GUNNISON The Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport is soaring above expectations this winter. The Gunnison Valley Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) board noted an uptick in passengers at its m...

When the streets of Ouray emptied out last March at the outset of the pandemic and 4o percent of the city’s meager sales tax receipts in April stemmed from online shopping it was hard not to envision...

When Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood started feeling sick on Monday, Feb. 1, he brushed it aside as a sinus infection. The mild fever, muscle ache and minor congestion that he noticed for two days seemed...

Ouray School Superintendent Tod Lokey has proven to be a strong leader during difficult times, after taking charge during a pandemic, according to his first evaluation delivered this week by the schoo...

This place offered Silas Clarke so much of what he wants. A fresh professional challenge. A venue for his passion for the outdoors. An outlet where he can tinker with his five motorcycles and embark o...

The Ridgway Town Council voted on Feb. io to approve key agreements for the Space to Create development, in what Town Manager Preston Neill called a “huge milestone” for the affordable housing project...

Diane Todd seemed almost giddy as she took her seat inside the 4-H Center Saturday morning, smiling underneath the colorful neck gaiter pulled up over her nose. “I feel like we’re making history,” sh...

State health officials are expected to announce surface water has infiltrated the city of Ouray’s drinking water, a determination that will likely force the city to spend millions of dollars to more r...

GUNNISON Recent storms have helped the Gunnison Basin’s snowpack pull out of a nosedive, but longrange forecasts through the end of the winter remain dismal. This dry outlook has begun to worry Gunnis...

Former Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald was arrested for suspected driving under the influence again and is also facing prosecution in his last DUI case, after allegedly failing to complete the t...

Ouray County’s public health director and emergency manager were disciplined and put on a performance improvement plan for working too many hours during the pandemic, according to records they provid...

A Ridgway man has been found in violation of a restraining order prohibiting him from harassing or contacting a local brewpub, its owners employees, a county court judge decided this week After more t...

The Ridgway School Board heard varying opinions from citizens on a proposal by the Telluride Foundation to build affordable housing on the district’s old baseball field during the public comment porti...

Months in the making the Economic Resiliency Plan commissioned by local officials advised improving communication with residents and businesses, forming a countywide economic development organization ...

UPDATE, 3:38 p.m. U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass will remain closed the rest of the night, as adverse weather conditions have made avalanche mitigation operations impossible to perform, accor...

Former Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald was arrested for alleged DUI late Thursday, and faces his third DUI case in four years. He was arrested by the Colorado State Patrol late Thursday night an...

Ouray County Public Health announced another COVID-19 outbreak in the City of Ouray offices Thursday, where two confirmed positive cases have been identified.  The workplace outbreak, which is defined...

Several Ouray businesses are hosting donation jars to raise money for Ouray School athletics to make up for revenue lost due to the pandemic. The school receives gate and concession revenue from baske...

A proposal to build a 30-unit apartment complex for Ouray Silver Mines employees hit a potential road block Tuesday when the Ouray Planning Commission recommended the city deny a minor subdivision for...

A district court judge will decide whether the public has access to disciplinary records for two Ouray County employees who have been at the helm of the COVID-19 pandemic response. In response to noti...