Dear Editor: I am writing in enthusiastic support of our local and state officials for taking public safety seriously and mandating masks to keep us a...
September 3, 2020
Dear Editor: Please remove a ll mask mandates for Ouray County. Stand up for our citizens' rights of freedom. The mask mandates from the state of Colo...
September 3, 2020
Dear Editor: In the Aug. 20 edition of The Plaindealer equestrian Sarah McConnell expressed her support for a new Miller Mesa Recreation Trail in her ...
September 3, 2020
Dear Editor: On Aug. 25, 2020, we expressed our concerns to Ouray County commissioners about conditions of our alpine access roads and alpine zones. O...
September 3, 2020
Dear Editor: I would like to state, for the record, that I am against any mandates for Ouray County, Colorado. Our county, state, and country is being...
September 3, 2020
Dear Editor: I don't understand the anti-maskers. Don't they believe in the germ theory of disease? I'm not going to recite all the numbers about why ...
September 3, 2020
News
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, but registered voters in Colorado will receive mail-in ballots after Oct. 9. Vote-by-mail began for the entire state ...
September 1, 2020
News
GUNNISON It appears that Gunnison County may be headed out of the woods — for now. For the first time in almost a month, the test positivity for COVID...
August 27, 2020
News
Melvin Dunn of Ridgway was surprised by a parade for his 97th birthday on Saturday, organized by family members Doug and Janette Toney of Montrose. Hi...
August 27, 2020
Opinion
50 YEARS AGO August 27, 1970 - Ouray will have one-hour parking limits for the same four-block distance on the west side of Main Street as presently e...
August 27, 2020
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...
