS AGO January 25, 1973 - Several important resolutions were made by the Ouray County Cattlemen’s Association at its annual meeting Jan. 9. The first was to oppose the William Wright request to ...

50 YEARS AGO January 18, 1973 - Ted Wing of Mesa Engineering was present at the Ridgway Town Council meeting last week, and said he had contacted Bill Wright in regards to purchasing property belongin...

50 YEARS AGO January 11, 1973 - Vern and Irene Wrye had been back home in Ouray only a short time when Vern discovered what appeared to be a homemade bomb in the basement of their Chipeta Theater Sund...

Deputy Dustin Harlow, the Ouray County Sheriff’s Department’s newest employee, asked Undersheriff Tammy Stroup for a reserve position just a few weeks before a full-time job opened up. It turned out t...

Dear Editor: Regarding the County 5 article in the Dec. 22-28 edition, some clarification is needed. The locked gate on County Road 5 that gives plowed winter 'access' to the gated community behind it...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...

After a decade running an iconic restaurant in Ouray, Chris and Taryn Lee opened the doors on their new venture – Bella Vino Restaurant – in Ridgway this month. Customers know them from their previou...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...

Honga Im and Jessie Vaughan, business partners and owners of Ridgway’s new Lotus Root Kitchen + Market + Catering, are like the left and right sides of a brain, working together to run the consciously...

When Kelly Goodin arrived at Second Chance Humane Society for the first time, she had no plans to stay for almost two decades. As a social worker, she had started some animal rescue work on the side, ...

Dear Editor: The climate crisis is exasperating the fire danger. I retired from the U.S. Forest Service at the end of 1994 and the average fire season in the West has extended two months longer since ...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...

Year formed: 1971 What does your organization do for Ouray County? In addition to operating the Ouray County Museum, the Ouray County Historical Society offers programs ranging from a series of talks ...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...

Year formed: 2022 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Minerva West provides performing arts opportunities for any members of the Ouray County community who wish to participate, no matter ...