GUNNISON The Western Power Area Administration, which provides 28% of Gunnison’s electricity, notified the city that they cannot meet the current demand for hydroelectric power due to low flows along ...

The Ouray Library District is asking voters to head off potential losses to its revenue, should a statewide ballot issue pass. Ballot Issue 6A asks voters to approve an adjustment to the district's 1....

Heidi Forbes has long been content to quietly operate outside the limelight. The various jobs and careers she’s held over the years have been away from the public spotlight. She’s quietly given her ti...

Ouray School has quarantined the first grade class after a COVID-19 exposure, the first time the school has done so since classes resumed in August.  A member of the first grade cohort tested positive...

The Woman’s Club of Ouray County will host a forum Oct. 14 involving the two candidates running for Ouray mayor and four candidates running for two Ouray City Council seats. The forum will be held at ...

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 and every Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7 at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctua...

The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Sept. 13-Oct 3. If you have information on any of the below active cases or of any other incident that you have informatio...

Two Ouray City Council candidates have dropped out of the race, saying they want to focus their attention on addressing the city’s affordable housing crisis. Heather Toth and Aliyah Field told the Pla...

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Sept. 27-Oct. 4: SEPT. 27 Officer found a parking violation in the 200 block of Third Avenue. Officer conducted a direc...

A fatal accident on Owl Creek Pass last week involved a visiting photographer who died after his Jeep Wrangler drove off a 30-foot edge. Allen Karsh, 64, was driving approximately two miles past Vista...

The Ridgway-Ouray Community Council and D3 Colorado are sponsoring a candidate forum for the three open seats on the Ridgway School District board. The forum is scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m. on Oct. 20 an...

Ouray County’s new attorney received an offer letter, accepted the job and signed an employment contract before the Board of County Commissioners voted in public to hire him, according to emails obtai...

GUNNISON Gunnison County commissioners have intervened to save Gunnison’s newest childhood education center from closure, granting the school $60,000 in COVID relief funds. The nonprofit Wonderland Na...

The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to appoint Andrea Sokolowski to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission left by former Chairwoman Sheelagh Williams. Sokolowski has liv...

The city of Ouray intends to create a business registration program aimed at ensuring better communication and keeping business owners apprised of health and safety incidents and emergencies. The prog...

Ouray County has reported 17 new COVID cases in the last 10 days, half of whom were children and teenagers. Public Health Director Tanner Kingery said many of the cases are members of the same househo...

A week after indicating they would consider approving shortterm rental licenses for four homes still under construction, the Ouray City Council reversed course Monday, saying granting an exemption to ...

The Colorado River Water Conservation District staff plans to present its own framework for a water-savings plan — separate from one the state of Colorado is developing — at its October board meeting....

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from Sept. 27-Oct. 3: SEPT. 27 Deputy responded to the 1200 block of Catamount Drive for an alarm. Deputy responded to...