Dear Editor: A “yes” vote, June 30, on the recall election of Sheriff Lance FitzGerald is the most important vote facing Ouray County residents. The c...
June 4, 2020
Dear Editor: Hello Ouray County Citizens, I hope you are all well, in good health and you are surviving this COVID-19 pandemic. It has been a difficul...
June 4, 2020
Dear Editor: I would like to thank Mike and Erin of the Plaindealer for their support of the graduating Class of zozo and me. Their kind doings have r...
June 4, 2020
Dear Editor: Last week the Plaindealer wrote a lengthy article about City Council. I’d like to address only what referred to myself. I don’t speak up ...
June 4, 2020
News
GUNNISON It’s still too early for Western Colorado University officials to determine the exact amount of financial loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemi...
May 28, 2020
Covid
Joshua Kinne, left, plays the guitar while his 9-year-old son, Samuel, plays the hand drums during an impromptu parade in Ridgway’s River Park subdivi...
May 28, 2020
Ridgway resident Cat Lichtenbelt sews custom fabric masks for people in her mobile sewing studio — a travel trailer she set up next to the Ridgway Fir...
May 28, 2020
Opinion
Dear Editor, How do we find the truth in times like these? (COVID-19) Certainly not the “Main Stream Media” or our government. Logic is about clear an...
May 28, 2020
Opinion
50 YEARS AGO May 28,1970 - The ability to squeeze significantly more snow and rain out of mountain winter storm clouds in now an accepted fact. Work o...
May 28, 2020
Opinion
Dear Editor: One of the candidates for sheriff seems to have a wink and a nod, good-ole-boy attitude towards law abidance. Candidate Ted Wolfe has fla...
May 28, 2020
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November 27, 2024
The Ouray City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to offer the city administrator job to Minturn Town Administrator Michelle Metteer, calling her the “best fit” for the position. In a special meetin...
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Commissioners: Owner misled on high-alpine project
November 27, 2024
A cabin built on Red Mountain Pass must be removed, since the owner misled the county when he obtained approval for the project, Ouray County commissioners decided last week. After hearing nearly seve...
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Lawsuit claims Ouray violated Wood's due process rights
November 27, 2024
Former Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood filed a federal lawsuit against the city last week, alleging city leaders made defamatory remarks and violated his constitutional rights when then-City Administrato...
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Ouray County resident receives nonprofit group's first wildfire-ready home certification
November 27, 2024
Last month, Bob Erickson placed the last piece of protective metal under the porch of his home in Eagle Hill Ranch near Ridgway. It was the final touch of two years of home-hardening mitigation work h...
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November 27, 2024
The town of Ridgway is close to finalizing its 2025 budget, including $4.9 million in general fund expenditures which pay for the day-to-day operations of the town. That's almost a 20% increase in spe...
