Dear Editor: As fire chief of the Ouray Fire Department, I wanted to take the opportunity to reach out to the mayor, Ouray City Council and administra...
July 21, 2021
Dear Editor: Since 2006, I have participated as an appointed volunteer for 10 years as a planning commissioner, three years on the Beautification Comm...
July 21, 2021
Dear Editor: “I like bacon but I don’t want to live next to a pig farm.” The analog for many of us living in Ouray County is “I have nothing against m...
July 21, 2021
Dear Editor: I would like to see the city of Ouray limit the number of short-term rentals. Most of the Ouray properties bought in the last year were b...
July 21, 2021
Covid
A woman in her 80s who tested positive for COVID-19 a day before she died is the county's fourth fatality connected with the virus. She had been fully...
July 19, 2021
Obituaries
Paul Nicholas McElrea was born on February 4, 1969 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was the eldest of three sons of Richard and Rosemary McElrea. Trag...
July 15, 2021
News
Reggae band Mike Love & The Full Circle play a set during the July 8 Ridgway Concert Series at Hartwell Park. The series features free music ever...
July 15, 2021
News
GUNNISON Gunnison Valley Health employees may soon do office work where shoppers recently sought bargains. Gunnison County commissioners on Tuesday ap...
July 15, 2021
Ouray Perimeter Trail architect Bob Risch looks at the new Perimeter Trail sign created by Ouray resident Jeff Skoloda and installed at the recently o...
July 15, 2021
The Ouray County Woman’s Club has awarded its annual award to three women – Maureen O’Driscoll, Aimee Vann and Joanie Gibbs. The award was announced a...
July 15, 2021
News
June 12, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council has decided it’s willing to take a chance on a grant-funded public process in pursuit of an all-electric building code for new construction. Councilors unanimously voted on We...
News
June 10, 2026
An economist and finance strategist has been hired as Ouray County's chief financial officer. Ouray County announced this week it has hired Jason Schrock for the position and he will start in July. Ou...
News
June 10, 2026
Ouray County Public Health will now provide free reproductive health services for patients under 25 years old, under new agreements approved by county commissioners Tuesday. The yearlong program calle...
News
June 10, 2026
Ouray County voters should begin receiving ballots in the mail this week in advance of the June 30 primary election. Most of the competition for the primary election is at the state and federal level....
