By Stina Sieg, CPR News In Mesa County, health care workers are exhausted. And the COVID-19 cases keep coming.  “We just got to keep going,” said Dr. Thomas Tobin. “Cause there is no other option.”  T...

Ridgway has implemented mandatory water restrictions and a Stage I fire ban, as of today. Hot, dry conditions and persistent high temperatures, as well as limited water resources, triggered the fire a...

The catering company providing meals to hundreds of Ride the Rockies participants returned to the Front Range earlier this week after a staff member was potentially exposed to COVID-19, the director o...

GUNNISON The Town of Crested Butte ended one crisis declaration while starting another Monday night. As council rescinded its COVID emergency status, it passed a resolution to take extraordinary measu...

There’s an adage in the alcohol sales industry: Booze will always maintain its appeal, no matter if you’re toasting an accomplishment or drowning your sorrows. But in 2020, John Wood couldn’t capture ...

Lily Oswald’s college education took her to Oregon, California, back to Oregon and then finally to Utah. Her career aspirations swiveled from Las Vegas tattoo artist, to architect, to city planner. Bu...

Ouray School is making plans for a nearly normal return to school in the fall, with most COVID-related restrictions lifted under a proposed plan released last week. Superintendent Tod Lokey is seeking...

Fire restrictions go into effect Hot, dry conditions and record temperatures have resulted in high fire danger in the area, causing a trio of local and federal agencies to declare Stage 1 fire restric...

A former Ridgway doctor has agreed to never practice medicine again or apply for a license in the U.S. and to pay back Medicare funds he received while practicing without a license. The U.S. Departmen...

Overuse of Ouray County’s backcountry is a growing problem from the Blue Lakes to Billy Creek, and local residents are expressing their concern about other areas to county commissioners. Bob and Helen...

A 26-year-old Telluride man died in an early morning crash today south of Ridgway on U.S. Highway 550. The driver has been identified as Silas Berrier, according to the Ouray County Coroner's office. ...

A former Ridgway doctor has agreed to never practice medicine again or apply for a license in the U.S. and to pay back Medicare funds he received while practicing without a license. The U.S. Departmen...

UPDATE as of 7:35 p.m. Wednesday: The city of Ouray has joined in with other governments in implementing Stage 1 fire restrictions as of midnight tonight. UPDATE as of 2:20 p.m. Wednesday: Ouray Count...

A Ouray man reported missing by his wife was found dead in the Uncompahgre River Wednesday evening after suffering a "significant injury" at his house, according to Ouray police. George Saville, 56, w...

The city of Ouray took another big step forward Monday in what’s been a long journey toward building a new wastewater treatment plant. City councilors unanimously agreed to pay Boulder-based engineeri...

The co-publishers of the Ouray County Plaindealer have been jointly honored with the 2021 Colorado Press Association Rising Star award. Erin McIntyre and Mike Wiggins were nominated by veteran journal...

The Telluride Foundation has proposed building 60 units of deed-restricted, affordable housing on a nineacre parcel of land in Ouray north of the old Biota building now housing the Ouray Silver Mines ...

A temporary campground for seasonal employees, building city-owned workforce rentals and temporarily pausing or capping short-term rental licenses could be potential solutions to the city’s shortage o...

Ouray police are asking for the public's help in finding a 56-year-old Ouray man who hasn't been seen since leaving his home this morning. George Saville was last seen at 6 a.m. when he left his home ...