Ouray School celebration parade May 6, 2020
Members of the Ouray School community and the town join to celebrate teachers during Colorado Teacher Appreciation Week.
Ouray County protests
The Ouray County Plaindealer documented these Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Ouray and Ridgway held on June 4 and June 13, 2020. Report for Amer...
12/16/20 540 Clinton Street fire
Firefighters with the Ouray Volunteer Fire Department, Ridgway Volunteer Fire Department, Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department and Montrose Fire Protect...
Video evidence of David Gottorff from contempt hearing
This video was presented as evidence during a February 2021 hearing in a contempt of court case with defendant David Gottorff. Attorney Roger Sagal ar...
Paramedics receive first COVID vaccines in Ouray County
On Wednesday, Dec. 23 2020, first responders in Ouray County were the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Video by Liz Teitz/Ouray County Plaindeal...
Labor Day Ridgway cattle drive
There's no holiday break today for some folks – and today's impromptu Labor Day parade in Ridgway is brought to you by local ranchers moving their cat...
8/26/23 flooding in Ouray
Oak Creek flooding on Aug. 26, 2023 over Pinecrest Drive in Ouray. Video courtesy Michael Underwood.
News
Mayor says he doesn't think the city will take legal action, but firm will review potential defect claims
August 20, 2025
The city of Ouray will hire an attorney who could help potentially pursue legal claims against the contractors who built and equipped the city’s new $17 million wastewater treatment plant, which has b...
News
Town follows through on plan to seek bids for services; chamber to seek to keep contract
August 20, 2025
The town of Ridgway is opening up a competitive process for its tourism and marketing services after years of handing the task to the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce. The shift toward a competitive p...
Letters
August 20, 2025
Dear Editor: Hardly a week goes by without another fatal accident on U.S. Highway 550, it seems. Or am I just imagining things? Winter or summer, events conspire, someone dies and the road is closed f...
Letters
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
August 20, 2025
Dear Editor: I read with interest Ms. Snowbarger’s column, “The West’s Unsung Heroes? Post Offices” in the Aug. 7, 2025, issue of the Plaindealer. Postal history, particularly that of Ouray County and...
