A nearly 15-year project to entirely encircle Ouray with a hiking trail is now complete after a local volunteer organization finished the last section...
October 22, 2020
Covid
After many cancellations and disruptions due to the COVID-19 virus this year, children and adults can take heart that Halloween events are happening i...
October 22, 2020
News
The four candidates seeking two seats on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners tackled topics ranging from housing to land-use code issues du...
October 15, 2020
News
Local taxing districts have endorsed Amendment B on the statewide ballot, hoping it will improve their funding situations if the Gallagher Amendment i...
October 15, 2020
News
Ouray County voters will decide next month whether to continue financially supporting a building that houses the county’s only primary care physician....
October 15, 2020
News
Ouray County commissioners approved a letter to the Colorado Department of Transportation supporting the Little Blue Creek Canyon project on U.S. High...
October 7, 2020
News
Principals at both Ridgway Elementary and Secondary Schools reported a smooth adjustment to the new normal of daily temperature checks, social distanc...
September 30, 2020
News
The long-awaited ceremony for the Ouray County Courthouse renovation is scheduled for next week, and though the ribbon cutting will look a little diff...
September 30, 2020
News
A Ridgway landscaper who filed a small-claims complaint against the Ouray School District last year is now asking the district to pay her for work on ...
September 30, 2020
A 25-year-old business in Ridgway has new owners. Gale Ingram turned over her business, Ridgway Office Supply & Services, to Ridgway residents Er...
September 28, 2020
Main, News...
Council approves $286,568 contract to resurface, replace tiles in overlook pools in September
April 22, 2026
The city of Ouray will spend more than $280,000 to resurface the hottest soaking areas at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool this fall, a repair pool managers say is vital to maintaining one of the city’s mos...
Main
Rather than block access to upper Yankee Boy Basin, commissioners focus on managing, restoring
April 22, 2026
Ouray County has decided against closing the upper section of Yankee Boy Basin road to motorized traffic, and will work with the U.S. Forest Service and volunteer groups to keep drivers on the main ro...
News
Commissioner claims benefits to combined fire, EMS; Log Hill Fire District concerned about structure, cost
April 22, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week campaigned for a combined countywide fire and emergency services authority at a Log Hill Mesa Fire Protection District meeting, while the district’s board of directors a...
News
Climbing course to open soon under new municipal management, as users seek changes to guide fees, weight restrictions
April 22, 2026
The Ouray Via Ferrata is scheduled to open May 1 under a new municipal management structure, even as city leaders and commercial guides debate whether to tweak key details like guide fees and weight r...
News
April 22, 2026
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is facing charges of assault and criminal mischief in Colorado state court after an investigation into an October 2025 incident in Durango in which he seiz...
