For five years, Carolyn Snowbarger watched as her Thanksgiving dinner grew, adding more chairs around the table. Last year, 37 people gathered at her Ridgway home, where they sat at tables she borrowe...

With Ouray County in the middle of its biggest spike in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began eight months ago, elected officials in Ouray County are joining forces to ask the public to slow virus s...

GUNNISON After warning students and staff that a COVID-19 outbreak could shut down the campus, Western Colorado University administrators ended in-person classes Monday with more students testing posi...

A mule deer seems content to take in the sights near home plate at Smokey Joe Wood baseball field at Fellin Park in Ouray earlier this month. Deer frequently populate the park, mostly ignoring walkers...

Two Ouray businessmen are proposing to build an apartment complex in town to house Ouray Silver Mines employees, a project they say would help meet the needs of the mine as it readies for production ...

A parallel trail along County Road 5 approved less then two months ago as part of a settlement agreement with property owners is days from completion, Ouray County Commissioner John Peters told the re...

Shawnn Row waited by his computer Tuesday morning, a Zoom window open and ready for students to pop in with questions. Instead of walking up to his desk or raising their hands, they would click to a l...

Christmas tree permits are now available for purchase at Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests office locations, as well as at the Bureau of Land Management’s Uncompahgre Field Office ...

After workplace outbreaks and positive COVID-19 cases tied to parties, Ouray County health officials are pleading with people to wear masks, stay home if they feel sick, wash hands and keep their dist...

Ridgway School District is asking for feedback on its master plan, featuring options for improvements to buildings. A virtual open house with the options and a survey for participants is open until No...

As the coronavirus pandemic threw everything into disarray earlier this spring, Rick Noll had a simple goal: to open Box Cañon Falls Park. With businesses struggling to regain their footing after bein...

Ouray County officials are working to spend more than $400,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, including purchasing body cameras, technology and personal protective equipment before the chance to...

GUNNISON Early November is the halfway mark for Colorado’s big-game rifle hunting seasons, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say that despite COVID-19 and wildfires bringing uncertainty, it’s ...

The Ouray School Board dedicated the bulk of a lengthy special session on Nov. 4 to discussions on how to safely allow for sports this spring. Typical fall and winter school sports like soccer, volley...

The following is an excerpt cases handled by the Ouray Police Department Nov. 2-8. NOV. 2 Officer conducted a directed patrol of the Ouray School. Officer took a lost property report. The property was...

Film buffs will have a chance to travel the world and explore a diverse collection of visual storytelling, curated by world-renowned filmmakers, in the Ridgway Independent Film Festival this week. Tho...

After workplace outbreaks and positive COVID-19 cases tied to parties, Ouray County health officials are pleading with people to wear masks, stay home if they feel sick, wash hands and keep their dist...

Is there a better way to say good riddance to 2020 and welcome a fresh start in 2021 with a new Jeep? The Ouray Chamber Resort Association is counting on the answer being no. The 56th annual Jeep Raff...

When it began to grow, the world was in turmoil. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had started his second term. Eight million people were out of work, some were starving. Roosevelt inherited a country ...

Application process opens for homeownership opportunities in Ridgway Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans has opened the application process for two homeownership opportunities in a triplex being bui...