Dear Editor: In the April 8 issue of the Plaindealer, Carolyn Snowbarger states that the Ouray County Water Users Association “manages” water in Ouray...
April 14, 2021
Dear Editor: No means no. Plain and simple. No fuzzy lines and no other meaning. Every time and in every way. Every. Single. Time. Cie Hoover Ouray
April 14, 2021
Dear Editor: In response to Mike's column about your two-year anniversary in Ouray County, I wanted to extended my thanks for y'all moving here and do...
April 14, 2021
Dear Editor: How would you feel if someone abused your mother or little sister? Obviously angry and upset. We feel these emotions because we love thes...
April 14, 2021
News
Ridgway Town Councilors will choose a new person to fill a vacancy on the board at tonight’s meeting, and they have four applicants to choose from. Th...
April 14, 2021
Covid
Ouray County Public Health is canceling its Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinics this week after two federal health agencies recommended pausing the...
April 13, 2021
News
GUNNISON Western Colorado University’s Board of Trustees ostensibly called a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the hiring of a discussion facilitator...
April 8, 2021
News
[tecnavia_gallery slug='hop-to-it-gallery' view='carousel']The Ouray Elks Lodge Easter egg hunt attracted more than 100 people to Fellin Park on Easte...
April 8, 2021
News
Family members of Dick and M-E Spirek stand in the pavilion dedicated to them last month at the north end of Hartwell Park in Ridgway. The Spireks, wh...
April 8, 2021
Opinion
50 YEARS AGO April 8, 1971 - The Ridgway Town Council had received a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Pastore requesting a public dance permit for the Fort Sm...
April 8, 2021
News
November 15, 2024
The three candidates for the Ouray city administrator job made their pitches Thursday and today for why they should be hired to fill the city’s top job. Daric Harvey, Michelle Metteer and Michael Rees...
Main, News...
Ouray County is wrangling with dual affordable housing and child care crises. Waterview aims to make a dent in both
November 14, 2024
In a first for Ouray County — and maybe the country — the Waterview affordable housing development will attempt to solve two problems under one roof. The first of those problems is providing an afford...
News
Public can meet trio vying for top Ouray job tonight
November 13, 2024
The three finalists for Ouray city administrator run the gamut in terms of their work experience. One is a career law enforcement officer. Another is a current administrator in a Colorado mountain tow...
News
Architect, residents begin thinking about design of new hot springs building
November 13, 2024
A larger, brighter entryway. An overhauled locker room that doesn’t place the showers next to the toilets. More gym space. Those were just a few of the opinions Ouray County residents offered Monday w...
Feature
Running through Sunday, annual event screens 76 films, offers block party, workshops, panel discussions
November 13, 2024
Arielle Bielak thinks of the Ridgway Independent Film Festival as a child. In its infancy, it was a novel, inward-facing event, screening a handful of films for a small audience for a night or two. Th...
