Main, News...
November 4, 2026
Ouray County voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to raise the local ...
Main, News...
Killed in climbing accident, Matsuda remembered for loyalty, passion, work ethic
November 4, 2026
After pulling a 16-hour shift on this summer’s Gold Mountain Fire, Ben...
News
With government bowing out, group seeks to raise money for backcountry patrols
November 4, 2026
With a lack of government funding to continue Ouray County’s Alpine Ra...
News
November 4, 2026
A Montrose County jury found the stepson of the former Ouray police chief not guilty of sexual assault Wednesday, at the end of his eight-day criminal trial. The jury handed down the verdict after del...
Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
November 4, 2026
Dear Editor: The Oct. 29 Ridgway Ouray Community Council meeting to fund the Alpine Ranger Program reveals questions about the problem and the proposed solution. Should the public be asked to pay for ...
News
November 4, 2026
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago November 3, 1966 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Easton from Ontario, California, have purchased...
News
Commissioners give blessing to plan after leaders trim overall budget, general fund contribution
November 4, 2026
Ouray County commissioners plan to move forward with merging Ouray County Emergency Medical Services under the Ridgway Fire Protection District at the beginning of the year after EMS updated its budge...
News
November 4, 2026
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelines for submissions: - This ...
News
November 4, 2026
Three private landowners will pay $45,000 for 2,250 tons of gravel to improve county roads 2 and 4B in the Billy Creek area. Ouray County commissioners accepted the donation through a road materials s...
News
Doherty's wife criticizes unexplained decision
November 4, 2026
The Ouray City Council rejected City Councilor Dave Doherty’s request to participate in Monday’s meeting remotely, marking the latest turn in an onagain, off-again debate over governance. The council ...
Feature
'Delusions and Grandeur' offers poignant, irreverent look at the defintion — and cost — of success
November 4, 2026
Karen Hall has played the cello since she was 8 years old, when her mother drove her to the neighborhood elementary school for string classes, lugging a case with an instrument roughly the same size a...
Feature
PREP ROUNDUP
Ridgway girls finish 3 points shy of top spot in Class 2A state cross country finals
November 4, 2026
Repeating as champions is inherently tough. Everyone wants to beat the titleholder and, mathematically speaking, the odds simply aren't in your favor. It is often more energizing to chase and catch ra...
Columns, Feature...
October 28, 2026
After a year of serious drought, anomalously wet weather blew into southwestern Colorado in September and October, riding on moisture-laden winds from several Pacific hurricanes. Raging rivers and flo...
Feature
PREP ROUNDUP
October 28, 2026
In her first year in high school, Ouray senior Charlotte Vander Ploeg was one of the strong threads that helped Ouray cling to its bare-bones volleyball program guided by then-second-year coach Brian ...
Feature
October 28, 2026
Ouray sophomore Cameron Skoloda (356) pursues Ridgway junior Ariel Hessler (360) during first-mile action Oct. 23 at the Colorado High School Activities Association Class 2A Region 4 Championships in ...
Letters, Opinion...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
November 4, 2026
Dear Editor: I guess some of the Ouray city councilors don't want live in the same society as I want to live in. A society with civil discourse, discussion and sometimes listening to a point of view t...
Letters, Opinion...
November 4, 2026
Dear Editor: Well, I certainly seem to have stirred up the paint. My recent suggestion that Ben Jackson might consider painting MTN Lodge pink has produced an unexpected development. Jenny Lee Phillip...
News
November 4, 2026
While the Trump administration’s approval of disaster relief funding for the Gold Mountain Fire may have looked like a golden ticket for a cash-strapped county government, down in the fine print, the ...
News
Temporary outreach center t o open in Ridgway next week
November 4, 2026
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to local businesses that were affected by the Gold Mountain Fire. In some cases, homeowners, nonprofits and renters are also eligible for these loans....
Obituaries
November 4, 2026
July 6, 1948 – October 27, 2026 Kathleen Pettengill of Ridgway, Colorado passed away peacefully on October 27, 2026 after a short battle with acute leukemia, pneumonia and atrial fibrillation. She was...
