WESTERN COLORADO Christmas tree permits will be available for purchase at Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests office locations beginning Monday. Each tree permit costs $8 and may be ...

SILVERTON - Students at Silverton School are being equipped with backpacks and water bottles for field trips, thanks to donations from Jimmy S. Keene II, Jim Harper and Brenna Stevens. And on Wednesda...

A story about the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act on Page 6 in the Nov. 7 edition of the Plaindealer incorrectly suggested grazing isn't permitted in wilderness areas. The story should hav...

  Ridgway town councilors are negotiating a contract with Preston Neill, who may be hired as the next town manager. Neill was one of four finalists who visited Ridgway last week, met community member...

By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre Ouray County voters rejected a proposal to fund a series of roads maintenance projects in the unincorporated areas of the county this week, which would have raised an...

  Ouray residents made it clear: They’re ready for something different when it comes to the City Council. Voters on Tuesday picked retired engineer and relative newcomer Greg Nelson for mayor over lon...

  Ridgway voters elected three new members to the school board on Tuesday night – Brian Patton, Aimee Quadri and Valene Baskfield. Quadri and Baskfield ran for four-year terms against John Countryman ...

SILVERTON - Addressing concerns that the historic nature of Silverton could be compromised by distinctly non-historic structures along Greene Street, the San Juan Regional Planning Commission is recom...

  Locals who have worked for the better part of a decade applauded the latest hurdle cleared for attaining wilderness protection for Mt. Sneffels and other public lands in the area, when legislation p...

  Roads across the county were a major focus of a Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday. A culvert replacement on County Road 23 will require a road closure in the coming week. Road Foreman...

  Voters in the Cedar Hill Cemetery District agreed to let the cemetery keep money collected through property taxes for improvements and upkeep to the grounds. The measure passed easily, with 66 perce...

  The three-way battle over the upper portion of County Road 5 between Ouray County, landowners and recreationists is not over. Although District Judge Steven Patrick has upheld the county’s authority...

  Ouray voters have elected two new school board members and one unopposed incumbent, according to unofficial election results this week. Aimee Vann and Sam Sills will join the school board, after Van...

CITY OF OURAY It won’t come with the pain that accompanied this year’s major rate increase, but Ouray residents likely will pay more on their city utility bills next year. The Ouray City Council on Mo...

  The town of Ridgway and Tri-County Water Conservancy District would be able to access each other’s domestic water supply in the event of an emergency, under an agreement approved by the town last we...

  Voters who live in and around the City of Ouray will decide on a ballot measure concerning the Cedar Hill Cemetery District next week, which would allow the district to keep taxes already collected ...

SILVERTON - EPA officials say they are continuing to monitor the Silver Wing Mine following an apparent surge in flow on Oct. 9-10 that raised concerns as the Animas River above Eureka was discolored....

  The County Planning Commission approved the culmination of the work they have put in over the 18 months on updates to Section 16 of the Land Use Code, which regulates wildfire mitigation of homes an...

  A storage unit expansion remains in limbo as commissioners pass the ball back to the joint planning committee, who recommended the Board of County Commissioners deny a special use permit for further...

  An agonized and torn Ouray City Council approved a major expansion of the Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs on Tuesday, looking past a host of objections raised by citizens and concluding there are eno...