Dear Editor: Did you know that almost everyone reading this letter is a member of the same club? Indeed, unless you are off the grid, you get your electricity from SMPA and are a member of that cooper...

--when leaden skies brood o’er us, And the snowflakes whirl about, Wings a cloud-gray flock, snow breasted, To the thickets, in and out, Fluttering gently, lisping sweetly,-- Cheery, friendly junco t...

February is the month of valentines and love is in the air, or so “they” say. I don’t know who “they” are but “they” are obviously not involved with a cowboy. The activity that is brewing in the air a...

Dear Editor: In paying my City of Ouray utilities bill for 2020, I decided to glance at my receipt from the same services for 2015. My calculations show an increase of 77 percent over the course of si...

Dear Editor: Let's be totally transparent, the current “in” word. I am not a voting constituent of the city of Ouray. And I am not a close friend of Ethan Funk, although we know each other. But I am w...

Dear Editor: Lance FitzGerald and Jamie Johnson's relationship reminds me of a line from the song "Wingless Angels" by Bow Thayer. The line is not suitable for print in a family newspaper, but if you ...

Dear Editor: I want to thank Ron James for his letter about the sheriff’s recall in last week’s Plaindealer. It was enlightening to hear from one who has served in law enforcement and public safety ex...

Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to congratulate the two of you on the job that you have done since taking over our local newspaper. As a small child, I lived in near-poverty conditions in Ouray ...

Florist Sandi Woodman followed her dream of opening a flower shop nearly two years ago in Ouray, and with the success she found has now expanded Little Bucket of Flowers to include a more prominent Ma...

The Ouray KOA’s first winter to remain open is going well, and new owners Troy and Penny Crosson are eager to remodel and expand the campground. “This weekend we are pretty booked,” Troy said in the d...

Ouray’s earliest risers can now get their caffeine fix in a homey, cozy environment while taking in gorgeous views of Ouray’s landscape and architecture. Mojo’s Coffee, Chai and Teas debuted last week...

50 YEARS AGO January 29, 1970 - Willie Cox, age 10, was killed in an accident on the municipal ski slope in Ouray Friday forenoon. The tragedy occurred at about 11:10 a.m. School had let out for a tea...

Dear Editor: As a teacher, parent, and native Coloradan, I am three-parts appalled on three different levels by the state of education funding in Colorado. Legislative inaction and voter hesitation to...

Dear Editor: During the recent conversation concerning the future of the county sheriff there has been one important subject left out: why is the sheriff position determined by an election rather than...

Dear Editor: Sheriff FitzGerald: Please let me first preface this by saying I have never had the pleasure of meeting you. I most likely would not know you if I saw you on the street out of uniform. Wh...

Dear Editor: Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is a relatively new addition to council meetings initiated by a close vote by a recent council and subject to change by the existing or a future council ...

Dear Editor: Last week’s Plaindealer contained an opinion from Mr. Scott Clifford regarding Ouray council member Ethan Funk and the Pledge of Allegiance. While others likely hold Mr. Clifford’s opinio...

The Ouray Ice Fest has certainly grown from its humble beginnings, when a leak in the penstocks to the hydroelectric plant first built ice that beckoned climbers in the Uncompahgre Gorge. Unique stor...