It can feel like everybody knows everybody in a small community like Ouray County, and Colin Sullivan picked the Sherbino Theater's holiday play “Bob’s Office Holiday Party” based on that fact. He cho...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is featuring nonprofit organizations which are based in Ouray County and serve Ouray County in a series of profiles titled Season of Sharing. The purpose of...

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there. So, too, will the Grinch — although he’ll be unusually festive. There will be dancers and live music, lots of food and drink, ample opportunities to shop, a chance ...

50 YEARS AGO November 30, 1972 - Sheriff Frank Merling was traveling down Camp Bird Road Oct. 29 when he noticed lights in the Ben Matto residence. No one answered the doorbell, and all the lights wen...

Dear Editor: Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights is working. Be glad it does. The recent letter advocating destroying TABOR took the low road advocating Colorado use excess taxes to (maybe) increase ...

50 YEARS AGO November 23, 1972 - The state approved a permit for cloud seeding to EG&G, contractors of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Project Skywater and operator Lawrence Jernstad. This is the third co...

Dear Editor: Dallas Creek Water Company (staff and management) would like to thank Mr. Kyle Thompson, assistant manager of operations of Tri-County Water Conservancy District (TCW) and Mr. Anthony Ram...

Dear Editor: Colorado teachers have the largest pay disparity in the country. According to the Economic Policy Institute, on average, college- educated teachers in Colorado earn 35.9% fewer dollars th...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is pleased to feature local artists in an occasional feature, 'Spotlight on the Arts.' This is the third installation of this new feature, which has a goal ...

50 YEARS AGO November 16, 1972 - Rick Trujillo, a 24-year-old Ouray mining engineer, has a new record under his belt. Saturday he set a meet and course record of 31 minutes, 55 seconds for the 10,000-...

Dear Editor: I just want to express my thanks to the Ouray County Republican Women for the beautiful flag display around the Town Park in honor of our veterans and in particular in honor of those who ...

Dear Editor: On Nov. 9 I came home about 3:15 p.m. and noticed smoke and fire out through the pasture and by the river. I immediately called 911. Within 15 minutes the Ridgway Fire Department was here...

If you find yourself asking what makes the Ridgway Independent Film Festival unique, you’re not alone. Turns out festival organizers ask themselves that same kind of question. In a sea of independent...

When I moved to Colorado, I was excited to see new Western bird species and it didn’t take long to add my first bird of Colorado. The excitement occurred after my husband and I drove over Monarch Pass...

50 YEARS AGO November 9, 1972 - It was no surprise that President Nixon will have his “four more years” in the White House. Pollsters predicted a record landslide without precedent in presidential ele...

Dear Editor: I recently attended a commission workshop about dirt roads. A handful of 24 residents attended. It was a calming conversation about exploring possible solutions to the dust and speed issu...

Editor's note: The Ouray County Plaindealer is pleased to feature local artists in an occasional feature, 'Spotlight on the Arts.' This is the second installation of this new feature, which has a goa...