Dear Editor: I don’t believe we’re bad folks. I feel we’re pretty decent caring people that fell in love with a small Colorado mountain town. We moved...
January 19, 2022
Covid
Colorado will begin distributing free KN95 and surgical masks through local libraries, and the U.S. government has opened up an ordering system for fr...
January 18, 2022
Obituaries
Born on February 28, 1927 in Amarillo, Texas to Mae Kight Brummett and Claude Brummett, Claudia died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Ja...
January 13, 2022
Obituaries
Rode his 'police edition" big white Harley through the pearly gates of heaven on Dec. 27, 2021. His adventurous and free spirit will ride on. The Bava...
January 13, 2022
News
The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Dec. 27-Jan. 9. If you have information on any of the below active cases...
January 13, 2022
News
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray....
January 13, 2022
Opinion
50 YEARS AGO January 13, 1972 - Ouray can have smog, too. A temperature inversion headed Ouray into a very smoggy Sunday this week. Smoke collected ov...
January 13, 2022
Dear Editor: I read the Jan. 6 Denver Post listing property tax increases up to 20% on the Front Range, including Colorado Springs and the mountain re...
January 13, 2022
Covid
Ridgway will resume holding virtual meetings next week, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. Town Manager Preston Neill announced the change, starting...
January 6, 2022
Covid
The Ouray Hot Springs Pool will be closed through Tuesday, Jan. 11, due to a shortage of pool staff created by COVID-19. City officials announced the ...
January 6, 2022
Main
Colorado is on track for its warmest year ever. Source flows are diminishing or at historic lows. So why has only one water provider in Ouray County ordered cutbacks this summer?
September 9, 2026
In the early days of summer, it remained a matter of some debate where the drought of 2026 ranked in the annals of long, hot Colorado summers. For Cary Denison, Ouray County’s representative on the Co...
Main
September 9, 2026
Move frees up federal relief money President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the Gold Mountain and Aspen Acres fires, unlocking millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Manageme...
News
Operation part of state program to reclaim abandoned sites
September 9, 2026
It’s not what you think. A towering steel drill that’s been perched along the side of U.S. Highway 550 in recent weeks isn’t probing for gas, or oil, or even a route to the Far East. The operation is ...
News
September 9, 2026
Officials cite concerns about safety, health at Tuffy's Corner A highway pullout popular for overnight camper parking north of Ouray has been empty in recent weeks since ‘no camping’ signs were instal...
