The Plaindealer prioritizes occupying a very narrow niche in the world of journalism.

Some people call it “hyperlocal,” meaning we target a specific geographic area, and particularly in news coverage we try our best to curate articles that are pertinent to the population here in Ouray County.

Why do we do that?

Because if we don’t, no one else will.

This is why you’re not going to see articles on national news here, unless they tie somehow to Ouray County.

You’ve probably heard the old sayi...